The museum building was built during the Japanese rule in 1921 for what later became Jiànchéng Elementary School, which now occupies a new structure on the back of the historical building. After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China, it hosted the Taipei City Government and became an important landmark, thanks to its highly recognizable symmetrical building and belltower in historic style. After the city government had moved to the new location in Xinyi district, it was designated as a historical building, and re-opened on 27 May 2001 as the Museum of Contemporary Art, Taipei (MOCA Taipei), as the first museum in Taiwan to be dedicated exclusively to contemporary art.[citation needed]
Exhibitionsedit
While showcasing mainly contemporary Taiwanese art, under director Shih Jui-jen its activities have become increasingly international. In 2009, it organized a solo show of Taiwanese artist Yang Maolin as a pavilion at the Venice Biennale. In 2009 and 2010 it collaborated with MoCA Shanghai, Today Art Museum Beijing and Guangdong Museum of Art in the organization of the Animamix Biennial.[1] Current director Loh Li-chen continues the international connections and presentations next to presenting both established local artists as well as giving space to young talent. In 2023 director Loh Li-chen secured the first stop of the international touring exhibition of Banksy's Love is in the Bin (authorized by Pest Office) reputed as one of the most iconic contemporary artworks of the 21st century, on view at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MoCA), Taipei, from July 1 to August 13, 2023, before going into the world. In the same timeframe, MoCA Taipei presented NEXUS the first exhibition to focus exclusively on the Caribbean in Taiwan, which could be seen from May 5 until July 16, 2023. www.frieze.com/article/nexus-moca-taipei-2023-review
Hours of operationedit
The museum is open Tuesdays through Sundays from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. It is closed on Mondays.[2]
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Official website
November 26, 2023
museum, contemporary, taipei, moca, taipei, traditional, chinese, 台北當代藝術館, simplified, chinese, 台北当代艺术馆, pinyin, táiběi, dāngdài, yìshùguǎn, museum, contemporary, located, datong, district, taipei, taiwan, 台北當代藝術館established27, 2001location39, chang, west, roa. The Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei MoCA Taipei traditional Chinese 台北當代藝術館 simplified Chinese 台北当代艺术馆 pinyin Taibei Dangdai Yishuguǎn is a museum of contemporary art located in Datong District Taipei Taiwan Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei台北當代藝術館Established27 May 2001Location39 Chang an West Road Datong Taipei TaiwanCoordinates25 03 02 N 121 31 07 E 25 05056 N 121 51861 E 25 05056 121 51861TypeMuseumWebsiteOfficial website Contents 1 History 2 Exhibitions 3 Hours of operation 4 Transportation 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory editThe museum building was built during the Japanese rule in 1921 for what later became Jiancheng Elementary School which now occupies a new structure on the back of the historical building After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China it hosted the Taipei City Government and became an important landmark thanks to its highly recognizable symmetrical building and belltower in historic style After the city government had moved to the new location in Xinyi district it was designated as a historical building and re opened on 27 May 2001 as the Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei MOCA Taipei as the first museum in Taiwan to be dedicated exclusively to contemporary art citation needed Exhibitions editWhile showcasing mainly contemporary Taiwanese art under director Shih Jui jen its activities have become increasingly international In 2009 it organized a solo show of Taiwanese artist Yang Maolin as a pavilion at the Venice Biennale In 2009 and 2010 it collaborated with MoCA Shanghai Today Art Museum Beijing and Guangdong Museum of Art in the organization of the Animamix Biennial 1 Current director Loh Li chen continues the international connections and presentations next to presenting both established local artists as well as giving space to young talent In 2023 director Loh Li chen secured the first stop of the international touring exhibition of Banksy s Love is in the Bin authorized by Pest Office reputed as one of the most iconic contemporary artworks of the 21st century on view at the Museum of Contemporary Art MoCA Taipei from July 1 to August 13 2023 before going into the world In the same timeframe MoCA Taipei presented NEXUS the first exhibition to focus exclusively on the Caribbean in Taiwan which could be seen from May 5 until July 16 2023 www wbr frieze wbr com wbr article wbr nexus moca taipei 2023 reviewHours of operation editThe museum is open Tuesdays through Sundays from 10 00 a m to 6 00 p m It is closed on Mondays 2 Transportation editThe museum is accessible within walking distance South West from Zhongshan Station of the Taipei Metro See also editList of museums in TaiwanReferences edit Universes in Universe Gerhard Haupt amp Pat Binder 2nd Animamix Biennial 2009 2010 Art exhibition listings External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei amp oldid 1173904494, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
