Atelier Talk | Doug Aitken Solo Exhibition Opening

Introduction

By promoting contemporary art as a core concept, the Atelier hopes to introduce more avant-garde elements to the city.

The Atelier will open on 13 July 2019 with the works of the American contemporary artist Doug Aitken. In the future, different international contemporary art-works will be showcased every two months, with each theme opening a dialogue on space, architecture, society, and aesthetics. The Winsing Arts Foundation has long sponsored art projects, spaces, and events, including the Museum of Contemporary Art, Taipei, and the National Cultural and Arts Foundation, among others. We focus on art and support the development of contemporary art in Taiwan. Contemporary art is rooted in life, the connection between life and space, and the inseparability of space and society. In this space, we can observe the current situation of society from different angles, reflecting reality in a new way, allowing the Atelier at Winsing Art Place to introduce more diverse international perspectives and connections to this city.

Doug Aitken is an American contemporary artist, known for installation art, photography, sculpture, and performance. He explores a variety of media, from film to installation to architecture, defying genre definition. In 2017, Doug Aitken became the first recipient of the Frontier Art Prize, a new contemporary art award designed to encourage artists to create bold works and challenge the boundaries of knowledge and experience, thereby prompting people to reimagine the humanity of the future.