Taipei Dangdai to launch ‘Taipei Connections’, a new digital platform
developed in partnership with Ocula●Platform to feature tightly curated online showcases fromleading galleries designed to foster continued community
engagement and connections with collectors●

Accompanied by a mini-series of online discussions and virtual
studio visits led by Taipei Dangdai Co-Director Robin Peckham●

Taipei Connections will take place from 2-5 May 2020, with a
VIP preview on 30 April 2020●

Presented by UBS, the third edition of the Taipei Dangdai art
fair will take place at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center inJanuary 2021.

TAIPEI (23 April 2020) – Taipei Dangdai today announced the launch of a
new digital initiative, Taipei Connections, developed in collaboration with
online arts platform Ocula. Bringing together a diverse mix of galleries from
Taipei Dangdai’s latest edition, the inaugural Taipei Connections will
showcase a series of richly contextualised artworks for the public to explore.
In addition to providing galleries with the opportunity to connect withcollectors in the region and beyond, the online platform will build on Taipei
Dangdai’s mission of creating an open forum for art and ideas beyond
traditional fair walls. Providing a jumping off point for new discoveries, acoinciding mini-series of virtual presentations and online activations will also
illuminate artists and artworks featured on the platform. Taipei Connections
will take place from 2-5 May 2020, with a VIP preview from 4pm on 30 April
through 1 May 2020.
Following a successful second edition of Taipei Dangdai in January 2020
with over 40,000 visitors to the fair, Co-Directors Magnus Renfrew and Robin
Peckham have developed the new online initiative to nurture ongoingconnections between the Taiwanese arts community and galleries at thistime of limited travel and in-person meetings. Open free of charge to allgalleries that participated in the 2020 edition of the fair, Taipei Connections
will allow galleries to deepen networks with collectors and art lovers and tocontinue conversations remotely. Intended as the first step in an ongoingprogramme to engage audiences through digital platforms, Taipei
Connections will feature targeted gallery activations for Taiwanese collector
groups, allowing for an intimate approach with live guided presentations andother tailored exchanges.

Highlights for the first edition of Taipei Connections include:•••

Richly contextualised art works by world-class artists including
Daido Moriyama (Each Modern), Doug Aitken (Galerie Eva
Presenhuber), Zeng Fanzhi (Hauser & Wirth), Alex Katz (GALERIETHADDAEUS ROPAC), Al Held (White Cube), and Erwin Wurm
(Lehmann Maupin), and rising stars from across Asia like Alvin Ong(Yavuz Gallery), Zhao Zhao (Lin & Lin Gallery and Tang
Contemporary Art), Lu Song (Massimo De Carlo), and Dawn Ng(Sullivan + Strumpf)
A deep selection of Taiwanese contemporary art including highlights
by Ho Kan (CHINI GALLERY), Li Yuan-Chia (Richard SaltounGallery), Yao Jui-Chung (Tina Keng Gallery), Tang Jo-Hung (MindSet Art Center), Liu Chi-hung (nca | nichido contemporary art), Yeh
Shih-Chiang (Hanart TZ Gallery), and young generation artists like
An-Li Cheng (182ARTSPACE)
A mini-series of online events, including a Q&A with the fair codirectors, a virtual studio visit with artist Wu Chi-Tsung, exhibition
walkthroughs of Erwin Wurm’s show at TFAM and Sean Wang at
Project Fulfill Art Space, and moreRobin Peckham, Co-Director, Taipei Dangdai, said: “Our new online platform,
developed in partnership with Ocula, aims to help galleries continue toconnect and re-connect with the Taiwanese collector base beyond the weekof the fair. While we are aware that there can be no replacement for meetingin person, we are taking this opportunity to rethink how we can act as abridge between our galleries and our collectors throughout the year andduring difficult moments.”
Magnus Renfrew, Co-Director, Taipei Dangdai, said: “'Art fairs have become
increasingly important touch points on the calendar. Conversations that startat a fair frequently conclude throughout the year and sometimes in otherplaces. As there are fewer opportunities within the current context for thesefollow up encounters to happen in person, we want to provide a focal pointthat can allow conversations to continue virtually.”
Comments from participating galleries:
Bo Young Song, Managing Director, KUKJE GALLERY, said: “It was anothergood year for us at Taipei Dangdai this January, following our participationin the inaugural edition of the fair last year. Most of our sales were with theyounger generations of artists from our roster including the Korean artist
Suki Seokyeong Kang and Australian artist Daniel Boyd, both of whom
joined our program just last year. Our clients, most of them based in Taiwan
or surrounding Asian countries, showed much interest in both artists'
contemporary interpretations of local tradition and history, which made it
clear that Taiwanese audiences are becoming increasingly more receptive
to diverse strains of contemporary art very quickly. We are happy to support
Taipei Connections and are thrilled to know that the fair is already making

headway in navigating our new reality. While Taipei Dangdai comes from a
local context, we believe that we will see further outreach on the fair's partby expanding its horizons to the digital realm, and we are excited to see whatthat will bring forth in the long run.”
Peggy Lin, Director of Project Fulfill Art Space, said: “Taipei Dangdai
supports Taiwanese galleries. Through strong booths presented over thepast two editions of the fair, our artworks gained more attention and engaged
more collectors at a higher level. This encouraged us to showcase the best
artworks at the fair and let collectors know it is worth a visit. Art should not
be stopped during this critical time. We hope Taipei Connections cancontinue to grow audiences for galleries and their artists.”
Leo Xu, Senior Director, David Zwirner, said: “Taipei Dangdai opened awindow for us to understand the collectors in Taiwan. The art fair was able
to accurately reach target audience and clients. The artworks we sold wereacross different media – paintings, photography and conceptual art – andthe trading volume we achieved was as good as other fairs like Art Baseland Frieze. Many pieces of artworks worth over 1 million USD were sold.
Taipei Dangdai is an extraordinary example of regional art fairs, which focus
on one region but at the same time reaches out to collectors around Asiaand internationally.”
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NOTES TO EDITORS
About Taipei DangdaiTaipei Dangdai is a world-class art event, providing exhibitors theopportunity to broaden their collector base and giving international exposure
to a growing number of artists and galleries from across Asia. The name of
the fair captures this spirit, as dangdai in Mandarin means “the presentmoment.” Held annually, Taipei Dangdai constitutes an accurate andimmediate survey of what is occurring in the contemporary Asian art world.
The subtitle, Art & Ideas, highlights the two main focuses of the event: aleading international art fair and a convening of thought leaders from variousfields. Taipei Dangdai is a joint venture between four of the world’s leading
art event producers, organizers, and administrators: Single Market Events(Tim Etchells), Angus Montgomery Limited (Sandy Angus), Ramsay Fairs
Limited (Will Ramsay), and ARTHQ / EVENTS Limited (Magnus Renfrew).
Presented by UBS, the fair is overseen by Co-Directors Robin Peckham andMagnus Renfrew, and the third edition will return to the Taipei Nangang
Exhibition Center, Hall 1 (TaiNEX 1) in January 2021.
About Ocula
Ocula is a leading contemporary art website offering comprehensive online
access to the exhibitions and artworks of the world’s best galleries, and a
fresh perspective on the artists and ideas shaping art now through Ocula
Magazine. It is a compelling destination and resource for collectors, curators,advisors and followers of contemporary art everywhere.
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