Taishin Bank Foundation for Arts and Culture

Lead Curator｜LIN Mun-Lee

Curator｜SU Hui-YU, KAO Jun-Honn, YAO-Lee-Chun

｜Artists｜

Against Again Troupe, Bulareyaung Dance Company, Century Contemporary Dance Company, CHEN I-Hsuen,

CHEN Po-I, CHEN Wu-Kang, CHENG Hsien-Yu, CHOU Shu-Yi, CHOU Yu-Cheng, Fangas NAYAW & Chu-Yin Culture and Art Troupe, Gang-a Tsui Theater, GONG Jow-Jiun, HSU Che-Yu, HSU Chia-Wei, HUANG Ming-Cheng, Huang Mingchuan, JAO Chia-En, LEE Ming-Chen, LI Yi Fan, LIU Kuan-Hsiang, Masses Creation Team, M.O.V.E Theatre, PENG Hung-Chih, Pisuy CIYO, SU Wei-Chia / Horse Dance Theatre, SU Yu-Hsien, TANG Huang-Chen, TheCube Project Space, Ting-Tong CHAMG, TSAI Ming-Liang, TSUI Kuang-Yu, TU Wei-Cheng, U-theatre, WANG Jun-Jieh, WU Mali, WU Tien-Chang, YANG Qi-Yin / Mr. Wing Theatre Company, YAO Jui-Chung, YEH Ming Hwa, YUAN Goang-Ming

（in alphabetical order）

NEXT: Taishin Arts Award 20th Anniversary Exhibition

Established in 2002, the Taishin Arts Award (referred to below as “the Award”) is the first of its kind in Taiwan to encompass visual, performing, and interdisciplinary arts. Over the past two decades, not only has the Award crafted a highly iconic laureate of art, but has more importantly combined the operation of art award mechanisms, and the writing of professional art reviews to become a continuous driving force in the development of Taiwan’s art scene.

With the approach of the Award’s 20th anniversary, the Taishin Bank Foundation for Arts and Culture and the Museum of National Taipei University of Education (MoNTUE) have collaborated to present NEXT: Taishin Arts Award 20th Anniversary Exhibition. Featuring works by previous award-winners, the exhibition moves beyond the framework and boundary of a retrospective exhibition, employing a diverse, organic approach which includes brand-new art projects, interdisciplinary collaborations, live performances, live-streamed talks, Podcast, academic forums, and site-specific actions, to collectively inquire into the possibility and future of Taiwanese contemporary art.

From the outset, the Award has been committed to supporting the “here and now” and “future direction” of artists. Upholding an open attitude, the Award has no specific preference for any aesthetic stance, value orientation, and means of expression, but rather prioritizes innovation and breakthrough in concept and form as its key focus. Because of such unique position, it is essential for the Award to look forwards and evolve with the times, as well as engaging continually with artists to reflect on what art is and what it can be. Taking “NEXT” as its title, this exhibition centers on the “present” of the previous recipients, thus

resonating with the spirit of the Award.

Whether in the past, present, or the future, the Taishin Arts Award has been and will continue challenging new ideas and forging new values, as well as generating discourses and dialectics in the process, which testifies to the vitality and unlimited potential of art in Taiwan. Not only does the Award respond to the current state of Taiwan’s art scene, it further serves as a driving force that supports artistic exploration. Since its inception, the Award included the “interdisciplinary” within its field of vision; this decision was not made for the sake of being “interdisciplinary, "but rather to return to the very nature of artistic creation and allow more freedom to the choices and approaches of art-making. In the same spirit, NEXT: Taishin Arts Award 20th Anniversary Exhibition aspires to surpass existing restraints and frameworks, and engender new connections and exchanges in order to step into the realm of the unknown through artistic practices.

