Search Taiwan News >> ------------------------------------------------ 2010_09 2010_08 ------------------------------------------------ 2008_03 2008_02 2008_01 ------------------------------------------------ 2007_12 2007_11 2007_10 2007_09 2007_08 2007_07 2007_06 2007_05 2007_04 2007_03 2007_02 2007_01 ------------------------------------------------ 2006_12 2006... ------------------------------------------------ 2005... ------------------------------------------------ 2004... Penumbra: Contemporary Art form Taiwan A Samstag Museum exhibition in association with the 2008 Adelaide Festival of Arts Date: 2008/02/29 - 2008/03/16 Place: Anne & Gordon Samstag Museum, AU Website: http://www.unisa.edu.au/samstagmuseum/ "Penumbra: Contemporary Art from Taiwan" explores the shifting spaces between past and present, in a country that continues to undergo dynamic economic and socio-political change. This exhibition reflects upon notions of memory, time and place as these artists endeavour to find a sense of meaning and belonging. The curator Sophie Mclntyre has been interested in the newly emerging contemporary artists in Taiwan. Illustration: KUO I-Chen with the curator. Defined as 'a partial or imperfect shadow', Penumbra plays on the 2008 Festival theme of 'light': the exhibition has been specially commissioned for the Festival by the Samstag Museum. Penumbra features a selection of new media, installation and site-specific work by some of Taiwan's rising young stars including Huang Po-Chih, Kuo I-Chen, Tseng Yu-Chin, Wang Ya-Hui and Wu Diing-Wuu (Walis Labai) whose works will be shown in Australia for the first time, which have been quite familiar for Taiwan audience already. "Penumbra: Contemborary Art from Taiwan" is a Samstag Museum exhibition in association with the 2008 Adelaide Festival of Arts with assistance from the Australia-China Council and I-Mei Foods. During the Adelaide Festival from 29 February to 16 March the exhibition is open daily 10am – 5pm. From 18 March to 4 April the exhibition is open 11am – 5pm, Sunday 2 – 5pm. Closed Good Friday 。 Link