Wednesday, July 26 at 6 AM – 9 AM
Pfizer building, 630 Flushing Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11206-5026
Join us for a very special summer night opening reception!!
“Fully loaded” references fishing boats returning to port heavily laden, and thus by extension the traditional livelihoods of an island people. It also alludes to the well-rounded culture of those inhabiting that island.
Curator: HSU Yuan-Ta 許遠達
PARTICIPATING ARTISTS: (alphabetically)
CHANG Yutien張郁田
CHEN Yen-Yi 陳妍伊
CHIU Kuo-Chun 邱國峻
FANG Wei-Wen 方偉文
HUANG Yi-Mi 黃逸民
KUO MingJer郭明哲
LIN Huang-Ti 林煌迪
LIN Shu-Kai林書楷
MENG Lulu 孟祥璐
NI Jui-Hung 倪瑞宏
WANG Wan-Ting 王婉婷
WU Jam吳耿禎
Like New Amsterdam, Tainan in the 17th century was an outpost of Dutch influence. While the Dutch colonized all of Taiwan from 1624 to 1662, their capital there was Tainan, and to this day several forts from that era survive in the city and memorialize Dutch sway. Dutch rule over New York stretched from 1609 to 1667. And like New York, Tainan is a port.
The various artists included in this exhibition reflect different aspects of the culture of Tainan or New York, generating snapshots growing out of life experience. In addition to the stresses mentioned below, they react to fissures between male and female, between Taoist folk religion on the one hand and science and technology on the other, and the ever-present strains between rural and urban life.
Organizers:
• Cultural Affairs Bureau of Tainan City Government, Taiwan.
• Taiwanese American Arts Council
Major support for this art residency exchange and exhibition by:
• Minstry of Culture, Taiwan
• The Cultural Affairs Bureau, Tainan City Government, Taiwan.
General support by
• Brooklyn Artists Studios (BAS)
• Taiwanese American Arts Council
• COPE NYC
Other support
• Absolute Space for the Arts
• Crystal Window & Door Systems
• Paint House Studio
Special thanks to:
• Dr. Kenneth Howell, Senior Editor
• Luchia Meihua Lee, Executive Director, TAAC
• Vida Sabbaghi, Director, COPE NYC
• Dr. Lung Fong Chen, Patrick Huang, Thomas Chen, Co-founders of TAAC
More information: http://taac-us.org