ICRT Vlog #7: YouTube Outage, Taiwanese Art at the Louvre (羅浮宮) and Savory Tapioca Pearls (珍珠)!
This is our new ICRT Vlog where we cover some of the fun aspects of news, lifestyle, happenings and entertainment in Taiwan. Now we get to kick back and relax and talk about some of the more trendy and hip things going on around the island! This week, we chat about being robbed of YouTube, Taiwanese...Continue reading
Young Art Taipei 2015
Art lovers, rejoice! Mark your calendars for one of the biggest art fairs in Taiwan. Young Art Taipei (YAT) is back in its seventh consecutive year. It’s the leading contemporary hotel art fair in Asia, and every year young artists from around the world who are under the age of 45 show off their work....Continue reading
Taiwan Talk: Colorwolf Studio on Taiwan’s arts community
!!Click HERE to listen!! On the episode we take trip to Color Wolf Studios, a Taipei based studio and art collective that provides work space for about a dozen artists and also hosts events that bring Taiwan’s artistic community together. While we’re there we speak with the group’s director, American expat Patty Hogan, to learn...Continue reading
Exhibition Features Aboriginal Crafts at National Taiwan Museum
An exhibition featuring the crafts of two Aboriginal tribes is available for viewing at the National Taiwan Museum, for a glimpse into the culture and traditions of the Atayal and Paiwan. The show, “Rainbow and Dragonfly: Where the Atayal Clothing Meet the Paiwan Multi-colored Glass Beads”, presents textiles by northern Atayal people, and the colorful...Continue reading
Gary Tu’s Fashion Illustration Exhibition
It was a chilly night a month or two ago in Taipei and I was walking near Shin Kong Mitsukoshi across from Taipei Main Station when I stumbled upon the work of Gary Tu. His work was showcased in big, blown up prints and I stood there like a happy, little art nerd with a...Continue reading
Gary Baseman’s “The Door is Always Open” Exhibition Debuts at MOCA
Chances are you don’t know his name, but you probably know his work. Famed illustrator, painter, TV/movie producer, and toy designer Gary Baseman has opened his “The Door is Always Open” exhibition at Taipei’s Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA). The exhibition features over 500 works spanning across three decades of Baseman’s career. For the exhibition,...Continue reading
Pow! Wow! Taiwan Mural Festival is Taking Over Taipei
Street art is taking over Taipei City starting May 28th! Pow!Wow! started four years ago on the island of Oahu and for the first time ever it’s being brought to Taiwan. Come check out international artists such as Pow!Wow! founder, Jasper Wong, as well as Madsteez and Aaron De La Cruz. Local Taiwanese artists such...Continue reading
Loving Vincent
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3LSfvcmrf0 It’s hard to believe that one of the most famous painters in the world died as a penniless, unknown artist who only sold one painting in his entire life. However, today he’s known worldwide and perhaps as one of the best painters. Vincent Van Gogh happens to be one of my favorite artists and...Continue reading
Vertigo: Cutting Edge Australian Art Exhibit in Taipei
If you fancy yourself as an art lover then you should check out the Vertigo Art Exhibition! The exhibit features 10 of Australia’s top contemporary artists: Boe-lin Bastian, Cate Consandine, Simon Finn, Justine Khamara, Bonnie Lane, Kristin McIver, Kiron Robinson, Tania Smith, Kate Shaw and Alice Wormald. The show will have a dazzling array of...Continue reading
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