Taipei Dangdai announces strengthened roster of 99 galleries
for highly anticipated second edition of the fair in January 2020•

Enhanced leadership: Robin Peckham joins as Co-Director
alongside Co-Founder and Co-Director Magnus Renfrew tofurther bolster the team•Spotlight on home-grown galleries: 23 galleries have spaces inTaiwan, with a number focusing on young Taiwanese artists atthe fair in 2020•

Presented by UBS, Taipei Dangdai takes place at the Taipei
Nangang Exhibition Center, from Friday 17 January - Sunday
19 January 2020 (VIP Preview and Vernissage Thursday 16January)

TAIPEI (25 September 2019) – Following a successful first edition with over
28,000 visitors, Taipei Dangdai will return with a strengthened line-up of 99
leading galleries and an expanded leadership team to include
contemporary arts expert Robin Peckham, who takes up the role of CoDirector, working alongside fair Co-Founder and Co-Director Magnus
Renfrew. Presented by UBS and held at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition
Center, Hall 1 (TaiNEX 1), the fair will run from Friday 17 January until
Sunday 19 January 2020, with a VIP Preview and Vernissage on 16 January.
The second edition of Taipei Dangdai builds on its mission to showcase
leading galleries from around the world within the context of the very best
galleries from Taipei and Asia more widely. Of the 99 galleries participatingin the 2020 edition, 23 have permanent spaces in Taiwan, many of whom
will be presenting the work of leading emerging artists from the region. The
participating galleries will show in three core sectors. In addition to theGalleries sector, Taipei Dangdai includes special sectors for Young
Galleries, which subsidizes galleries founded within the last eight years
selected on the basis of their overall programming, and Solos, which
spotlights singular focused presentations by emerging artists andexceptional contemporary and historical creative figures.
A special Salon sector provides a platform to encourage and nurturecollectors at all levels of resources and experience through a showcase ofwork priced below 8,000 USD from each participating gallery presented in adesignated area. The Installations sector spread throughout the faircelebrates the full spectrum of artists’ ambitions with outsized or immersive
projects beyond the capacity of a standard fair booth presentation.
As a platform for creative ideas and thought leadership, the Ideas Program
returns with a curated selection of talks and other events with renowned
cultural figures from Taiwan and beyond. This highly multidisciplinary
program will begin in the fall and culminate over the fair’s duration andfeature art industry experts as well as recognized public figures fromliterature, design, science, and the humanities.
Galleries: Highlights
The Galleries sector of the fair will present 75 premier galleries from acrossthe world, with a predominant presence of galleries from the Asia-Pacificregion. The 2020 Galleries sector welcomes a number of galleries joining
the fair for the first time, including international leading galleries SCAI THE
BATHHOUSE, Artinformal Gallery, Kaikai Kiki Gallery, Lévy Gorvy,Galerie Eva Presenhuber, and kamel mennour.
A cross-section of galleries from Taiwan and beyond will showcase thestrength and vitality of the local emerging art scene by dedicating the wholeor majority of their presentations to Taiwanese artists. Some highlight gallery
presentations include the renowned Taiwanese artist Li Yuan-Chia
alongside some of his peers from the 1960s from the Il Punto movement,including works by Antonio Calderara at Richard Saltoun Gallery; aselection of notable artists from Asia and Europe at Mind Set Art Center tocelebrating the gallery’s 10th anniversary; work by Chen Ching-Yuan,＋Joyce Ho, Chou Yu-Cheng presented by TKG ; a solo booth of collectiveLuxury Logico presented by ESLITE GALLERY; and a group of three
Taipei-based artists: Chou Yu-Cheng, Lai Chih-Sheng, Yang Chi-Chuan,presented by Malingue.
Solos: Highlights
Solos returns as an indisputable focus of Taipei Dangdai 2020. With aspotlight on singular focused presentations by emerging artists andexceptional historical creative figures and pivotal art groups, 18 galleries will
participate in this sector, with presentations including the work of the lateJapanese painter Tetsuya Ishida at Wada Fine Arts | Y++; pioneering
Korean video artist Nam June Paik at Galerie Bhak; emerging Taiwaneseartist Hsu Jui-Chien at KALOS GALLERY; and established international
artists Jonathan Meese at Sies + Höke and Dan Flavin at BASTIAN.
Young Galleries: Highlights
The Young Galleries sector highlights and subsidizes innovative andpromising galleries that have been in operation for less than eight years,
encouraging them to showcase the width and breadth of their programming.
This year’s participants include albertz benda, Double Square Gallery,
GALLERY VACANCY, KOSAKU KANECHIKA, and OVER THE
INFLUENCE.
EXPANDED LEADERSHIP TEAMFor Taipei Dangdai 2020, Robin Peckham will take up the role of CoDirector, working alongside fair Co-Founder and Co-Director Magnus
Renfrew. Peckham will be based in Taipei and his appointment is effective
immediately. Bringing with him a wealth of experience from thecontemporary art industry in Greater China in particular, Peckham is widelyrecognised as a leading cultural innovator, including accolades such as aninclusion on Apollo Magazine's 2016 "Thinkers" list, and for his roles as anindependent curator and Editor in Chief of LEAP, the bi-lingual internationalart magazine of contemporary China. Peckham will be closely involved in
the curation of the public programming of Taipei Dangdai, joining Renfrew
in spearheading the broader development of the fair as it steps towards its
highly anticipated second year.
Robin Peckham said, “I am thrilled to be joining Taipei Dangdai and working
alongside Magnus. Magnus and the team delivered an exceptional inaugural
edition of the fair and I look forward to working with them, our exhibitors,collectors, institutions, and the broader community to make Taipei Dangdai
a key meeting place for the international art world and to fulfil its ambition ofbecoming a leading platform for the exchange of art and ideas.”
Magnus Renfrew added, “We are delighted to welcome Robin to the Taipei
Dangdai team. Robin has an exceptional reputation as one of the leading
cultural innovators of his generation. Robin will be based in Taipei and will
be well-served by his fluency in Mandarin in broadening and deepening ourrelationships with stakeholders and the cultural community.”
A full program of events will be released in November.
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NOTES TO EDITORS
About Taipei Dangdai
Taipei Dangdai is a world-class art event, providing exhibitors the opportunity tobroaden their collector base and giving international exposure to a growing numberof artists and galleries from across Asia. The name of the fair captures this spirit, as
dangdai in Mandarin means “the present moment.” Held annually, Taipei Dangdai
constitutes an accurate and immediate survey of what is occurring in thecontemporary Asian art world. The subtitle, Art & Ideas, highlights the two main

