Conceptual Drawing of the floor arrangement for the third edition of A.R.T. happening in 2013
The drawing is subject to modifications at the organizer’s discretion.The tentative venue is Hall 1 of the Taipei World Trade Center
The organizer will arrange exclusively the booth positions for artists.
The booth fee is NT$100,000 for standard size (3m*3m) and NT$150,000 for extended.
The preliminary enrolment for A.R.T. 2013 in Taiwan begins now.
The official enrollment begins from March, 2012.
2013, The Third Edition of A.R.T. Special Program
1‧ TIME IS ART2‧ Thus, the Zen style leaves its path
3‧ Meeting the Masters & The Greats Meet the Greats
4‧ International Art Competition
5‧ Abstract。Amassing Chi From All Over
Art Revolution Taipei, A.R.T. 2012
Booth Reservation(Click to enlarge)Please don't apply for those booths already circled in red
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At this moment (June 08, 2011), there is no vacancy in the Taiwan contemporary art section. Artists who apply after this date will be put on the waiting list. Please kindly indicate the number of booth(s) needed, and we will make necessary arrangements accordingly.
Your zealous participation has been highly appreciated by the organizer and we'd like to thank you for being part of our efforts to promote the arts in Taiwan.
Transcend beyond the present Prove yourself for the future to come
The inaugural edition of Art Revolution Taipei ended with “shocking” success, which nevertheless created an aftereffect - - how is the second edition of A.R.T. going to surpass the barrier it created for itself ?! The only answer is... the artists.
Recently we have put in a great deal of time and efforts trying to convey this message to the artists: “No matter how well you did in the last A.R.T. event, please do come up with something different creatively for A.R.T. 2012.” What we are demanding from the artists is not only the need to transcend themselves, but even more so, to be responsible for the collectors. As an artist, we think it’s your responsibility, after having sold your first piece of work, to prove to your collector(s) that you do have a great future.
What does an artist have to offer to prove that he or she indeed has a great future? What one can do at the very least is come up with something new in terms of creativity. Only an artisan would repeat the same thing over and over again. Aside from creativity, as an artist you would like to offer a convincing testimony so that the collector of your works can rest assured that “In the future there is great potential for the values of your works to go up.” And just how are you going to prove that? A resume with a national exhibition record would certainly do, and international recognition is even more convincing. So, how would one go about being recognized on an international level? Getting approved and admitted into one of the top international art competitions would certainly present the most straightforward and powerful testimony.
There are only a handful of art competitions in the world with a history of more than a hundred years. There are seven in the UK which have been granted the “Royal” title; in France there are three renowned and celebrated salons with hundreds of years of influence: “Salon des Artistes Indépendants”, “Salon d’automne”, and “ Salon des Artistes Français”, respectively.
Have any of the previous A.R.T. participating artists achieved admission in one of these prestigious competitions? Yes! On October 6th, five artists including TT, Liu Bao Jun, Ling Ling, Singway, and MANIHOO, were admitted into the well recognized “Royal West of England Academy 159th Autumn Exhibition.”
Can he walk the walk or just simply talk the talk? Ha～although he presented for the occasion only one piece of artwork at the inaugural edition of A.R.T., he would still very much like to set an example. After all, walking the walk is far more important than just talking the talk. On October 12th the 127th Salon des Artistes Indépendants just announced that the application of Mr. Lee Sun-Don’s three paintings have all been selected to the exhibition. The venue: the Grand Palais in Paris.
There are quite a few artists who have learned of this information said: “Even the Art Director himself has strived so hard, there is no excuse not to try harder and bring out the best in ourselves!”
That is the spirit! My fellow artists, let us do it ～ Transcend beyond the present and prove yourself for the future to come!
Lee Sun-Don
Art Director
Our Next Goal: Secure 80% and Aim For 90%
By the time the first annual Art Revolution Taipei was wrapped up at 5 p.m. on May 15th, 2011 and the result was made known to me, I was truly thrilled by it. I was certainly pleased with the wonderful 89.66% “hit rate,” which indicates the percentage of attending artists who had made sales, a number that really made you want to laugh out loud! Then immediately came a shocking thought: “What about next year then?” The 89.66% figure is like a wall standing in the way, you can’t simply pretend you did not see and just bypass it. I was immediately debating with myself: Should I announce this figure as it is?
