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LI ANG GA LLERY 台北
TA IP E I
The 23-year-old Liang Gallery was founded in 1993 by Yen-Liang Yu. Based in a three-story building almost 2000 square meters, Liang Gallery holds exhibitions of different themes every month.
The gallery highly focuses on the academic exchanges of art history. It is committed to promoting important Taiwanese artists of the early 20th century, and is devoted to organizing various Asian contemporary art exhibitions.
Over the years, Liang Gallery has organized many large-scale exhibitions of major Taiwanese artists and has participated in many international academic exchanges. The gallery represents a great number of artists, and aims to attend the most important international exhibitions of contemporary art, including “Documenta”, with professional curatorial projects.
In March, Liang Gallery has attended the 2015 edition of Art Basel in Hong Kong. In 2014, 4
it participated in a number of international art fairs, such as “Art14 London”, “Art Stage Singapore 2014”, and “BolognaFiere Shanghai Contemporary 2014”.
Liang Gallery aims to continuously further the internationalization of Taiwanese art, and provide well-organized exhibition plans, academic publications, and cultural exchange to lead artists as well as art lovers into a more expansive world of art.
A t t e nd e d A rt Fai rs
A rti sts | Ja m WU
吳耿禎
Jam WU
Born in 1979 in Tainan, Taiwan, Jam Wu received his Bachelor’s degree in Architecture Design from Taiwan’s Shih-Chien University, and is a graduate student at the Central Academy of Fine Arts’ Graduate School of Experimental Art in Beijing, China. Wu is an artist who works with a variety of creative genres, including paper cutting, video, installation, sculpture, and participatory projects.
In 2006, Wu received a grant from Taiwan’s Cloud Gate Wanderer Award and embarked on a journey to survey folk art in northern Shaanxi Province, China. In 2009, he was invited by Watermill Center, founded by Robert Wilson, to create site-specific art. The same year, he became the first artist selected for Taiwan’s Eslite Bookstore “Young Talent Artist” program and presented his premier solo exhibition in the form of a trilogy. In 2010, he participated in the artist residency program at CITE, Paris and also traveled to the Arctic region and the Swiss countryside to survey European folk paper-cutting art in those areas. He was awarded that same year with the First Prize for the Louis Vuitton Cultural Space Audition, and became the first Taiwanese artist to exhibit at the Espace Culturel Louis Vuitton. He participated 10
in the cross-disciplinary project, My Dear with MeimageDance, presented at the National Theater in Taipei. The work gained 2013 Taishin Arts Award. In 2014, Wu was invited to Paris, Hermès Petit h, where he created a collection of leather and silk works. Wu’s works have been exhibited in Shanghai, London and Singapore. He currently lives and works in Taipei.
Jam Wu Solo Exhibition - One Thousand And One Nights / Nine Sea / An Evening
2012
Studying for a MA in Experimental Art, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China
2006
BA in Architecture Design, Shih Chien University, Taipei, Taiwan
SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2015
“Jam Wu Solo Exhibition – One Thousand And One Nights / Nine Sea / An Evening”, Liang Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2012
“‘Happy or Back Book’ for Farmer”, NHCUE Art Space, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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EDUCATION
“Working Table of an Artist”, Eslite Xinyi Bookstore Art Studio, Taipei, Taiwan 2010
“Trilogy of Jam Wu's Solo Exhibition 3: Blossoms Mean Decay, Brilliance, and Destiny”, Bamboo Curtain Studio, Taipei, Taiwan “Trilogy of Jam Wu's Solo Exhibition 1: Visiting Her With a Basket of Fruits (for Grandma, Yanshui River and Those Aunties I Met in Xanxi Province)”, Eslite Dunan Bookstore Art Space, Taipei, Taiwan
ART FAIRS 2015
“Art15 London”, Olympia Grand, London, UK
2014
“Art Taipei 2014”, Taipei World Trade Center, Taipei, Taiwan “Art14 London”, Olympia Grand, London, United Kingdom “Art Stage Singapore 2014”, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
COOPERATION 2014
“Hermès Petit h”, BELLAVITA, Taipei, Taiwan
2011
“Camellia Paper-cutting”, CHANEL, Taipei, Taiwan
2010
“If You See a Young Shepherd”, Louis Vuitton Cultural Space, Taipei, Taiwan
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Jam WU PAPER-CUT – Dear Deer 2015 Scarves, leather 82×65cm
Jam WU PAPER-CUT DOLL – The Dream About Wearing Orange Tiger-head Shoes 2014 Board, leather 120×95cm
A rti sts | We i - H ui H S U
徐薇蕙
Wei-Hui HSU Hsu Wei-Hui was born in 1979 in Chungli, Taiwan. She received her BEd degree with a major in Fine Arts from the National Hsinchu University of Education in Taiwan. She went to US in 2004 and received her MA degree in Painting from the Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Georgia. Later on, she received her MFA degree from the Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.
