The series opens with “the three teachers of the Lin family in Banqiao” who came to Taiwan during the Qing Dynasty to teach at the residence of the Lin family in Banqiao. It then moves on to the period of Japanese rule in New Taipei with the artists Li Mei-shu and Lee Shih-chiao and next up is the unique artistic style of the post-war period, followed by reflections on the blossoming of avant-garde ideas in the post-martial law period.
THEME
Theme 1
The Three Teachers of the Lin Family in Banqiao: Lu Shi-yi, Yeh Hua-cheng and Hsieh Kuan-chiao
Speaker ─ Hsiao Chong-ray (honorary professor, Department of History, National Cheng Kung University)
Theme 2
From Art Exhibitions to Society: Starting from Lee Mei-shu and Lee Shih-chiao
Speaker ─ Pai Shih-ming (professor and department head, Department of Fine Arts, National Taiwan Normal University
Theme 3
Returning to the “Post-War” Era: Looking at the Geography and Periphery of New Taipei from a Global Art History Perspective
Speaker ─ Chiang Po-shin (art historian)
Theme 4
Demons Dancing: Looking Back at the Post-Martial Law Art Movement through Exhibition DMs
Speaker ─ Yao Jui-chung (artist, associate professor, Department of Fine Arts, National Taiwan Normal University)
Theme 5
Transcending Space: A Discussion from the “Beyond Space” Exhibition in 1985
Dialogue ─ Tsong Pu (artist) x Jun T. Lai (artist)
Theme 6
Local Sites and Artistic Practice: Art Museums, Localities and their Collaboration
Dialogue ─ Li Hsiao-wen (Treasure Hill Artist Village Director) x Su Yao-hua (assistant professor, Department of Fine Arts, National Taiwan Normal University)