It was A.R.T. organizer’s decision at the very beginning to set the guideline of not disclosing total sales. What we had not come to expect, however, was the extremely high ratio of attending artists making a sale. We’ve been to enough art fairs to know that if only 30% of the attending artists sold their works at the fair, most people would not come back for next year. 50% generally speaking is an acceptable ratio. If ever the ratio goes up to 70%, you would see smiling faces everywhere and everyone would be scrambling for the chance to come back next year. If there is one international art fair in the world that has the chance of achieving a 90% success rate, it would most likely be Art Basel - - and only Art Basel!
“Let’s just disclose the real figure as it is!” That was our conclusion after discussion and the other directors said to me: “Hold on, Art Director! Our goal for next year’s A.R.T. – simply to secure 80% and aim for 90%.”
Holy Shit! I know we are going to make a lot of people unhappy if we really set out to “secure 80% and aim for 90%.” Because in order to achieve that goal, no matter who wants to get in the show we must without exception stick to the rule of evaluating the artist, the works, and the prices. We've had to turn down some very attractive offers from certain applicants who simply just want to have presence at the fair; and because we demand every A.R.T. fair to look fresh, we would then require the returning artists to come up with something new and creative regardless of how well received their earlier works might have been. One artist’s duck painting sells very well and another sells a lot of vases – so well that some collectors were literally competing for the paintings on site and would have to eventually turn to the organizer in order to make reservations for the artworks. It then became our problem. Rather than figuring out a way to get the collectors what they want, what we did actually was to call the artists and tell them: “please don’t do the same stuff for the next three years.” It’s our job to communicate with the artists so that they don’t turn themselves into artisan painters, and it is our job to make sure that collectors will not acquire commodity artworks at A.R.T.
I was just talking to Vincent, the chairman of Ferrari Taiwan, the other day and he said to me that he now has very few friends left because almost all of them were complaining to him about the car’s steep price tag. While explaining to his friends that pricing was set by the Ferrari Headquarter in Italy and there is not much he can do about it, they would mock at him: “what kind of chairman are you anyway?” I could not help myself but burst into laughter upon hearing what he said, for I, like Vincent, already don’t have that many friends in the Taiwan art circle and now would probably have none left in the whole world as a result of the “secure 80% and aim for 90%” goal!
Lee Sun-Don
Art Director
Words from the Art Director
The first annual A.R.T. 2011 fair closed with great acclaim -- a total of 26,681 collectors and art lovers attended the show with great enthusiasm. Of the entire 203 participating artists, 182 sold their works, an astonishing 89.66% “success rate.” Some said we did such a great job that it seemed we were very seasoned in the art fair business; others dubbed us “the art fair experts;” while still others considered A.R.T. 2011 indeed “inspired artists in Taiwan and rocked the Asian art fairs.” We are truly moved and excited to hear of these recognitions and furthermore that our hard work, efforts and diligence have been recognized and appreciated.
We are most happy and satisfied when collectors and artists become friends, when art dealers express interests in representing a particular artist, and when institutions commission artists tocreate artworks. Only when these things happen can we somewhat relax and breathe easier. That is when we know we have at last accomplished something for our artist friends.
Exactly two hours after A.R.T. 2011 ended, the organizer officially announced the launch of A.R.T. 2012. Yes, you read it right, we had only 120 minutes to celebrate while dismantling walls and drinking coke. The high-fives, the laughter, and the cheers were the most spectacular fireworks. The bond between the artists and us all the while is growing stronger and inseparable. We’d like to label this relationship “An art market with the warmth of life.”
New challenges have splendidly presented themselves right before our eyes. The theme of A.R.T. 2012 is: “My Art‧My Show.” Past success tells us only one thing -- that you can have the opportunity to accomplish your dreams. But right now, right here, and every day we shall relentlessly demand ourselves: “If we can’t do a better job tomorrow, how can we pleasantly accept praise from yesterday?”
What we shall prove in A.R.T. 2012 is - - We can always accomplish more!
Lee Sun-Don
Art Director
Opportunities for Finalists Participating In the 2012 International Artist Juried Competition to Have Their Own Solo Exhibition in A.R.T. 2012
Final Report for Art Revolution Taipei 2011
‧Total No. of visitors: 26,681 5/11 (preview night): No. of visitors:5949 5/12 No. of visitors:4018 5/13 No. of visitors: 4295 5/14 No. of visitors: 6137 5/15 No. of visitors: 6282
The final sales percentage calculation was 89.66%. 182 different artists sold their artwork.
The most expensive painting sold was at the price of NT$3.7 million. The greatest amount of artworks sold by an individual artist was 74 pieces.