Artist
引爆火山工程 Engineering of Volcano Detonating
印刻部 Print & Carve Dept.
全昭侹 Jun Sojung
艾薩．霍克森 與 維努里．佩雷拉 Eisa Jocson & Venuri Perera
何采柔 Joyce Ho
何銳安 Ho Rui-an
你哥影視社 Your Bros. Filmmaking Group
吳瑪悧 Wu Mali
吳權倫 Wu Chuan-lun
侯怡亭 Hou I-ting
侯淑姿 Hou Lulu Shur-tzy
姚睿蘭 Yao Jui-lan
致穎 Musquiqui Chihying
張徐展 Zhang Xu Zhan
張乾琦 Chang Chien-chi
梁慧圭 Haegue Yang
麥克．拉克威茨 Michael Rakowitz
喬依里．米納亞 Joiri Minaya
黃孫權 Huang Sun-quan
瑞納斯・凡・德・維爾德 Rinus Van de Velde
萬迪．拉塔納 Vandy Rattana
廖建忠 Liao Chien-chung
鄭錦衡 Jeong Geumhyung
Exhibition Introduction
“It emphasizes the idea of cities as places of intersection between many webs of social, cultural and technological flow, and the superimposition of these relational webs on the physical spaces of cities.” (Amin and Graham, 1999)[1]
Every day, thousands of people enter cities from various places, and the scale of human migration and movement vastly exceeds our imagination. As people from different traditions and backgrounds come together, cultural integration or clashes occur as a result. A city evolves through the cycle of construction and destruction, instilling a desire for survival in its inhabitants while constantly transforming in an ever-changing balance of coexistence amid differences.
Within and beyond the city, the flow of people and materials weaves relational networks that can either be closely linked or dispersed. These connections are influenced by various forms of power, including finance, economy, culture, and international politics, creating hierarchies and structures that continue to interconnect, separate, reorganize, and even dissolve. Meanwhile, a city serves as a space where identities take shape and a site of dynamic forces driven by the collective human will that continuously propels society forward.
As one of Taiwan’s largest metropolitan regions, New Taipei City epitomizes global urban trends through its development. "Reimagining Radical Cities" showcases the works of twenty-three local and international artists/art groups. Drawing on the rise of a modern city within a globalized context, the exhibition investigates the changes in industry, labor migration, economic and trade landscapes, and urban spatial politics that have emerged throughout urban modernization since the latter half of the twentieth century. Building on this contextual development, the exhibition draws attention to urban development experiences from the perspective of the Global South and further explores the formation of diverse identities, new social interactions, and the reconstruction of spiritual dimensions in today’s society.
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[1] Amin, Ash, and Stephen Graham. “Cities of Connection and Disconnection.” Unsettling Cities: Movement/Settlement. Eds. John Allen, Doreen Massey, Michael Pryke. London: Routledge, 1999, p. 9.