Floor Arrangement

A.R.T. Curatorial

Organizing around the theme of “The Artist Is a Work of Art,“ Art Director Lee Sun-Don sets up large-scale installation arts at the A.R.T. Curatorial section, including transformers Bumblebee and Optimus Prime, centuries-old antique violins, the Great Fortune Dog, happy cookers, contemporary Four Great Bodhisattvas, and Play Go with Bodhisattva. Visitors will enjoy the fun of performance art.

In addition, A.R.T. works with Chanliu Great China Cultural and Educational Art Fund to present Shih-Feng Treasure section with exhibition of artworks by Taiwanese art masters of the early days.

Lee Sun-Don
 

Lee Sun-Don
 

Zhang Wan-Chuan
 

Li, Shin-Chiao
 

Li, Mei-Shu
 

Lee, Tze-fan
 

Yang, San-Lang
 

Liao, Ji-Chun
 

Lee Sun-Don + MaSingLingLuna
 

Ma Sing Ling +Luna Chen
 

Singway
 

MANIHOO
 

Luna Chen
 

GOGO YU
 

Yachi Lai
 

Small Sa
 

Ui Ui Liu
 

International Contemporary Art

This section invites artists from around the world to demonstrate cultural pluralism in the performance of art and promote dialogues between Taiwan and the international art circles. Participating artists include best Italian contemporary artists in the past ten years, top Spanish sculptors, three-time winner of BMW Painting Award in Spain, and many globally renowned artists with artworks collected by collectors and famous foundations around the world. There are also some family team-ups.


Carlo Alberto Palumbo
 

Alfonso Cuñado
 

Morozov Arkady
 

Jacek Pałucha
 

Didier Lourenço
 

José Manuel Belmonte
 

Antonio Varas de la Rosa
 

Francisco Escalera
 

Fabio Hurtado
 

Esther Ziher-Ginczinger
 

Lima ziher
 

Riva ziher
 

Kurma Venkata Siva Prasad
 

Zofia Pałucha
(ZOZO)
 

New York Contemporary Art Fund

New York Contemporary Art Fund has contributed to the development of contemporary art in form of painting, photography, installation art, and mixed media since its establishment. This year, it presents works by A.R.T.’s ever-popular Dutch artist heralded “Picasso of the Netherlands,” popular pop artists, and British millennial representative artists. There are also artists with works exhibited at Art Basel, auctioned by Christie’s, collected by museums, and those attracting great attention in eastern Europe.


Peter H. Harskamp
 

Alex Bertaina
 

Loes van Delft
 

Sara Sammakia
 

Esther Ziher-Ginczinger
 

Alicja Słaboń Urbaniak
 

Erwin Peeters
 

Roch Urbaniak
 

Richard Young
 

Galya Popova
 

Thibault Jandot
 

Cindy Thornton
 

International Artist Salon

This section displays artworks by artists selected from last year’s International Artist Grand Prize Competition. This year, 21 artists are invited. They come respectively from Russia, Germany, Holland, New Zealand, France, India, Slovakia, Moldova, etc.


Zwe Yan Naing
 

Hayato Takano
 

Anthony Saarlouis
 

K Viswa Kalyan
 

Vytautas Laisonas
 

China Contemporary Art

This section showcases the artworks by Chinese artists with innovative ideas and collectible potentials. There are oil paintings revealing the ethereal aura of typical Chinese Ink art, depicting the Chinese ethnic minorities, featuring regions with rivers and lakes in Southern China expressed in a simplistic and spiritual way, and those characterized with thick oils stacking into stereoscopic Chinese landscape. There are also paintings styled in “Oriental Pollock” and “New Graffiti.”


Qiu Shengxian
 

Song Yonghua
 

Gao Xiaoyun
 

Pei Lianzhi
 

Zeng Qunce
 

Wang Zhaoju
 

Chang Tiezhong
 

Xu Sha
 

Wang Dazhi
 

Song Jilong
 

Zhang Yuying

Tu Jianguo

Yigu Zhangli
 

Lily
 
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Chen Jun
 

Xie Yongsheng
 

Taiwan Contemporary Art

This section features both the artists in the prime of their life and the emerging talents, displaying diversified and cross-generational facets of contemporary art in Taiwan. It presents artists blending calligraphic lines with oriental aroma, depicting the daily life in Taiwan a few decades ago, demonstrating the unique style of “western painting in oriental ink,” elaborating humanistic philosophy and spirituality, revealing poetics and musicality, and many others. There are also artworks by emerging artists presented in collaboration with National Hsinchu Living Arts Center.


Hsu Tung-Lung
 

Liao Mei-Lan
 

Lawrence Lu
 

Wei Chi-I
 

Lin Cang-Pei
 

Pu Yi-Chun
 

Chen Chiang-Hsu
 

Chang Kuo-Erh
 

Yao Yuan
 

Wang Huo-Pen
 

Chen Li-Wei
 

Huang Chin-Chuan
 

Leo Liu
 

Mickey Huang
 

2018 International Artist Grand Prize Competition

The International Artist Grand Prize Competition, organized by Taiwan International Contemporary Artist Association, is one of Asia’s top art events. This year, it drew 4,546 entries by artists from 87 countries to enroll. In total of 305 selected pieces, including those created by the world’s established artists, will be exhibited at the A.R.T. 2018. Of them, one Championship Award and several Gallery Awards will be granted, and the winners will be sponsored by the X-Power Gallery to exhibit at the A.R.T. 2019.


August Vilella

Bettina Rebecca Westerheide

Joey Schmidt-Muller

Tsegmed Tserennadmid

Eric van Straaten

Art and Design

“To bring out a new value and reinvigorate the life force of those with cultural significance” has been the principle of GP DEVA in art and design. To demonstrate the infinite possibilities of contemporary art, A.R.T. specially invites GP DEVA, an international boutique group, to organize this section. Exquisite fine jewelry, hand-made furniture and fashion accessories will be displayed.


Art Your Compassion

To link art with philanthropy and promote public interests in collecting art, A.R.T. invites hundreds of celebrities, social elites, and entrepreneurs at home and abroad to create artwork for charity sale. These artworks are about the size of 17.5 x 14 cm; each is priced at NT$1000. The visitor is allowed to collect two artworks at most. The name of the artist will be revealed to the collector only after he or she has purchased the work. All proceeds will go directly to the designated charity organization. This year, the chosen institute is Down Syndrome Foundation ROC. The participants of “Art Your Compassion” are announced on A.R.T.’s website.

“Art Your Compassion” Charity Sale
Date & Time: May 18 (Fri.), 2018   11:00~13:30


VR Art Zone

Echoing the theme of “The Artist Is a Work of Art,“ A.R.T. collaborates with HTC VIVE to pioneer in crafting a virtual space for the visitors to create the virtual 3D artwork and enjoy the fun of being an artist.

Creation with VR

Dates & Times: May 18 17:00~19:00

May 19~21 11:00~19:00

Upload photo taken on site and check-in on Facebook and tag two friends for free admission to VR Art Zone. (Availability is limited.)

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Tel: +886-2-7743-7788 Fax: +886-2-7743-2333 Email: artrevolution@arts.org.tw www.arts.org.tw