BOOKTALKS| Women in Contemporary Art: Standing Points, Alternative Spheres, Contact Areas

Introduction

Over time, the frame of gender has been seen as a fluid domain, and the term “woman” has become a concept full of ambiguity and dynamism, giving a variety of forms and reflections to contemporary Taiwanese art. Nestled in a place with a particular material history, evolving with it, has its unique inclinations and cares, while also serving as a variety of footholds, alternative realms, and touchpoints for the potential of human experience liberated when overcoming prejudice and learning tolerance differences.

This talk explores exhibitions focusing on women artists from different directions in 2024, such as the Taipei City Museum of Art's reinvocation of Wulph's “My Room” as an inspiration for its collection “Flying Earth: The Birth of an Autobiography”, and Kaohsiung City Art Museum from “Indonesia, etc. : The Lost Pearls of the Gods”, a documentary entitled “Pearls — Women's Art from the Southern Perspective”, invited four speakers to bring up the corresponding theme:

Lui Pei-Yi - Talking about how to curate an overlooked history with “Flying Earth” and “Pearl”
Wu Xiangxiang - The Blind Spot of Art History as a Hero - The Afterlife, the Fall of Heroes, Originality
Xie Pei Jun - Critic Women's Biography/Autobiography/Autobiography
Yu-ping Guo - The Tension of Fiction and History, Personal and Contextual Life - About the Treasure Box