2024 Taiwan Art Sustainability Exhibition《Dear World, What Can I Do for You?》
(Information released on 2024/4/30 by Gallery 101)
《"2024 Taiwan Art Sustainability Exhibition—Dear World, What Can I Do for You?" 》organized by BE FINE ART GALLERY. It will debut at Galley101 and Songzhi Hall on 2024/5/13! The title of this exhibition is "Dear World, What Can I Do for You?" ", inviting the internationally renowned Taiwanese artist Wen Chih WANG to take the lead, paired with two visual artists of different generations, Gabrielle Yi-Wen MAR and Li Chi HSIAO, and cross-border cooperation with the National Symphony Orchestra Philharmonic Laboratory, and will be brought to the exhibition opening ceremony at 2 p.m. on May 13, 2024 Music therapy performance. The exhibition period is until 2024/6/29
In 2015, the United Nations announced the "2030 Sustainable Development Goals" to direct the world to work together towards sustainability. However, what is sustainability? Why are we talking about it? From whose point of view does the so-called sustainability come from? Over the past two hundred years, the three industrial revolutions in human history have brought about outstanding economic development and urbanization results. Through the use of machines and technology, humans have acquired resources at a speed that is like an unconscious turntable, spinning faster and faster. Industrial production has affected the natural ecology, and the drastic environmental changes brought about by climate change have challenged even basic human living conditions. We have lost our way. Being born in this world, in addition to obtaining the necessities for survival and developing life, should we give back to this world? We take so much and quickly, but give so little. This is also the fundamental reason why human beings around the world must strive to move towards sustainability...
Get to know the artist Wen Chih WANG Internationally renowned artist Wen Chih WANG has always taken "the relationship between man and nature" as the main theme of his creations. After studying in France and returning to Taiwan, he returned to his hometown to find his roots. In the soil of Meishan, he found the vocabulary to speak out to the world, and won numerous world awards and recognition from art events. This exhibition uses Taiwan's native rattan to weave a giant "Teng Yun Meng" installation work, allowing people to experience the five senses with bare feet, like traveling in the primeval forest of the soul. Artist Wang Wenzhi, who just won the "2024 World Bamboo Pioneer Award" in April this year, can be called the light of Taiwan. His outstanding contribution to world bamboo culture has been awarded by Susan, CEO of the World Bamboo Federation. Ms. Lucas’s high praise: “Wang Wenzhi is a true pioneer. He is an artist, architect and engineer all rolled into one. The structure of his works is completely innovative! He has the courage to practice traditional culture in novel and non-traditional ways. "If bamboo is regarded as a language of international communication... then Wen Chih WANG is a great poet. 』 Wen Chih WANG, a native of Chiayi County, holds a master's degree from the Institute of Fine Arts Creation, Taipei University of the Arts. After studying in France and returning to Taiwan, he returned to his hometown to find his roots. In the soil of Meishan, he found nature-based creative ideas, which became the vocabulary for this Taiwanese artist to speak to the world. Wen Chih WANG has been invited to internationally renowned art festivals many times and continues to use sustainable materials such as rattan and bamboo to transition from the ordinary to the ordinary. His works always have rich spiritual connotations and are unforgettable. Wang Wenzhi's creative process connects people from different cultures, including the participation of local residents or international volunteers. The open and accessible giant works create a special viewing experience, which not only conveys the affinity with nature, but also promotes social inclusion.
Get to know the artist Gabrielle Yi-Wen MAR The works of American-based artist Gabrielle Yi-Wen MAR advocate personal physical and mental balance and dialogue, integrating emotional care and positive encouragement into paintings, soothing people's hearts through colors and lines, and promoting mental health. The "Secret Garden" on display this time inspires the philosophy of life from the world of flowers, and "Slow Flowers for Four Seasons" reminds people to cherish the environment.Gabrielle Yi-Wen MAR, who lives in New York and specializes in art creation, received a master's degree in cultural studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and studied for a doctorate in visual arts at the University of California, San Diego. This year, she won the New York Academy of Art Scholars Scholarship and will begin studying for an art certification program at the academy in September. The initial point of Gabrielle Yi-Wen MAR's creation was to lead art therapy for her mother suffering from Parkinson's disease. As if translating her mother's strong willpower onto the canvas, the artist uses her brush to praise the glory of life and pray that he will develop strength and wisdom in the face of adversity. Choosing to emphasize the joy, peace and healing power of art, the artist sublimated the pain and reluctance of being ill into courage; every day of life is a miracle, and she expressed this mood through artistic methods and shared it with the world.
