Asia's brand new revolutionary art fair, Art Revolution Taipei 2011 (A.R.T. 2011) features leading and emerging galleries and artists around the globe. 150 plus artists, ranging from the established to the latest generation of emerging figures, are represented in the show's multiple sections. We expect to see tens of thousands of art lover visiting and enjoying the show.
The exhibition includes time-tested and cutting-edge paintings, sculptures, drawings, installations, photographs, video and editioned works. Tens of thousands of people are expected to attend Art Revolution Taipei, including art collectors, art dealers, artists, curators and other art enthusiasts, to enjoy a revolutionary, one-of-a-kind art fair. Another important spot of Art Revolution Taipei 2011 is that we will also invite 100 highly renowned and influential collectors to attend, which would certainly guarantee to bring great attention to the participating artists and their works.
Artists Are the Core
One thing truly "revolutionary" about Art Revolution Taipei 2011 is that the exhibition is curated around artists, rather than gallery-centric as seen in most other shows. Floor plan and design all work around participating artists and the selection of their artwork, not around the gallery. In fact, the whole idea is to make the exhibition in and of itself a great piece of art, with artists and their artworks all contributing to the creation of this enormous piece of artwork.
Three Main Thematic Sections
Art Revolution Taipei 2011 features three main thematic sections: Taiwan Contemporary Art, Chinese Contemporary Art, and International Contemporary Art, totaling 262 booths. Art Revolution Taipei 2011 adopts a very demanding screening process for the selection of 150 artists and their 1200 pieces of artwork to participate in the exhibition. In parallel with the main thematic sections Art Revolution Taipei 2011 also designates three special programs for "Photography," "Sculpture," and the "Aesthetics of Human Body," respectively.
In addition to the exhibition scheduled above, we would also commit a special exhibition area to two charity events - - "Hundred Celebrities' Charity Sale," and "The Compassionate Rich's Charity Sale." All the proceeds from these two events will go directly to the charity group, Good Shepherd Social Welfare Services (http://www.goodshepherd.org.tw), which will assign their own people to station at the exhibition handling the sales.
Art Your Compassion
This year's Art Revolution Taipei also features a special thematic charity program: "Art Your Compassion," which invites over 100 international and local celebrities to participate. All the proceeds will be donated to charity organizations.
This special thematic charity program hosts two events. One is "Hundred Celebrities' Charity Sale," for which each participating celebrity will create an artwork about the size 17.5 x 14 cm and priced at US$30. Each collector is allowed to collect two artworks at most. The name of the artist will be revealed to the collector only after they purchase the artist's artwork. The other event is "The Compassionate Rich's Charity Sale," which invites locally well-known figures keen for public welfare to participate and each donates 1 to 3 pieces of artworks of his/her own creation. Proceeds from the sale of these artworks will go directly to the Good Shepherd Social Welfare Services (http://www.goodshepherd.org.tw).
The list of participants of the two charity events, "Hundred Celebrities' Charity Sale," and "The Compassionate Rich's Charity Sale," will be announced periodically as we move towards the exhibition.
