Art Taipei Review

The name “Art Taipei” might not make the event seem like the amazing cultural experience that it is....but don't be fooled. The event takes place in the Taipei World Trade Center Exhibition Hall 1. The many exhibition halls, the many similar sounding roads and the many sections – A,B,C,D to name afew – might make the place hard to find if you are unfamiliar with the whereabouts. But as soon as you enter the enormous hall, the cold conditioned air soaking and refreshing you and the smiling faces of sophisticated looking art enthusiasts, you know it is worth it. The hall is huge, and each 

artist's work divided off from eachother by huge white boards. It may seem overwhelming with the huge variety of genres and the huge difference of techinque, talent and country of origin (many artists were from abroad, Japan, Singapore, Germany) but displays an impressive amount of talent despite the few ads. and the huge size. Sculptures, paitings, works made from all sorts of material, nails, books, buttons, wooden stubs, it really gives you a great taster of the many,many types of art and the different techniques one can use when exressing themselves. Our visit reminded me of walking through a grocery store with enthusiastic sales men/women asking you to try a sampler of their high quality product. This exhibtion had everything, and above all displayed asian modern art as not read about in books. A good idea, however, if your really there to see some impressive and unique things, you should pick up the Art Taipei maps and look out for works that may suit you. There is no doubt that no matter what kind of artist you are, or even how familiar you are with it, after walking through the whole of Taipei World Trade Center Exhibition Hall One, you definitely leave feeling like you've matured a little. Or at least...that the air conditioning has refreshed you.