The Tea Philo (哲學茶席), a monthly event launched by the Cultural Division of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Malaysia since 2017, held its 66th edition on June 2 at the Purple Cane Tea Square in Kuala Lumpur. This edition featured Chuang Wei-tzu (莊偉慈), a Taiwanese curator, who delivered a seminar on how arts and culture can intervene in contemporary life and society.
Chuang Wei-tzu has been highly interested in the diversity of contemporary art in Taiwan. Her research focuses on the change of artistic ideas and technology rendered in the exhibition and performance, as well as the gender issues in art history. Her recent curatorial projects are “Re: Play” (2020), “Project: The Folly” (2021), “(De)phallocentrism” (2022), “The Unrestricted Society” (2022), and “Signal Z” (2023).
The Tea Philo event on June 2 was facilitated by Yeoh Lian Heng, the director of Lostgens’, a contemporary art space in Malaysia. Yeoh and Chuang shared their experiences in organizing artistic and cultural dialogues with society, offering insights to the participants.
Tea Philo is an ongoing event revolving around the discussion of philosophies and humanities. For more information, see Tea Philo’s Facebook page.