Taipei Fine Arts Museum's "Material World" Exhibition: Goods to Dust Piles for Life Contemplation
The Taipei Fine Arts Museum is launching a new exhibition, "Material World," from April 30 to August 16. Featuring 87 works, it explores how everyday objects and materials, from commodities to dust, influence human life and perception, inviting visitors to contemplate from a life-oriented perspective.
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(Central News Agency reporter Wang Bao-er, Taipei, 30th) From a dazzling array of commodities to ubiquitous dust, the Taipei Fine Arts Museum will launch a new exhibition, "Material World," starting tomorrow. Drawing from the museum's collection, it explores how objects and materials influence people's lives. Walking into the exhibition entrance is like stepping into a supermarket, initiating contemplation from a life-oriented perspective.
The "Material World" exhibition features a total of 87 pieces/sets of works, including oil paintings, photography, video, readymades, mixed media, and three-dimensional installations. The creation dates span 90 years, from artist Ho Te-lai's oil painting in 1936 to the present, and many collection pieces are being exhibited for the first time since their acquisition. A media preview was held today.
Hsu Yuan-ling, Deputy Director of the Taipei Fine Arts Museum, stated that the exhibition aims to explore the world people live in daily. Discussions on the meaning of consumer society began in the 1970s. Objects are invented by humans, but they also change humans, altering people's perceptions and ways of life. In the exhibition halls, many objects resembling those found in shopping malls or homes can be seen, making it easy for people to immerse themselves or find a humorous touch.
The exhibition is curated by Feng Hsin, Assistant Researcher at the Taipei Fine Arts Museum. She stated that the exhibits span different eras, and she hopes to look back at the historical background of these artworks. For example, the exhibition includes Japanese artist Junichi Kusaka's work "Beyond Identity," which was first exhibited at the 1998 Taipei Biennial and later acquired. The exhibition also attempts to recreate the context in which the work was first displayed.
Upon entering the exhibition, visitors will see two stainless steel shelves filled with common commodities such as soy sauce, sponges, and laundry detergent, from artist Lee Ming-Hsueh's work "Overflowing Memories." He places similarly colored products on different shelves, but a closer look reveals they are different brands, allowing the audience to feel how the composition of commodities further constitutes consumer desire.
Lee Ming-Hsueh said that the inspiration for his work came from his life experience. One day, he went to a supermarket to buy canned pineapple but was vaguely unsure of the motivation for this desire. Consumption arises from "wanting something," which shows that objects or commodities themselves can drive people to change their behavior and generate desires.
In addition to the collection works, the exhibition also includes three newly commissioned works. One is artist Tang Ya-Wen's new work "Rising," in which she collects lint from clothes dryers and dust from the Taipei Fine Arts Museum, transforming them into an art installation. It displays different appearances with changes in sunlight and air circulation in the exhibition hall. She said she hopes to make dust and sunlight the protagonists, letting go of the consciousness of cleanliness and tidiness, and revealing these tiny things in life.
The "Material World" exhibition will run from tomorrow until August 16 at the Taipei Fine Arts Museum's 2nd-floor exhibition hall. (Editor: Li Heng-shan) 1150430
The "Material World" exhibition features a total of 87 pieces/sets of works, including oil paintings, photography, video, readymades, mixed media, and three-dimensional installations. The creation dates span 90 years, from artist Ho Te-lai's oil painting in 1936 to the present, and many collection pieces are being exhibited for the first time since their acquisition. A media preview was held today.
Hsu Yuan-ling, Deputy Director of the Taipei Fine Arts Museum, stated that the exhibition aims to explore the world people live in daily. Discussions on the meaning of consumer society began in the 1970s. Objects are invented by humans, but they also change humans, altering people's perceptions and ways of life. In the exhibition halls, many objects resembling those found in shopping malls or homes can be seen, making it easy for people to immerse themselves or find a humorous touch.
The exhibition is curated by Feng Hsin, Assistant Researcher at the Taipei Fine Arts Museum. She stated that the exhibits span different eras, and she hopes to look back at the historical background of these artworks. For example, the exhibition includes Japanese artist Junichi Kusaka's work "Beyond Identity," which was first exhibited at the 1998 Taipei Biennial and later acquired. The exhibition also attempts to recreate the context in which the work was first displayed.
Upon entering the exhibition, visitors will see two stainless steel shelves filled with common commodities such as soy sauce, sponges, and laundry detergent, from artist Lee Ming-Hsueh's work "Overflowing Memories." He places similarly colored products on different shelves, but a closer look reveals they are different brands, allowing the audience to feel how the composition of commodities further constitutes consumer desire.
Lee Ming-Hsueh said that the inspiration for his work came from his life experience. One day, he went to a supermarket to buy canned pineapple but was vaguely unsure of the motivation for this desire. Consumption arises from "wanting something," which shows that objects or commodities themselves can drive people to change their behavior and generate desires.
In addition to the collection works, the exhibition also includes three newly commissioned works. One is artist Tang Ya-Wen's new work "Rising," in which she collects lint from clothes dryers and dust from the Taipei Fine Arts Museum, transforming them into an art installation. It displays different appearances with changes in sunlight and air circulation in the exhibition hall. She said she hopes to make dust and sunlight the protagonists, letting go of the consciousness of cleanliness and tidiness, and revealing these tiny things in life.
The "Material World" exhibition will run from tomorrow until August 16 at the Taipei Fine Arts Museum's 2nd-floor exhibition hall. (Editor: Li Heng-shan) 1150430