Hong Foundation's Grace Cheung on 55 Years of Arts Philanthropy and New AI Initiatives
Grace Cheung has been leading the Hong Foundation's contemporary art program since it launched in 2014. Established in 1971 by Hong Chien Chuan, who also founded a major home electronics brand in Taiwan, the foundation is set to celebrate its 55th anniversary this November. Cheung, who is the daughter-in-law of executive director Celia Hong, started the visual arts initiative 12 years ago. With a strong cultural impact in Taiwan, the foundation has sponsored over 14 performances of Cloud Gate Dance Theatre and hosted a children’s literature award for 18 years. Recently, it has begun international collaborations and is constructing its own facility while supporting artists like Li Yi-Fan and Chang Shu-Wei, focusing on the balance between technology and human artistry.
Key facts
- The Hong Foundation was founded in 1971 by Hong Chien Chuan, who established the National home electronics brand in Taiwan and later Panasonic Taiwan.
- Grace Cheung is the executive director of the Hong Foundation and founding principal of XRANGE Architects.
- The foundation launched its contemporary art programme in 2014 under Grace Cheung.
- In November, the foundation will be 55 years old.
- The foundation sponsored Cloud Gate Dance Theatre and Lin Hwai-min over 14 productions, a relationship that lasted 20 years.
- The foundation's children's literature prize ran for 18 years.
- International collaborations began last year, including with Dia in the US and the Rijksakademie in the Netherlands.
- The foundation recently changed its by-laws to allow it to build a collection and is starting construction on its own building.
Entities
Artists
- Grace Cheung
- Hong Chien Chuan
- Lin Hwai-min
- Celia Hong
- Hsieh Tehching
- Li Yi-Fan
- Chang Shu-Wei
- Chang-Jr Lin
- Sean Wang
- Mr Berryhead
Institutions
- Hong Foundation
- National
- Panasonic Taiwan
- XRANGE Architects
- ArtReview
- Cloud Gate Dance Theatre
- Dia
- Rijksakademie
- Taipei Dangdai
Locations
- Taiwan
- Taipei
- United States
- Netherlands