The inaugural “NTMoFA International Residency” program, launched by the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts (NTMoFA) in January, received submissions from 183 artists and scholars across 53 countries. Following a rigorous evaluation process, two outstanding international researchers with strong academic credentials and extensive curatorial experience were selected: Giulia Colletti from Italy and Jan Elantkowski from Poland.
The “NTMoFA International Residency” is the museum’s first research-oriented international residency program. It welcomes research scholars, art historians, critics, curators, artists, and museum professionals from around the world to engage in comprehensive studies on the museum’s collections and the art history of Taiwan, fostering cross-cultural and cross-disciplinary dialogue.
Giulia Colletti is an adjunct professor of contemporary art history at the Abadir-Accademia di Design e Comunicazione Visiva. As the curator of the Fifth Industrial Art Biennial (IAB), Colletti’s research will focus on the interplay between art and industrial technology, exploring how Taiwan’s artists and scholars integrate technological themes within the museum’s collections.
Jan Elantkowski is a curator of the Ludwig Museum – Museum of Contemporary Art in Budapest, Hungary. With extensive expertise in contemporary art and the art history of Central and Eastern Europe, Elantkowski will undertake a comparative study of the methods used in documenting the art history of Taiwan and that of Central and Eastern Europe. His research is expected to open new international avenues for long-term scholarly exchange.
Chen Kuang-Yi (陳貺怡), Director of the NTMoFA, emphasizes the importance of approaching Taiwan’s art history from a global perspective rather than a solely local one. By inviting international researchers from diverse cultural backgrounds to take part in the program, the museum aims to encourage broader understanding and reinterpretation of Taiwan’s artistic development within a global context.