focuses of the event: a leading international art fair and a convening of thoughtleaders from various fields. Taipei Dangdai is a joint venture between four of theworld’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 Magnus Renfrew and Robin Peckham,
and the second edition will return to the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center, Hall 1(TaiNEX 1) from Friday 17 until Sunday 19 January 2020.
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TAIPEI DANGDAI EXHIBITOR LIST FOR 2020
GALLERIESA2Z Art Gallery
Alisan Fine Arts
Anne Mosseri-Marlio Galerie
ARARIO GALLERYASIA ART CENTER
Axel Vervoordt Gallery
Beijing Commune
Beyond Gallery
Blue Lotus Gallery
CHAMBERS FINE ART
Chini Gallery
DANYSZ GALLERYDavid Zwirner
Each Modern
Edouard Malingue
ESLITE GALLERY
FINGERPRINT GALLERYGagosianGalerie du MondeGalerie Eva Presenhuber
Galerie Ora-Ora
Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac
GALLERIA CONTINUAGALLERY TARGETGallery Yamaki Fine Artgb agency
Hanart TZ Gallery
Hauser & WirthJohyun Gallery
Kaikai Kiki Gallery
kamel mennour
KRINZINGER
Kukje Gallery
Lehmann Maupin
Lévy Gorvy
Liang Gallery
Lin & Lin gallery
Lisson Gallery
Longmen Art Projects
Massimo De Carlo
Michael Ku Gallery
Miles McEnery Gallery
Mind Set Art Center
MORI YU GALLERY
nca | nichido contemporary art
neugerriemschneider
NUKAGA GALLERY
ONE AND J. Gallery
Ota Fine Arts