Hsu Wei-Hui joined artist-in-residence programs in Seoul, Korea in 2007 and in Vermont, US in 2009. She received a Merit Award from Creative Quarterly Magazine, New York in 2008, and also received Lenore Segan Arts Awards from the Joyce Dutka Arts Foundation, New York. In 2014, her work “Smiling Face as a Flower – Resplendent-6” was collected by the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts.
She makes full-scale installations as well as smaller mixed media pieces. Her works have been exhibited at alternative spaces, galleries, and museums in Taiwan, China, Japan, Korea, United States, Canada and Italy.
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Wei-Hui Hsu Solo Exhibition - The Tender Counteroffensives
2008
MFA in Fiber, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfeild Hills, Michigan, USA
2006
MA in Painting, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Georgia, USA
2002
BEd in Fine Arts, National Hsinchu Teachers College (now National Hsinchu University of Education), Hsinchu, Taiwan
SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2015
“Unknown Depths”, Taitung Art Museum, Taitung, Taiwan
2014
“Unfinished Journey”, Museum of Contemporary Art, Taipei, Taiwan
2013
“The Tender Counteroffensives”, Liang Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2011
“Camouflage”, Li Shin Gallery, Taoyuan, Taiwan
2010
“In-Between”, Taipei Cultural Center, New York City, New York, USA
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EDUCATION
“Far From Home”, Azarian-McCullough Art Gallery, St. Thomas Aquinas College, Sparkill, New York, USA 2008
“Camouflage”, Amos Eno Gallery, New York City, New York, USA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2015
“Art15 London”, Olympia Grand, London, UK
2014
“Art Taipei 2014”, Taipei World Trade Center, Taipei, Taiwan “BolognaFiere Shanghai – International Contemporary Art Exhibition”, Shanghai Exhibition Centre, Shanghai, China “Jie: Boundaries of Self in Contemporary Art From Taiwan 1995-2013”, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
2012
“Two Points – Near East, Far East”, Forte Marghera Contemporary Art Park, Venice, Italy
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Wei-Hui HSU You Are My Tender Weapon No.1-5 2011 Mixed media (facial mask, acid-free stiffener, dye pigment) 88×30×8cm , 67×30×8cm , 86×15×8cm , 26×16×8cm , 20×15×8cm
Wei-Hui HSU Smiling Face as a Flower – Resplendent-7 2015 Mixed media (facial mask, acid-free stiffener, dye pigment, aluminum plastic board ) 151.5×201.5×14.5cm
A rti sts | H ung- H si n LI N
林宏信
Hung-Hsin LIN Born in Yunlin, Taiwan in 1975, Lin Hung-Hsin received his MFA from the National Taiwan University of Arts.
His paintings feature a realistic expression, but are different from the objective representation of the American photorealism. Instead, he adopts a strong subjective perspective while combining two-dimensional vector symbols and images of visual spaces with his personal experiences and illusions. In his works, he intentionally simplifies the colors and the composition. Through the objects, the symbols, the colors, and the contours in the paintings, Lin creates a connection with the realistic subjects (figures) to visualize his inner perception of the surroundings.
