A large sculpture by Japanese artist Eiji Tamura featuring an Amis Aboriginal girl was unveiled in Taipei yesterday ahead of an exhibition of his works in Hualien County. The colorful 2.3m tall sculpture will be among more than 60 pieces of Tamura's ... full story
The art collection includes two watercolors by Yeh's uncle, Yeh Min-ruei (業敏瑞), one depicting a sea of cosmos flowers, and the other the Changchun Shrine, which commemorates the 212 veterans who died in 1958 while constructing the Central ... full story
The category of the interesting bore might include Jean-Michel Basquiat, Edie Sedgwick, Slavoj Žižek, and Bret Easton Ellis himself – people for whom the artwork is not so much an aesthetic achievement as an overflow or outpouring. Taipei might be the ... full story
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) will help promote Taiwanese arts and culture by taking part in a four-year project the government launched in late January, Minister of Culture Lung Ying-tai (龍應台) said yesterday. UCLA is the second ... full story
Selling at 5 times of its estimate, the current lot set the artist's new world auction record. To date, only four oil paintings are known as his self-portraits. One was made when he taught at Chiayi High School at the age of 28 (1951), two were painted ... full story
Cheng and his children were behind the Joint Painting Exhibition of the Three Generations of Cheng Chun-chi's Family (鄭春期三代聯展) held in Jhushan's Ko Ming Temple and an art center in Taipei. Few visitors to the exhibition know that the artist is a ... full story
Taipei, June 23 (CNA) The Taipei Fine Arts Museum on Saturday kicked off an exhibition featuring Taiwanese women artists' works from 1930 through 1983. The exhibition, titled "Women Adventurers: Five Eras of Taiwanese Art 1930-1983," highlights the ... full story
The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) and a local foundation co-launched an online platform on Wednesday to help advertise handicrafts made by Aboriginal women and young adults in eastern Taiwan. The Chinese-language Web site “Art Alliance” was ... full story
The Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) are joining forces for an “art bank” project to promote Taiwanese artists. The culture ministry will purchase art from the artists and sell or loan the pieces to ... full story
Vincent J. F. Huang is representing the tiny Polynesian nation of Tuvalu at the 55th International Art Exhibition in Venice. His environmental message is already making a splash in the Venetian lagoon. Based in Taipei and London, Vincent J. F. Huang ... full story
