A total of 83 art works and projects by 35 individuals and groups hailing from 20 plus countries will be featured at the 2024 Asian Art Biennial set to open Nov. 16 at National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts in the central city of Taichung.
According to the organizer, the ninth edition of the event is curated by Taiwan’s Fang Yen-hsiang in collaboration with Istanbul- and Paris-based Asli Seven, South Korea’s Haeju Kim based in Singapore, Philippines’ Merv Espina and Armenia’s Anne Davidian based in France.
Themed “How to Hold Your Breath” and running through March 2, 2025, the event features a wide variety of activities such as talks by artists, experimental performances, workshops and research forums; exhibitions of documents, installations, paintings, sculptures and videos; and “How Breath Moves,” a screening of eight films starting in December.
The theme is a twist on the saying “don’t hold your breath” that typically advises against high expectations, and is here reversed to imply latent hope. It questions concepts of progressivism and time, and urges the audience to focus on the present as the future is uncertain, the organizer said.
Inaugurated in 2007 with support from the MOC, the biennial is one of the most important events of its kind in Asia. It introduces contemporary art and serves as a key exchange platform for regional art groups. (SFC-E)
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