He borrows the character “flâneur” from Walter Benjamin’s (1892-1940) works as the main subject in his works. With the face painted with white powder and the costume corresponding to the environment, the flâneur anonymously observes the city. The “flâneur” in Lin’s paintings is a complicated self-reflection of the artist, through which the artist offers himself a temporary getaway from the reality so that he can take shelter in his subconscious self-indulgence. 18
Hung-Hsin Lin Solo Exhibition -A P lace To Tur n Around
2011
MFA, Department of Fine Arts, National Taiwan University of Arts, Taipei, Taiwan
2004
BFA, Department of Fine Arts, National Taiwan University of Arts, Taipei, Taiwan
SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2014
“Art Solo”, Expo Dome, Taipei, Taiwan
2012
“A Place to Turn Around”, Liang Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2011
“Flâneur”, National Taiwan University of Arts, Taipei, Taiwan
2004
“Gray Poetry”, UNO Restaurant, Taipei, Taiwan
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EDUCATION
ART FAIRS 2015
“Art15 London”, Olympia Grand, London, UK
2014
“Art Taipei 2014”, Taipei World Trade Center, Taipei, Taiwan “BolognaFiere Shanghai – International Contemporary Art Exhibition”, Shanghai Exhibition Centre, Shanghai, China “Art14 London”, Olympia Grand, London, United Kingdom “Art Stage Singapore”, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
COLLECTIONS 2014
Flâneur: Snail's Residence, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung, Taiwan Hovering Over the City, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan A Place to Turn Around II, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
2012
A Place to Turn Around I, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung, Taiwan
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Hung-Hsin LIN Dream of a Butterfly 2014 Oil on canvas 130Ă—162cm
Hung-Hsin LIN Red Monologue III 2015 Oil on canvas 72.5Ă—91cm
A rti sts | Yi -S he ng H U N A G
黃頤勝
Yi-Sheng HUANG Born in Kaohsiung, Taiwan in 1981, Huang Yi-Sheng graduated from the Department of Fine Arts at National Taiwan Normal University with a specialization in Western Painting. Having worked on realistic painting for many years, Huang is best known for his delicate expression as well as a gentle metaphoric narrative style. Throughout his artistic practice, Huang has expected that his works can provide a spiritual consolation. It is not his intention to demonstrate the skillful technique in his paintings or to create the comfortable atmosphere through the images painted with various pinks. Instead, he believes that art-making should stir the space of imagination which used to be motionless but yet extensive, encouraging viewers to realize that they can either meditate or take a break in this peaceful and undisturbed land.
In 2012, he had a solo exhibition named “When the Door Opens” at Liang Gallery. Huang’s works had been exhibited in Osaka, Hong Kong, London, Shanghai and Taiwan. His paintings have been collected by National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Bureau of Cultural Affairs of Kaohsiung City Government, Bamboo Curtain Studio, Taiwan National Exhibition Committee of Arts. He currently lives and works in Taipei, Taiwan.
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Yi-Sheng Huang Solo Exhibition - When the Door Opens
2009
MFA in Western Painting, Department of Fine Arts, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan
2004
BFA in Art and Craft Education, Department of Education, National Tainan Teachers College (now National University of Tainan), Tainan, Taiwan
SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2014
“Art Solo”, Expo Dome, Taipei, Taiwan
2012
“When the Door Opens – Huang Yi-Sheng Solo Exhibition”, Liang Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2010
“Sterile Room – Huang Yi-Sheng Solo Exhibition”, A Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2009
“Huang Yi-Sheng Oil Painting Exhibition”, Lili Art Space, Taipei, Taiwan
2008
“The Quiet Domain – Huang Yi-Sheng Solo Exhibition”, National Taiwan Arts Education Center,
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EDUCATION
Taipei, Taiwan “Thinking ∙ Mark – Huang Yi-Sheng Solo Exhibition”, Taipei County Arts Center, Taipei, Taiwan
ART FAIRS 2015
“Art15 London”, Olympia Grand, London, UK
2014
“Art Taipei 2014”, Taipei World Trade Center, Taipei, Taiwan “BolognaFiere Shanghai – International Contemporary Art Exhibition”, Shanghai Exhibition Centre, Shanghai, China “Art14 London”, Olympia London, London, UK
COLLECTIONS 2008
“Retreat and Words”, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung, Taiwan
2006
“Green Melody”, Kaohsiung County Cultural Affairs Bureau, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Yi-Sheng HUANG Exceptional Relationships 2015 Oil on canvas 175Ă—115cm
Yi-Sheng HUANG Limited Limits 2015 Oil on canvas 115Ă—175cm
A rti sts | I -C hun C H E N
陳依純
I-Chun CHEN Chen I-Chun was born in 1980 in Nantou, Taiwan. In 2010, she finished Graduate School of Arts and Technology, Taipei National University of the Arts. Currently she is a PhD student at the Department of Fine Arts, Taipei National University of the Arts.