Hong Kong, ParisHong Kong
Basel
Shanghai, Seoul, Cheonan
Taipei, BeijingHong Kong, Antwerp
Beijing
TaipeiHong Kong
Beijing, New York
TaipeiShanghai, Paris, London
London, New York, Hong Kong
TaipeiHong Kong, Shanghai
Taipei
Beijing
New York, London, Beverly Hills, San Francisco,Paris, Rome, Athens, Geneva, Basel, Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Zurich, New York
Hong Kong
London, Paris, Salzburg
San Gimignano, Beijing, Les Moulins, Habana
Tokyo
Kobe
Paris
Hong Kong
Hong Kong, Zurich, London, Los Angeles, New
York, Somerset, St Moritz, Gstaad
BusanTokyo, New YorkParis, London
ViennaSeoul, Busan
Hong Kong, New York, SeoulNew York, Zürich, Hong Kong, London
TaipeiTaipei, Beijing
London, New York, Shanghai
Hong Kong, Shanghai
Milan, London, Hong Kong
Taipei
New York
Taipei
Kyoto
Tokyo, Taipei
BerlinTokyo, Osaka, London
Seoul
Singapore, Tokyo, Shanghai,Pace Gallery
Pata Gallery
Perrotin
Project Fulfill Art Space
Richard Saltoun Gallery
Sabrina Amrani
SCAI THE BATHHOUSE
Sean Kelly
SHIBUNKAKU
Simon Lee Gallery
Soka Art
Sprüth Magers
Sullivan + Strumpf
Takeda Art Co.
Tang Contemporary ArtTina Keng Gallery+TKG
Tokyo Gallery＋BTAP
Tomio Koyama Gallery
Tso Gallery
Waddington Custot
WAKO WORKS OF ART
White CubeWhitestone Gallery
Yavuz Gallery
Yoshiaki Inoue Gallery

Hong Kong, New York, Palo Alto, London, Seoul,
GenevaShanghai, Taipei
Paris, New York, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Seoul,
ShanghaiTaipei
LondonMadridTokyo
New York, Taipei
Kyoto, Tokyo, Fukuoka
London, Hong Kong, New York
Taipei, Beijing, Tainan
Berlin, London, Los Angeles, Cologne, Hong
Kong
Sydney, Singapore
Tokyo
Beijing, Hong Kong, Bangkok
Taipei, Beijing
TaipeiTokyo, Beijing
Tokyo
Taipei
LondonTokyoLondon, Hong Kong
Hong Kong, Taipei, Tokyo, KaruizawaSingapore, Sydney
Osaka

SOLOS
182ARTSPACEArt Front Gallery
Artinformal Gallery
BASTIAN
Galerie Bhak
galerie frank elbaz
GALLERY SIDE 2
HdM GALLERYKALOS GALLERY
MASAHIRO MAKI GALLERY
Mind Set Art Center
mother's tankstation
Sies + Höke
Sokyo Gallery
STANDING PINE
Wada Fine Arts | Y++
YIRI ARTS
Yuka Tsuruno Gallery

TainanTokyo
Makati, Mandaluyong
London, Berlin
Seoul
Paris, Dallas
Tokyo
Beijing, London
TaipeiTokyo, Paris
TaipeiDublin, London
Düsseldorf
Kyoto
NagoyaTokyo
TaipeiTokyo

YOUNG GALLERIES
albertz benda
Double Square GalleryNew YorkTaipei

GALLERY VACANCYKOSAKU KANECHIKA
Nunu Fine Art
OVER THE INFLUENCE
WhistleShanghaiTokyo
TaipeiHong Kong, Los AngelesSeoul