In commemoration of the prominent Taiwanese contemporary art advocate Margaret Shiu, the exhibition “Small Is Bountiful: Margaret Shiu’s Contemporary Art Collection” centers on 43 works by 26 Taiwanese contemporary artists, which Shiu collected over the course of nearly 40 years (1976-2014) and donated to Taipei Fine Arts Museum in 2021. The exhibition title “Small Is Bountiful” has three meanings: First, the collection of single or small works is a reflection of entire series or large-scale works. Second, the art in this collection presents the abundant diversity of Taiwanese contemporary art. Third, the collections of individuals can have social and cultural significance, impacting the overall development of art.
Mainly small-sized works, small-scale models, and single works from larger series, the donated works serve as the core of the exhibition and are augmented by related artworks from the TFAM collection, or borrowed from collectors or the artists themselves. Thus, single works may be seen within the context of the whole series, and small-scale models may be seen alongside the large-scale installations they correspond to. This affords an intriguing look at the multifaceted development of environmental and installation art in Taiwan since the 1990s. The works dialogue with the space in terms of scale, and visitors may engage in a process of physical participation and experience. The exhibition also features the symposium “Treasure Keeping: Collectors and Collections” in which contemporary art collectors share their stories and methods of acquiring art, bringing to light art collection’s relationship with contemporary art and its consequence to society.
Source: Taipei Fine Arts Museum
目錄 Contents
004 館長序|王俊傑
Foreword by the Director / Jun-Jieh Wang
008 策展論述|余思穎
Curatorial Statement / Sharleen Yu
020 宇宙的胎動
The First Stirrings of the Universe
王德瑜、吳學讓、賴純純、陳張莉、蕭勤
Wang Te-Yu, Wu Hsuech-Jang, Jun T. Lai, Jenny Chen, Hsiao Chin
044 想像無邊,真實無界
Boundless Imagination, Reality Unbounded
莊普、陳文祥、林鴻文、董陽孜、陳慧嶠
Tsong Pu, Chen Wen-Hsiang, Lin Hong-Wen, Tong Yang-Tze, Chen Hui-Chiao
076 心與語言,形塑世界的界限
A World Shaped by the Heart and Words
吳瑪悧、陳龍斌、鄭政煌、鄭亭亭、侯宜人、石晉華、杜十三
Mali Wu, Chen Long-Bin, Cheng Cheng-Huang,
Cheng Ting-Ting, Hou Yi-Ren, Shi Jin-Hua, Huang Ren-Ho
112 愛恨憎妒,聚成第二層地表
A Second Surface of the Earth, Formed by the Passions
陳順築、白宗晉、黃文浩、梅丁衍、涂維政、姚瑞中、紀凱淵、黃建樺、廖祈羽
Chen Shun-Chu, Pai Chung-Chin, Huang Wen-Hao,
Mei Dean-E, Tu Wei-Cheng, Yao Jui-Chung, Chi Kai-Yuan, Huang Chien-Hua, Liao Chi-Yu
163 藝術家簡介 About the Artists
190 感謝誌 Acknowledgements
ISBN : 9786267144367
Publish: 2022-08
Chief Editor: Sharleen Yu
Publisher: Taipei Fine Arts Museum
Language: English.Chinese
Cover: Hardcover
Page: 192
Size: 20 × 20 × 2 cm