Date｜Thursday, March 6, 2025 13:00–14:00
Venue｜Audio-Visual Room 1002, 1st floor, Sculpture Building, National Taiwan University of Arts
Speakers｜
LAI Ko-Wei (賴科維)
WENG Jhen-Ling (翁榛羚)
Introduction｜
The Tainan New Art Award aims to discover emerging art stars by integrating art fairs, local galleries, and exhibition spaces to foster deep dialogue between contemporary art, cityscapes, and cultural spaces.
This lecture features artists Lai Ko-Wei and Weng Jhen-Ling sharing the curatorial concepts behind the 2025 New Art Award. The topic centers on “Tainan as a continually growing city”—as sediment alters its coastline, the city extends toward the sea. This geographical and historical evolution parallels the nature of artistic creation, always navigating between flux and exploration. The lecture will delve into how art grows within the complex texture of a city, prompting us to consider how individuals reposition themselves amid natural, social, and urban changes.
All students, faculty, and friends interested in contemporary art, curatorial practice, and urban issues are warmly invited!
Speaker Introductions｜
LAI Ko-Wei
Lai Ko-Wei (born 1998) received an M.F.A. in Sculpture from NTUA in 2024. His work often uses molds for ceramic and plastic production, exploring the blurred boundaries of space, dimension, value, identity, and institutions through material shifts and labor-intensive processes
WENG Jhen-Ling
Born in 1996 in Taipei, Weng Jhen-Ling earned her B.F.A. in Calligraphy & Painting from NTUA and is completing her M.F.A. at Taipei National University of the Arts (Ink Painting). Her copperplate etchings explore the tension between inner self and outer image, employing acid corrosion and incense burn techniques to disrupt traditional Eastern aesthetics .
Supervised by｜ Tainan City Government / Ministry of Culture
Organizer｜ Tainan City Government Cultural Affairs Bureau / [基金法人未提供名稱]
