Taipei Dangdai to present an expanded public program for 2020 thatwill take Art & Ideas beyond the fair walls•Ideas returns with conversations orientated around four key
thematic islands: Technology, Ecology, Pop and Tradition,
launching at events taking place in the lead up to the fair
opening•

Installations will showcase large-scale digital and video workaround the city in addition to major installations on-site at thefair•

With a spotlight on regional artists, the public program andnon-profit platforms further deepen Taipei Dangdai’scommitment to the local art scene

TAIPEI (3 December 2019) Taipei Dangdai announces a strengthened
public program that will include a platform for stimulating conversation
between key players and experts in the art world and beyond, as well as a
new series of installations throughout the city, all set to engage and enticecollectors and visitors from Taipei, the region and around the world.
Presented by UBS and held at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center, Hall
1 (TaiNEX 1), the second edition of the fair will run from Friday 17January until Sunday 19 January 2020 (with the preview day on
Thursday 16 January) and a lineup of 99 galleries.
“We are very pleased with the organic way the program has grown anddeveloped following the success of the first edition, with collaborations,presentations and insight from important players in the Taiwanese art
scene,” says Co-Director Magnus Renfrew. “With a strengthened gallery
list, strong VIP programs, expanded public programs and non-profit
platforms for audiences across all ages, as well as other engaging
activations throughout the city, we celebrate Taipei’s unique and dynamic
art scene and global creativity through the second edition of Taipei
Dangdai.”

IdeasThe Taipei Dangdai 2020 Art & Ideas public talks program, Islands, The
Straits between Them, which launched in December 2019, provides anoff-site program leading up to the fair in January next year, and willcontinue to extend after the fair. The specially curated conversations series
centers around four key thematic islands - Technology, Ecology, Popand Tradition - that provide fundamental pillars to understanding thecontext for contemporary art in Taipei.
“With a focus on creating pathways or straits for conversation between
disciplines and encouraging an open exchange of ideas across territories

and generations, the talks follow the lead of the artists, pursuing questions
that are urgent or pertinent to them,” says Co-Director Robin Peckham
who has curated the program together with Taiwanese public intellectual,
Chang Tieh-Chi. “In a region defined by islands and straits, the fair aims
to celebrate the logic of the archipelago in creating loose but permanentconnections across the oceans in between.”
Highlight speakers range from leading gallerists, artists and art world
figures—including: Tina Keng, Founder and Director of Tina Keng
Gallery, Brett Gorvy, Co-Founder of Lévy Gorvy, Mami Kataoka,
Director of the Mori Museum, and artists Michael Lin, Bernard Frize,
LuxuryLogico, and Christopher Le Brun—to key thought leaders inTaiwanese culture such as architect Huang Sheng-Yuan of Fieldoffice, artconservator Leo Tsai and Razor Chiang, hip-hop producer and CEO ofForbidden Paradise.
Through the theme of Technology, discussions will explore the relationshipbetween art, creativity, artificial intelligence, and how Taiwan’s worldleading technology industries and the creative world collaborate. Ecologyinvestigates the spaces between art, architecture and nature and questionssocial justice versus environmental justice. Pop explores music andmainstream or popular culture in Taiwan and Asia, with discussions aroundthe value in collaborations across fashion, art, and marketing. Tradition
addresses themes which surround classical references in contemporary
life, how Taiwanese culture has promoted its heritage, and regional
differences in Chinese heritage.
Grounding these four thematic islands, a Discourse section aims toencourage the thinking of relations and narratives around cultural values,
geopolitical contexts, and the variety of art forms across different sectors.
Finally, Market raises practical conversations around the generationaltransfer and cultural preferences of wealth, collecting and patronage, andthe shifts within the Asian art market.

Installations
The 2020 edition of Taipei Dangdai will present works beyond the art fairvenue for the first time with an expanded Installations section that will takeover the city. As well as major installation works of LuxuryLogico, Ju
Ming and Chen Wan-Jen in the fair itself, large-scale moving image will beincorporated within iconic and highly visited landmarks in Taipei.
Large projection screens will be installed at the Taipei Dangdai off-site VIPLounge at Ce La Vi programmed by Taipei-based creative director Item
Idem. Against a view of the city, these screens will showcase pieces fromvideo artists represented by galleries participating at the fair, alongsideunrepresented filmmaking talent from Taiwan and the region.

Dong Gallery, a 90-meter-long digital screen in downtown Taipei, together
with participants mostly from the Young Galleries sector: including
Taeyoon Kim, Chen Wan-Jen, Timothy Curtis, and Lai Wei-yu, will
present a number of works created especially for this monumental screen
from 20 November 2019 through until the end of the fair.

Non-Profit Showcase and VIP Programs
Taipei Dangdai is also pleased to showcase non-profit initiatives throughTaipei Platform, a collaborative booth activated by art and culturalinstitutions, independent publishers and art bookstores such as Lightbox,
Pon Ding, Taipei Art Book Fair, Giloo and Taipei Contemporary Art
Center (TCAC). Taipei Platform includes art forums, workshops, libraries,performance and screenings. In addition, TCAC, will offer 14 guided tours
to introduce the historical and international significance of the fairhighlights. In partnership with Little Art, a creative art space for toddlers,
the fair will offer 4 interactive tours for young children to explore andstimulate their creative minds.
To promote local artists to international curators, Taipei Dangdai has
closely worked with participating galleries and non-profit art organizations,to share Taiwanese artist portfolios with visiting curators to help themarrange studio visits and contribute to ongoing international researcharound art from Taiwan.
Taipei Dangdai, to further encourage discourse and creative sharing, will
launch an editorial platform led by a board made up of young art writers
in Taiwan. Including critics, editors, curators and independent publishers
and researchers in the field, this publishing initiative will present thediverse local art scene from multiple perspectives and aim to inspire local
and visiting audiences to re-discover Taipei’s cultural fabric.
As a VIP highlight, Taipei Dangdai will collaborate with the Taipei FineArts Museum for a unique VIP tour of the 2020 Taipei Art Awards andthe exhibition, Apichatpong Weerasethakul: The Serenity of Madness. A
full series of Gallery Night programs on 15 January and the arts andcultural tours will be available for VIPs during the opening week.
Full details of the public program will be listed on the Taipei Dangdai
website on 11 December 2019.
Media are now invited to apply for press accreditation for the second
edition of Taipei Dangdai. Please apply by Friday, 10 January 2020 toguarantee
processingofyourapplication
beforethefair:https://taipeidangdai.com/press/Ends

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NOTES TO EDITORSABOUT 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 thought
leaders 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 andRobin 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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