2021/03/11 21:04 President Tsai Ing-wen (middle) visits Nara Yoshitomo s Taipei exhibition on March 11. (GACC photo) President Tsai Ing-wen (middle) visits Nara Yoshitomo s Taipei exhibition on March 11. (GACC photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) The first solo exhibition for Japanese contemporary artist Nara Yoshitomo in Taiwan will kick off Friday (March 12) in Taipei. President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文), Minister of Culture Lee Yung-te (李永得), and Japanese representative in Taiwan Izumi Hiroyasu (泉裕泰) all appeared at a press conference for a sneak peek on Thursday. The exhibition features the veteran artist s signature two-meter-long painting titled “Miss Moonlight,” which was made in 2020 and is usually displayed at the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo, along with his latest drawing titled “Hazy Humid Day,” with a version made just for Taiwan, according to the General Association of Chinese Culture (GACC)
2021/02/26 12:31 Japan s contemporary artist Nara Yoshitomo will show his work at exhibitions in Taipei, Tainan, and Kaohsiung. (GACC photo) Japan s contemporary artist Nara Yoshitomo will show his work at exhibitions in Taipei, Tainan, and Kaohsiung. (GACC photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Japan s contemporary artist Nara Yoshitomo will show his work at exhibitions in Taipei, Tainan, and Kaohsiung. The organizer of Nara s solo show, the General Association of Chinese Culture (GACC), posted on Facebook Friday (Feb. 26) saying the exhibition would debut in March in Taipei, then proceed to Tainan and Kaohsiung. The GACC also announced last month that Nara s recent work, Miss Moonlight showcased at the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo, 2020 would make its international debut in Taiwan.