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2019-02-27
ISSUE #301
Ongoing
Two Taiwan acts have been invited to participate in the inaugural Thailand Biennale — the foremost international exhibition of contemporary arts in Thailand.
The Ulan-Ude-based National Museum of the Republic of Buryatia and the Ministry of Culture have curated a special Lunar New Year exhibition offering Taiwanese prints.
The Taiwan Academy in Los Angeles is hosting a multidisciplinary exhibition on queer art to investigate the politics of the human body from a global mindset.
Featuring 36 contemporary Taiwanese artists, Taiwan's culture of freedom is being showcased through the arts at the Taipei Representative Office in Singapore.
"Lightscapes: Re-envisioning the Sanshuihua" hopes to bring forth new interpretations of Chinese landscape ink painting by using art-based methodologies. 
Ministry Updates
Taiwan recognizes three new national historic sites
The Qihou Battery and former British Consular Residence of Takao, both in Kaohsiung, and the Taihoku Public Auditorium (now known as Taipei Zhongshan Hall) have been officially upgraded from municipal level to national historic sites.
Taipei exhibition pays tribute to late composer
As this year marks the centennial birthday of late composer Hsu Shih (1919 - 1980), the Taiwan Music Institute of the National Center for Traditional Arts is holding a special exhibition on Hsu's life and works.
Cultural Features
Hwarng Wern-ying is a veteran production designer who has served as the long-term art director of auteur Hou Hsiao-hsien as well as the supervising art director for "Silence" by filmmaker Martin Scorsese. 
Production Designer | Hwarng Wern-ying
Taiwanese comic artist Chiu Row-long has been fascinated with Taiwan's indigenous development and culture for years, ultimately creating a comic on the historic Wushe Rebellion that would inspire director Wei Te-sheng's epic film "Seediq Bale."
Comic Artist | Chiu Row-long
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