She was a resident at several places including Taipei Artist Village in Taiwan, Tokyo and Kansai in Japan. Main Chen’s artworks are paintings and video art; in addition, she has been developing interactive new media projects with artist Luo He-Lin. Chen’s works have been selected for numerous international art exhibitions and festivals, including Illuminations – Taiwanese Media Art Exhibition (Institute of Contemporary Arts, Singapore, 2013), Taiwan Biennial (National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung, 2012), FILE – Brazil Electronic Language International Festival (Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, 2010, 2011, 2012), Cologne International Video Art Festival (Beirut, Budapest, Riga, Cologne, 2011) and Pixilerations〔v.8〕(Sol Koffler Gallery, Rhode Island, 2011). Not only private art collectors, but also museums including National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taipei Bureau of Cultural Affairs, and National Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall have collected Chen’s works. 26
I-Chun Chen Solo Exhibition - Little Black:Life in the Factor y-Second Episode
2014
Studying for a PhD, Department of Fine Arts, Taipei National University of the Arts, Taipei, Taiwan
2010
MFA, Arts and Technology, Taipei National University of the Arts, Taipei, Taiwan
2005
BFA, Department of Fine Arts, Taipei National University of the Arts, Taipei, Taiwan
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EDUCATION
SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2015
“Little Black: Life in the Factory”, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung, Taiwan
2014
“Art Solo”, Expo Dome, Taipei, Taiwan “Shui Yuan Lin Legend”, Huan Tie Li No. 5, Beijing, China
2013
“Decoding the Heavenly Book”, Hong-Gah Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
2012
“Bubble Society”, Chi-Wen Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2015
“Art15 London”, Olympia Grand, London, UK
2014
“BolognaFiere Shanghai – International Contemporary Art Exhibition”, Shanghai Exhibition Centre, Shanghai, China “Buddha on the Beach”, ARS ELECTRONICA, Linz, Austria
2013
“Cyberfest – Schizophrenia Taiwan 2.0”, Hermitage Museum, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia “ACM Multimedia”, Barcelona, Spain "Ars Electronica Festival – Schizophrenia Taiwan 2.0”, Linz, Austria “90sec”, Video Art Stonebridge Center, Woodbridge, VA, USA “ASYAAF 2013”, Culture Station Seoul 284, Seoul, Korea “Cutlog NY”, New York, USA
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I-Chun CHEN Shui Yuan Lin Legend – First Episode 2013 Color video(loop) with sound 5min
I-Chun CHEN Shui Yuan Lin Legend – Third Episode 2014 Color video(loop) with sound 5min
A rti sts | Le o WA N G
王建文
Leo WANG
Leo Wang was born in 1981 in Taipei, Taiwan. Currently, he lives and works in Paris, France. In 2012, he received a Master’s degree in Contemporary Art and New Media from the Université de Paris VIII, France. Wang has exhibited in Art en Capital Salon du Dessin et de la Peinture à l'Eau at Grand Palais, France, from 2006 to 2011. He also participated in designing the art wall murals in Palais de Chine Hotel in Taipei. His artworks have been exhibited in Taipei, Paris, London, and Singapore. He looks at old buildings, streets, light and music in different cities, dismantles and reconstructs the images of a new parallel world. The atmosphere in Leo Wang’s artworks is full of elegance and is very welcoming.
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Le o Wang Solo Exhibition - Visual Frontier
2012
MSc, Contemporary Art and New Media, Université de Paris VIII, Paris, France
2006
MSc, Plastic Arts, Université de Paris VIII, Paris, France
2004
BA, Plastic Arts, Université de Paris VIII, Paris, France
2003
CAS, Printmaking, École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France
SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2013
“Visual Frontier”, Liang Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2007
“Impréssion”, Galerie Étienne de Causans, Paris, France
2006
“Distance”, Galerie Étienne de Causans, Paris, France
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EDUCATION
“Distance”, Galerie La Compagnie des Arts, Paris, France 2005
“Impréssion”, Galerie La Compagnie des Arts, Paris, France
ART FAIRS 2015
“Art15 London”, Olympia Grand, London, UK
2014
“Art Taipei 2014”, Taipei World Trade Center, Taipei, Taiwan “Art14 London”, Olympia London, London, United Kingdom “Art Stage Singapore 2014”, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
COLLECTIONS 2014
“Cold Mountain”, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taiwan
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Leo WANG Composition en Temps 2015 Oil on canvas 98Ă—183cm
Leo WANG Composition en Espace 2015 Oil on canvas 98Ă—183cm