Hui Aggregation

Contemporary Art is a constantly developing and changing, especially on different sides of the Taiwan Strait. Although Contemporary Art on the Mainland developed significantly later than Taiwan, the drastic social and economic changes bolstered its incredible development in recent years. Sharing a similar culture and language, and yet separated by the Strait, the differences and similarities on both sides are comparable and remarkable.

In art, cross-strait exchanges, whether trade or exhibition, have always been on unequal footing. Due to the overwhelming size of the Chines population and economy, the accessibility of Chinese art as a whole, always been difficult to Taiwan. After the economic rise of China, most Chinese collectors prefer to limit their collections on domestic artists, and is therefore challenging for Taiwanese artists to enter the Mainland Market. In terms fo exhibitions, the number of Chinese artists and artworks exhibited in Taiwan is far greater than that of Taiwanese artists and artworks exhibited on the Mainland.

This Cross-Strait Contemporary Art Exchange Exhibition, Hui Aggregation brings together nine outstanding and unique Contemporary Artists from both sides of the Strait, and to tour in four museums and art centers in both Mainland China and Taiwan. The exhibition aims to promote a well-rounded exchange of Contemporary Art from both Mainland China and Taiwan, and encourage its development on both sides of the Strait.

Curator Elaine Suyu Liu

Cheng Tsai-tung, Chu Youye, Hou Chun-ming, Huang Ming-che, Lin Pang-soong, Lin Wan-shih, Liu Dahong, Wu Jun, Yu Youhan

Shanghai Xuhui Art Museum
1413 Weihaizhong Road, Shanghai, China
September 20 – October 20, 2013
Hours: Tuesday – Sunday, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

Cheng Shiu University Art Center
840 Chengching Road, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
November 22 – December 27, 2013
Hours: Monday – Friday, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

Cultural Affairs Bureau of Taoyuan County
21 Xianfu Road, Taoyuan, Taiwan
January 8 – February 16, 2014
Hours: Tuesday – Sunday, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

Luodong Cultural Working House of Cultural Affairs Bureau of Yilan County
96, Chunjing Road, Luodong Country, Yilan, Taiwan
March 7 – April 27, 2014
Hours: Tuesday – Sunday, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm