Business Traveller (Asia-Pacific)

ART TAIPEI 2014: Unmissable!

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After a long and exhausting flight it’s understand­able that you might want to relax in your hotel or take a hot spring bath and let all the hassles just evaporate away. Instead, be inspired and refreshed by Art Taipei, the longeststa­nding art fair in Asia, where you will encounter distinguis­hed works of art from 145 galleries worldwide.

Artworks featured include those from Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí, Marc Chagall and Gerhard Richter, the renowned contempora­ry art master from Germany. The Frankfurt-based op-artist Tobias Rehberger’s works also make an appearance, as do the much sought-after abstract works of China’s Sanyu and Zao Wou-Ki.

Aside from these masters are the high profile Asian artists who are making waves in the region, such as Japan’s avant-garde Yayoi Kusama; Korea’s Kim Tschang Yeul, famed worldwide for his water drop series; Chen Chieh-jen, a frequent guest at internatio­nal biennials in recent years; Nikki Luna, an artist from the Philippine­s famed for creating works of art from daily objects; and the textile artist Jakkai Siributr from Thailand.

This year’s Art Taipei slogan is “Dear Art” – the opening phrase of a letter, which is intended to lower the anxiety that art can bring about and inspire the courage to have a conversati­on and explore today’s possibly unfamiliar world of art. Art Taipei represents the start of an understand­ing, as well as a long-term relationsh­ip. Art Taipei is a festival you can’t miss if you visit Taiwan. Come and join us and enjoy the charm of art!

 ??  ?? Top of the page: Peep by Moe Nakamura Clockwise from left: Pumpkin by Yayoi Kusama; Untitled by Zao Wou-ki; Recurrence by Kim Tschang-yeul; Ordeal by Roses by Eikoh Hosoe
Top of the page: Peep by Moe Nakamura Clockwise from left: Pumpkin by Yayoi Kusama; Untitled by Zao Wou-ki; Recurrence by Kim Tschang-yeul; Ordeal by Roses by Eikoh Hosoe

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