The Taishin Art Awards aims to promote local contemporary art that is creative, professional and embodies the spirit of the age. Through sharing and promoting the best of Taiwan’s contemporary art, more creativity, aesthetics and vitality will be instilled in society.
In the seven years that it has been held, the Taishin Art Awards has become famous for its prize money of over a million NTD, which is the highest among Taiwan art awards, as well as its meticulous and stringent judging process. The discourse that stemmed from the judging process is also highly valued by experts and artists. This locally-organized art award was made possible through the organization of the Taishin Group and the support of many experts and scholars in the Taiwan contemporary art world.
Twenty-six nomination committee members and 14 professional art judges from all over Taiwan took part in the nomination and judging process of the 2008 Taishin Art Awards. During the year-long judging process, this group of people viewed nearly a thousand art exhibits and performances. The three- stage process, composed of monthly nominations, quarterly selections and year-end runoff selections, is conducted simultaneously with art exhibitions and art forum discussions. In the end, five works in the visual arts category and nine works from the performing arts category were chosen to be the finalists.
The Visual Arts Award
Jun-Jieh Wang ─ Project David III : David’s Paradise –A solo exhibition by Jun-Jieh Wang
Yu-Cheng Chou ─ Superb Superficialness
Ta-Chien Pan ─ 「Flashover」A solo-show by Pan Ta-Chien
Taiwan Field Factory ─ Art Instllation in Tree Valley Park's Public Space
Tien-Chang Wu ─SHOCK.SHOT
The Performing Arts Finalists
Chun-Hsien Wu ─Double C Reflex
Capital Ballet, Taipei ─ Surround
Shu-yi Chou ─ Visible City, People Filled with Air
National Chinese Orchestra ─ The Legendary Diva of the Taiwanese Opera Chiung-Chih Liao and NCO
The Party Theater Group ─ The Sky Crisis
M.O.V.E THEATRE ─ Fable to be, or Not to be.
Ju Percussion Group ─ Percussion Happens Daily
Shakespeare's Wild Sisters Group ─ Hsu Yen-Ling × Sylvia PlathShakespeare's Wild Sisters Group ─Listen To Me, Please!
In the late April, the final selection jury consisted of international experts will finally elect the winner of visual art and performing art for the fourteen finalists; meanwhile, the special award will also be selected among the two fields of art.
As before, the foundation will hold Taishin Arts Award exhibition in Museum of Contemporary Art, Taipei before the final selection. By this chance, the foundation is going to represent the essence of the fourteen artworks for the public. After the fierce competition, the excellent art works are selected. It somehow stands for the artistic tendency in the last year. It is a pleasure that people come and attend the exhibition for the refined art works.
Taishin Bank Foundation for Arts and Culture