[New post] Artists and the Unruly Bodies: Performances in 1980s Taiwan

Chee-Hann Wu posted: " Written by Chee-Hann Wu.  Image credit: October (1987), photographed by Jun-Jieh Wang / Taipei Fine Arts Museum. 2023 marks the 40th anniversary of the Taipei Fine Arts Museum (TFAM). Founded in 1983, the museum has witnessed the " Taiwan Insight Artists and the Unruly Bodies: Performances in 1980s Taiwan  Chee-Hann Wu Feb 27 Written by Chee-Hann Wu. 2023 marks the 40th anniversary of the Taipei Fine Arts Museum (TFAM). Founded in 1983, the museum has witnessed the vicissitudes of Taiwanese society and its democratisation since the 1980s. The Wild Eighties: Dawn of a Transdisciplinary Taiwan, the first curated exhibition celebrating the Museum's 40th anniversary, reconfigures the socio-political environment of the 1980s in conversation with the cultural scenes. Opening in December 2022, 25 years after the lifting of martial law, The Wild Eighties shows how the political transition inspired artists and creators to experiment with new forms of artistic expression grounded in rebellion and revolution and reimagined the meaning and relationship between art and society.   Read more of this post Comment Like You can also reply to this email to leave a comment. Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Taiwan Insight. Change your email settings at manage subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://taiwaninsight.org/2023/02/27/artists-and-the-unruly-bodies-performances-in-1980s-taiwan/ Powered by WordPress.com