Why Don't we Sing? Rethinking the Curatorial Mechanisms of the Taipei Biennial for the First Twenty Years (1996-2016)

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· 발행기관 : 한국미술이론학회
· 수록지 정보 : 미술이론과 현장 / 24호 / 104 ~ 126페이지
· 저자명 : 뤼페이이

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The Taipei Biennial (TB) was established in 1996. The curatorial mechanisms have evolved from employing a collective of Taiwanese curators (1996), to a single Japanese curator (1998), then to the Two-Curator Mechanism (2000-2010), featuring one international curator and one Taiwanese curator working together, before returning to the Single-Curator Mechanism (2012-2016), which has been dominated by curators from the West. This paper reviews the history of the TB and evaluates the differences between its original mission and later development, questioning whether the TB was merely a tool being used to adapt to the international biennial trend, or whether it could be seen as a mirror with which to reflect on the issues and complex local discourses in Taiwan. I argue that the TB has failed to deliver on its mission and a tendency towards invisible self-colonialization could be a fundamental reason behind the operation of the TB curatorial mechanism.

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