Wu Tien-Chang's Video Installation 'Farewell, Spring and Autumn Pavilions' Featured at Art Basel Unlimited
At Art Basel in Basel 2024, the Tina Keng Gallery will showcase Wu Tien-Chang's video installation, 'Farewell, Spring and Autumn Pavilions' (2015). This work, initially unveiled at the Taiwan Pavilion during the 2015 Venice Biennale, features a main character in a latex mask performing to the music of Taiwanese artist Wen Hsia. Born in Changhua, Taiwan, in 1956, Wu delves into Taiwan's sociopolitical narrative through his multimedia creations. The installation includes nostalgic references, such as Wen Hsia's 'Goodbye Harbour,' which alludes to Japan's occupation of Taiwan. The character evolves from military history into a spectral figure. Wu has displayed his art globally, including at the Kochi–Muziris Biennale (2016) and in solo exhibitions in New York (2010) and Madrid (2017). He resides in Taipei.
Key facts
- Wu Tien-Chang's video installation 'Farewell, Spring and Autumn Pavilions' (2015) is shown at Art Basel Unlimited 2024 by Tina Keng Gallery.
- The work debuted at the Taiwan Pavilion in the 2015 Venice Biennale, held in a former prison.
- Wu was born in 1956 in Changhua, Taiwan, and lives in Taipei.
- He blends painting, photography, theatre, and performance to explore Taiwan's history and identity.
- The installation features music by Wen Hsia, a Taiwanese singer popular in the 1950s and 1960s.
- 99 of Wen Hsia's 1,200 recordings were banned during Taiwan's martial law period (1949–1987).
- Wu's work has been exhibited at the Kochi–Muziris Biennale (2016) and in solo shows in New York (2010) and Madrid (2017).
- He received a bachelor of fine arts from the Chinese Culture University in 1980.
Entities
Artists
- Wu Tien-Chang
- Wen Hsia
- Yun Gee
- Su Xiaobai
- Sopheap Pich
Institutions
- Tina Keng Gallery
- Art Basel
- Venice Biennale
- Taiwan Pavilion
- Kochi–Muziris Biennale
- Chinese Culture University
Locations
- Basel
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- Changhua
- Taipei
- Venice
- Italy
- Kochi
- India
- Muziris
- New York
- United States
- Madrid
- Spain