FORUM-DAY 2
Nov. 02, 2025
14:00 – 17:30
Auditorium, Taipei Fine Arts Museum
14:00 – 15:00
On History: Past images through the present lens
History is never just the past—it is always reframed in the present. This session looks at how artists revisit archives, myths, and memories to challenge official narratives. Together, they ask how images of the past can open new ways of imagining the future.
Moderator
Wen Liu Associate Research Fellow, Institute of Ethnology, Academia Sinica
Artists
Zih-Yan Ciou Artist, Taipei Biennial 2025
Omar Mismar Artist, Taipei Biennial 2025
Hiraki Sawa Artist, Taipei Biennial 2025
Sung Tieu Artist, Taipei Biennial 2025
15:10 – 16:10
On Seeing: Universes big and small
To see is to expand the scale of our attention—from the vastness of the cosmos to the intimacy of a single gesture. The artists in this panel explore different dimensions of vision: ecological, architectural, astronomical, and personal. Their works reveal how even the smallest detail can hold entire worlds.
Moderator
Ching-Yueh Roan Novelist, Architect, Critic, Curator
Artists
Isaac Chong Wai Artist, Taipei Biennial 2025
Henrique Oliveira Artist, Taipei Biennial 2025
Chia-Yun Wu Artist, Taipei Biennial 2025
Ruyi Zhang Artist, Taipei Biennial 2025
16:30 – 17:30
On Collaboration: Rethinking models of patronage
Art today is sustained by many forms of support—from government foundations to private collectors, from corporate initiatives to individual patrons commissioning new work. This session highlights the breadth of ways artists, museums, and institutions like the Taipei Biennial are supported, and how these models shape the cultural landscape. Here, leading voices join the curators of the 2025 Taipei Biennial to explore how patronage can move beyond transaction toward responsibility, experimentation, and shared vision.
Moderator
Jo Hsiao Senior Curator, Taipei Fine Arts Museum
Panelists
Sam Bardaouil Curator, Taipei Biennial 2025
Till Fellrath Curator, Taipei Biennial 2025
Erica Yu-Wen Huang Director, CTBC Foundation for Arts and Culture
Grace Cheung Executive Director, Hong Foundation
Patrick Sun Executive Director, Sunpride Foundation
△ Online pre-registration is required and begins on Oct 15 (Wed.) 10:00 AM.
△ The registration page will automatically close when reached the maximum number of participants.
△ Check-in:
- Online pre-registration "Admission": 13:20 – 13:45; the registration expires when exceeding the check-in timeframe.
- Online pre-registration "Waiting List": 13:40 – 13:50; the registration expires when exceeding the check-in timeframe.
- On-site waiting: 13:50 – 14:00.
Notice
- Participating in the forum is free of charge. Please purchase an ordinary TFAM visitor's ticket when entering the museum.
- In the case of changes on the symposium schedule, information on the official website shall prevail.
- All backpacks and items exceeding 40 x 30 x 20 cm must be stored in a locker at the Museum Information Center located in the lobby.
Contact
Research Department | 02-25957656 #122
