Taichung, Oct. 29 (CNA) An iconic nude sculpture created by Huang Tu-shui (黃土水, 1895-1930) during the era of Japanese colonial rule in Taiwan was inducted into the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts Saturday.
Taipei, June 2 (CNA) The Australian Office in Taipei and Taiwan's National Culture and Arts Foundation (NCAF) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to enhance exchanges in the fields of art and culture.
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<strong>Slovakia delegation to visit</strong>
A 10-member delegation led by Deputy Speaker of the Slovak National Council Milan Laurencik and President of the Bratislava Region Juraj Droba is to visit Taiwan from Sunday to Friday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said yesterday. The pair will be joined by five Slovak lawmakers, including Peter Osusky, chairman of the Slovakia-Taiwan Parliamentary Group. Minister of Foreign Affairs Joseph Wu (吳釗燮) is set to honor Osusky with the Friendship Medal of Diplomacy in recognition of his promotion of bilateral relations, the ministry said, adding that Wu would also sign an agreement on judicial cooperation in civic
A long-lost nude sculpture by late Taiwanese sculptor Huang Tu-shui (黃土水) is to be the central exhibit at a show at the Museum of National Taipei University of Education from today through April.
The exhibition, titled “Lumiere: The Enlightenment and Self-Awakening of Taiwanese Culture,” is to feature the newly rediscovered sculpture Water of Immortality (甘露水), which was formerly known as Sweet Dew along with paintings and writing by more than 20 Taiwanese artists and literary figures of the Japanese colonial period.
Curator Lin Mun-lee (林曼麗), who discovered the sculpture early this year, on Thursday expressed her happiness and excitement about