Abstract
Following the so-called economic miracle, its rapid industrialization and urbanization, Taiwan faced a turbulent period where its entry into a globalized and post-capitalist economic system coincided with an increasingly alarming environmental crisis. In the quest for a native identity supported by localism, during the 1990s, the Ministry of Culture popularized off-site exhibitions, leading to a radical transformation in Taiwanese contemporary art toward more collaborative and socially engaged practices. This shift gave rise to pedagogical Land Art projects, which evolved into eco-communities and local art initiatives during the 2000s. This paper aims to explore the emergence and establishment of these artistic ecosystems and their key contributors, who have provided Taiwanese contemporary art with marginalized and anti-hegemonic focal points outside traditional institutions. Moreover, these endeavors underscore the intrinsic relationship between humans, nature, and art in the Anthropocene epoch.
Presenters
Roberto Riccardo AlvauPhD Researcher, History of Art, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
2024 Special Focus—-Art for Sustenance
KEYWORDS
Ecofeminism, Localism, Participatory Art, Taiwan, Public Art