▍Theatre Live  ▍

CHENG Hsien-Yu × CHEN Wu-Kang｜Happens to Be Performing｜10.29、12.10

TANG Huang-Chen｜The Seeking Visitor —Chak Gya Chenpo of Completed-in-Forgetting Old Lady｜every Tue, Wed, Thu and 11.12、12.03、01.07

JAO Chia-En｜Aisenodni｜11.02-12.21, every Wednesdays

M.O.V.E Theartre｜Performance Highlight of Dear John (Family Version)｜11.06

Bulareyaung Dance Company｜Rattan｜11.15

CHOU Shu-yi ╳ CHENG Chih-chung ft. Dawang Yingfan HUANG ╳ WANG Yujun

｜No Name, No Land｜11.18、12.18、01.14

PENG Hung-Chih Å~ Gang-a Tsui Theater｜“Jusutice Road Requiem” First Movement: At the Foot of Guanyin｜11.19 @Zhongzheng Park, Keelung

CHEN I-Hsuen ╳ SU Wei-Chia／Horse Dance Theatre｜This is Not a Dance Film｜11.19、12.14、01.08

UTUX, Pan-Spirit’s Men for Music and Dance｜Msgamil & Milimilingan｜11.21 （Special session）

YEH Ming-Hwa｜Paradise, Who?｜11.27、01.01

Century Contemporary Dance Company｜Exit｜12.04

HUANG Ming-Cheng (Mr. Candle)｜Artist in Conversation: 33% of Mr. Candle’s Taiwan｜12.10

LIU Kuan-Hsiang｜SH69VA｜12.24 （Special session）

YANG Qi-Yin／Mr. Wing Theatre Company｜In case you like Judas｜12.25 （Special session）

Against Again Troupe｜This Will Be the Year on Everyone’s Lips｜01.13 （Special session）

U-Theatre｜Conversation with Earth and Heaven｜01.15

Masses Creation Team｜Masses．Singular｜Random

LEE Ming-Chen｜(Disintegration Sketch) Dimensions Varaiable｜Random

▍Future Audience  ▍

Tokusatsu Screening Room ＠Giloo

Screening Artist｜HSU Che-Yu, HUANG Ming-chuan, LI Yi-Fa, SU Yu-Hsien, TSAI Ming-Liang, WANG Jun-Jieh, YUAN Goang-Ming

Dates｜2022.10.29-2023.01.15

The screening event is the collaboration with Giloo, please refer to their Facebook page for further details.

▍Satelitte Exhibition ▸▸▸ now playing...  A Space for Dialogues   ▍＠Nanhai Gallery

Curator｜KAO Jun-Honn

Artists｜LIN Yan-Xiang, CHIU Ching-Ting, Slingshot (YANG Chieh-Yu, SHIAU Yu-Wen), TSAI Ming-Yueh, HSIEH I-Chian

Dates｜2022.11.29-12.11  10：00-18：00, Closed on Mondays

Venue｜National Taipei University of Education Nanhai Gallery（No. 3, Lane 19, Section 2, Chongqing S Rd, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 100）

▍Art on Air｜Conversations & Podcast Special Program   ▍

Including 4 Series: "Dear Future", "Curators' Chat Box", "Takeaway Reviews", and "Artists' Enclave". Live broadcasting programmes are held every Tuesday and Friday during the exhibition at MoNTUE Museum. Recorded episodes will be available on MoNTUE Podcast Channels a week after each show.

■ MoNTUE @LINE｜Official account｜https://lin.ee/W0uIOAx

■ NEXT: Taishin Arts Award 20th Anniversary Exhibition ｜Official website｜https://www.taishinart20-next.com/

■ Future Audience｜Tokusatsu Screening Room ＠Giloo website｜https://giloo.ist/topics/37354

Organizers

Taishin Bank Foundation for Arts and Culture, Museum of National Taipei University of Education

Supporting Partners 

Hong Foundation, Panasonic

Special Thanks

MoCA Taipei, ET@T, Jut Art Museum, Digital Art Center, Taipei, Taiwan Contemporary Lab (C-LAB), Hong-gah Museum, HTC VIVE ORIGINALS

Sponsors

Taishin Holdings, Taishin Bank

Partner

Giloo