2019-08-23
ISSUE #426
Upcoming
US | Aug. 23 - 25
Luxembourg | Aug. 28 - Oct. 28
Malaysia | Aug. 30
Germany | Aug. 31 - Sept. 1
Ongoing
Multimedia exhibition in Luxembourg > Until Aug. 26Casino Luxemburg is hosting a multimedia Taiwanese exhibition titled "Elysium" to provide an objective look at the religious absurdities that are ravaging East Asia.
Three women artists from Taiwan are featured by the Manuel Rivera-Ortiz Foundation for Documentary Photography & Film's annual summer exhibition in France.
Quai Branly Museum spotlights traditional Taiwanese culture by examining the longstanding practice of burning paper offerings for loved ones in the afterlife.
The "Tattoo COLOR, Tattoo HONOR" exhibition at Museum Siam spotlights the facial and body tattoos of the Taiwanese indigenous Atayal and Paiwan tribes.
Art Bank Taiwan has partnered up with the Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) to the Holy See for a special light-themed art show.
Ministry Updates
The grand awards ceremony for the 30th Golden Melody Awards for Traditional Arts and Music was held on Aug. 10 at the Taipei-based Taiwan Traditional Theatre Center, with the winners finally revealed after four months of deliberations by the judges.
The "Lost and Found: Re-Envisioning the Machine Age" exhibition at the Taipei Railway Workshop hopes to inspire visitors to come up with their own ideas for how the workshop's historical facilities and equipment should be used once the venue is restructured into a museum.
Cultural Features
Wu Tsung-hsien is nicknamed "White-and-Black Hsien" to underscore his production of works that incorporate traditional Chinese painting elements — the white space for emptiness and the ink black for solidity.
By utilizing dyes from plant sources, coloring textile yarns, and transforming them into woven crafts with traditional techniques, the New Taipei City Nativist Culture and Art Association seeks to solidify community ties and vitalize the local economy.
