A series of performances, artist talks, guided tours, workshops, and public discussions are held alongside the "Reimagining Radical Cities" exhibition, exploring topics such as space, gender, labor, living environments, and cultural care.
Most of the programs are mainly conducted in Mandarin.
Artist Talks
Session 1
Time：2025/4/27(Sun.)，13:30-15:30
Venue：NTCAM，B3 Common Room
Moderaor：Amy Cheng／Curator of "Reimagining Radical Cities". Senior Curator at Singapore Art Museum
Artists：Jun Sojung, Haegue Yang, Joiri Minaya, Vandy Rattana
This artist talk will feature Jun Sojung, Haegue Yang, Joiri Minaya, Vandy Rattana, who will share their creative concepts and practices. Using their works in "Reimaging Radical Cities" as a starting point, they will discuss their observations on life under industrialization, urbanization, and capitalism, as well as the motivations behind their artistic explorations. The talk will delve into their creative approaches, including sources of inspiration, artistic techniques, and the choice of materials and media—examining how these elements relate to their own experiences of urban life. Finally, the artists will reflect on the long-term themes that have shaped their practices and the directions they wish to explore in the future.
*This session will be conducted with consecutive interpretation in Chinese and English.
Session 2
Time：2025/4/27(Sun.)，15:40-17:40
Venue：NTCAM，B3 Common Room
Moderaor：Hsieh Feng-rong／Curator of "Reimagining Radical Cities". Senior Curator at NTCAM
Artists：Eisa Jocson & Venuri Perera, Hou I-ting, Musquiqui Chihying
This artist talk will bring together Eisa Jocson & Venuri Perera, Hou I-ting, Musquiqui Chihying to discuss their work and research. Their contributions to Reimaging Radical Cities revolve around issues of labor politics, extending into themes of the body, gender, emotional labor, and artificial intelligence. This discussion will focus on how each artist employs different creative methods and media to address the evolving structures of labor and the impact of technological development on labor relations. They will also share insights into their artistic methodologies and research trajectories, exploring how art can serve as a means of engaging with and interpreting social phenomena.
*This session will be conducted with consecutive interpretation in Chinese and English.
Performances
Magic Maids: Sweeping Sisters
Time：
2025/4/26 (Sat.), 14:00-14:30
Venue：NTCAM, Corridors on the 2nd to 6th floors
Artists：Eisa Jocson & Venuri Perera
Dancer：Naceku (He Yan-yu), Zhou Kuan-rou
*Free to join
Through the evocative archetypes of "the witch" and "the maid," "Magic Maids: Sweeping Sisters" unearths a misogynistic framework in which these roles—both feared and controlled—exist along the same continuum. Jocson and Venuri's performance compels us to consider how deeply ingrained stereotypes influence perceptions of women’s labor and identity. With sweeping gestures and ritualistic movement, they invite the audience to question the boundaries between labor, art, and the politics of the female body, elevating simple actions into a powerful message on resilience and reclamation.
*This performance is a mobile exhibition, and no seating will be provided on-site.
*Children under 12 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
*This performance will be conducted in English.
Spa & Beauty
Time：
2025/8/9 (Sat.), 14:00-14:30
2025/8/10 (Sun.), 14:00-14:30
Venue：NTCAM, 6A Gallery
Artist：Geumhyung Jeong
"Spa & Beauty" explores the relationship of body-objects, highlighting the tactility of a type of highly industrialised care manifested in beauty and body care products. Brushes, sponges, soaps and other functional objects that touch our naked body on a daily basis form a disconcerting display, creating a narrative that invites one to reconsider ideas of beauty, intimacy and consumption.
In the performance, the artist treats her body as a medium par excellence, activates the modern artefacts by using them in particular, even idiosyncratic ways, shedding light on the sprays, bottles, bathtubs, and the pleasure of consuming and touching.
*This performance is a mobile exhibition, and no seating will be provided on-site. Limited to 30 participants.
*Children under 12 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
*This performance will be conducted in English.
Registration Notes
Artists talks, performances, and guided tours do not include exhibition tickets. Please purchase a separate ticket for entry to participate. (Tickets will be required for entry starting from July 1, 2025.)