Get to know the artist Li Chi HSIAO, a new media artist who is currently in Europe, is driving a camper van across the borders of Southern Europe. While using her unique perspective, she is collecting and preserving the small flowers and grass on the road, and will compile her digital Eurasian images on May 13. The illustrated book is brought to Taipei 101, showing the plants’ struggle to survive in the city and nature. Welcome everyone to come and experience Li Chi HSIAO’s immersive installation [Corner Whispers] that combines technology and art, and find cute and naughty flowers and plants to play with! You are also welcome to follow the artist’s IG set up for this progressive plan www.instagram.com/cor.nerwhispers
Li Chi HSIAO is a new media artist who graduated from the Master Class of the Berlin University of the Arts and is based in Berlin and Taipei. Her artistic creation spans multiple media, including sound art, installation art, and live performance. Through a variety of media, she explores the intertwined ecosystem of technology on people and groups. Li Chi HSIAO's works often reflect her personal feelings about the Internet and social changes, showing a sensitive insight into the complex and profound interaction between technology and individuals. She observes the role of digital technology in our daily lives from a unique perspective and combines it with personal experience to provide a unique understanding of the interaction between technology and human culture. Through her visual and aural art, viewers are led into a speculative space to consider how individual narratives are interpreted in the digital landscape, and how these personal narratives integrate with broader social frameworks. Since 2015, Xiao Liqi has participated in many exhibitions in Europe and Asia, using a variety of new media technologies, including facial recognition systems, blockchain tracking, AI self-propelled robots, etc. After the epidemic, Xiao Qiqi explored a way of life that coexists with nature and began a camping and wandering journey. This period of time became a new source of inspiration for her creations, and the presence of natural elements and plants gradually integrated into her artistic creations. From the cracks in the city to the small flowers and plants that were discovered during the camping trip, and finally returned to my hometown to record the native flowers and plants of Ali Mountain. She started a project to collect plant illustrations and saved these plants into a book through 3D scanning. This project documents the plants’ struggle to survive in the city and nature. In this way, she continues to use her unique perspective to integrate nature and technology into her artistic creations.April 20 - June 18, 2016
Exhibition time: 2024.5.13 (mon)-6.29(sat)
Artist: Wen Chih WANG, Gabrielle Yi-Wen MAR, Li Chi HSIAO
Exhibition location: Gallery 101, Songzhi Hall, Taipei 101 Office Building
Opening Ceremony and National Symphony Orchestra Philharmonic Laboratory Performance: 2024.5.13 (mon) 14:00-15:30
NSO Philharmonic Laboratory In mid-April, the NSO National Symphony Orchestra just concluded its 2024 European tour, from the Concertgebouw in Zurich, Switzerland to the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, Germany, to the Théâtre des Champs Elysées in Paris, France, performing complete works by Taiwanese composers. Nearly a hundred Taiwanese musicians performed accurately and brilliantly, bringing the voice of Taiwan to the world music scene and telling the story of the land. The concerts were all sold out, with encores one after another. European music fans stamped their feet and cheered, and the response was enthusiastic. NSO is also close to the pulse of Taiwanese society. It established a Philharmonic Laboratory in 2017 and launched an action plan focusing on music care and music-assisted therapy in 2019. Organize "Concert Prescription Notes" and "Elderly Music Care Workshop" to use music-related activities to lead the elderly to regain their autonomy in life, allowing people with dementia to experience the beauty of life and reconnect with society.
