Cultural Partners

Featuring commissioned and prize-winning works by young artists, these organizations support Taiwan’s vibrant art scene. This year’s cultural partners include CTBC Foundation for Arts and Culture, King Car Cultural and Art Center and Hong Foundation.

CTBC Foundation for Arts and Culture

CTBC Foundation for Arts and Culture was found in 1996. The foundation aims to stimulate the art and cultural environment in Taiwan and elevate cultural literacy among the general public. In earlier years, the foundation focused on theater operations; in 2015, it underwent a transformation and initiated a three-pronged approach to support performing arts, promote visual arts, and foster arts and culture education.

Her Contemporary Perspectives

This booth, presented by the CTBC Foundation for Arts and Culture, showcases selected works from CTBC’s collection. Through the perspectives of three female artists, it explores the interconnected dialogues of time, identity, and cultural transformation. Rebecca Baumann’s Automated Colour Field employs mechanical installations and dynamic colors to capture shifts in perception. Wu Yi-Han’s The Madonna and the Whoreexamines the pursuit of gender equality in modern society, reflecting on societal expectations of women’s roles. Hsiao Pei-Yi’s Treasure Ship II contemplates themes of disaster and transformation, exploring the duality of life and the possibilities for humanity to find a way forward. Together, these three works offer a cultural perspective on contemporary society through the lens of women.

King Car Cultural and Art Center

Established in 2008 by the King Car Cultural & Educational Foundation, the King Car Cultural & Art Center is dedicated to supporting emerging artists and fostering wider engagement with contemporary art in Taiwan. With two spaces in Taipei—Nanjing and Chengde—KCCA focuses on early-career artists working across painting, installation, video, and sculpture, highlighting the diverse ways contemporary art engages in dialogue with the environment. Beyond exhibitions, the Center organizes talks, art writing workshops, and artist residencies, cultivating dialogue and exchange in Taiwan’s evolving contemporary art scene.

Do You Feel Any Heat?

This work utilizes 3D scanning technology to convert physical materials such as crystals and minerals into digital files composed of mesh and texture, integrating them into sculptural creations. It explores the digital translation of material energy, examining whether substances believed to possess invisible energies—within cultural and religious contexts—can be re-perceived and regenerated through technological means via their digital “surfaces” and “forms.”

Hong Foundation

This year, Hong Foundation co-hosts a special mini-retrospective of emerging artist Li Yi-Fan, titled “Making of…Li Yi-Fan”, sponsored by the Department of Cultural Affairs, Taipei City Government.

Featuring three works that trace a journey from digital technology and internet culture to the age of AI, Li Yi-Fan transforms cold, technological media into emotionally charged visual landscapes through his distinct narrative approach. His work reminds us that technology is not just a tool; it is a vessel for both human imagination and longing.