About Organizer Be Fine Art Gallery Founded in Taipei City in 1998, it has long promoted international art exchanges. In 2008, the "National Taiwan University Children's Hospital Art Charity Project" jointly promoted with National Taiwan University Hospital set the best example of art charity combined with charity in Taiwan's medical history. It successfully planned and executed more than 200 artworks and installed them in Taiwan's first national and children's hospitals. In 2020, the Taibo Art Museum was established in Chiayi to plan public welfare research exhibitions and local inspections, and is committed to the pursuit and promotion of Taiwan's local art history.
Wen Chih WANG, a native of Chiayi County, holds a master's degree from the Institute of Fine Arts Creation, Taipei University of the Arts. After studying in France and returning to Taiwan, he returned to his hometown to find his roots. In the soil of Meishan, he found nature-based creative ideas, which became the vocabulary for this Taiwanese artist to speak to the world. Wen Chih WANG has been invited to internationally renowned art festivals many times and continues to use sustainable materials such as rattan and bamboo to transition from the ordinary to the ordinary. His works always have rich spiritual connotations and are unforgettable. Wang Wenzhi's creative process connects people from different cultures, including the participation of local residents or international volunteers. The open and accessible giant works create a special viewing experience, which not only conveys the affinity with nature, but also promotes social inclusion.
Get to know the artist Gabrielle Yi-Wen MAR The works of American-based artist Gabrielle Yi-Wen MAR advocate personal physical and mental balance and dialogue, integrating emotional care and positive encouragement into paintings, soothing people's hearts through colors and lines, and promoting mental health. The "Secret Garden" on display this time inspires the philosophy of life from the world of flowers, and "Slow Flowers for Four Seasons" reminds people to cherish the environment.Gabrielle Yi-Wen MAR, who lives in New York and specializes in art creation, received a master's degree in cultural studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and studied for a doctorate in visual arts at the University of California, San Diego. This year, she won the New York Academy of Art Scholars Scholarship and will begin studying for an art certification program at the academy in September. The initial point of Gabrielle Yi-Wen MAR's creation was to lead art therapy for her mother suffering from Parkinson's disease. As if translating her mother's strong willpower onto the canvas, the artist uses her brush to praise the glory of life and pray that he will develop strength and wisdom in the face of adversity. Choosing to emphasize the joy, peace and healing power of art, the artist sublimated the pain and reluctance of being ill into courage; every day of life is a miracle, and she expressed this mood through artistic methods and shared it with the world.
Li Chi HSIAO is a new media artist who graduated from the Master Class of the Berlin University of the Arts and is based in Berlin and Taipei. Her artistic creation spans multiple media, including sound art, installation art, and live performance. Through a variety of media, she explores the intertwined ecosystem of technology on people and groups. Li Chi HSIAO's works often reflect her personal feelings about the Internet and social changes, showing a sensitive insight into the complex and profound interaction between technology and individuals. She observes the role of digital technology in our daily lives from a unique perspective and combines it with personal experience to provide a unique understanding of the interaction between technology and human culture. Through her visual and aural art, viewers are led into a speculative space to consider how individual narratives are interpreted in the digital landscape, and how these personal narratives integrate with broader social frameworks. Since 2015, Xiao Liqi has participated in many exhibitions in Europe and Asia, using a variety of new media technologies, including facial recognition systems, blockchain tracking, AI self-propelled robots, etc. After the epidemic, Xiao Qiqi explored a way of life that coexists with nature and began a camping and wandering journey. This period of time became a new source of inspiration for her creations, and the presence of natural elements and plants gradually integrated into her artistic creations. From the cracks in the city to the small flowers and plants that were discovered during the camping trip, and finally returned to my hometown to record the native flowers and plants of Ali Mountain. She started a project to collect plant illustrations and saved these plants into a book through 3D scanning. This project documents the plants’ struggle to survive in the city and nature. In this way, she continues to use her unique perspective to integrate nature and technology into her artistic creations.April 20 - June 18, 2016 
