Shibuya culture PROJECT

At the beginning of March,Orchard HallIn Lynn Faimin led by Cloud Gate Dance Theater performances"WHITE White"But stole the show are staged. Taiwan Lynn Faimin of birth is described as "Asian of unparalleled masters", as well as critics of the world only, person to be loved in the local Taiwanese. Dancers, when performances, modern dance, ballet, of course, Taiji Shirube引, meditation, martial arts, that the acquisition of technology, such as calligraphy is required. To Western dance, lively dance incorporating the oriental expression, might be said to own body representation in light of the historical background in which they walked.
Taiwan, in ancient times from the Age of Discovery, which is territory of the 16th century, the Netherlands and Spain, after the Sino-Japanese War Japan, during the Vietnam War and in the United States, has continued to be involved long power struggle of other countries region. In this complex interference of the process, Taiwan culture has been strongly influenced by other countries such as Japan and the United States including China.
Jumpy Taiwan also in political between the also present and China unified faction Taiwan independence faction. On the other hand, it can be said that what was born through the Taiwan history of the past, a lot of influence mix the Taiwan own the culture has been the rise. This time, while to pick up two of the events that have been introduced in Shibuya, I would like to explore such Taiwan's historical and cultural identity.

Euro SpaceIn in screening『雨が舞う　〜金瓜石 残照〜』It is, it is a documentary that explores the history of the gold mine that was mine closure in 1987 "Jinguashi".
Of 1930s Taiwan, Sino-era was a victory was Japan's colonial war. "Jinguashih" is also, in the city of the Japanese were developing gold mine, is managed by such as Nippon Mining, temporarily boasted glory in the production volume of the East. However, when the Pacific War begins, people are taken to the soldier, installed prisoner of war camps in Jinguashi became labor shortage. Under the management of Nippon Mining, that was a strong risk business is taken prisoner. And 1945, Japan along with the defeat left the Taiwan, through the management of the government under the Republic of China "Jinguashi" is closure in 1987.
In this work, as a stage of the gold mine "Jinguashi", this era, Japanese and Taiwanese have lived in this area, one's heart goes out to the lives of the time from their respective positions. And it electrified residential, in contrast to Japanese blessed with abundant supplies, one of the Taiwanese as "discrimination is was poor." But in the back of their words to speak at that time as "nostalgic", complex thought comes into view.

Shoto Museum of ArtSo, from April 7, it was born in Japan colonial era, learned Western art fled the country in the crackdown of the era of the knowledge people by the Taiwan national government two Taiwanese writer, Ryo Shuhei and Kou civil rights Exhibition"Taiwan of mind, Taiwan of information."There will be held.
Modern version painter Ryo is, after graduating from Taiwan universities, among ranging from 1962 Tokyo, Paris, to New York, was earnest to learn the modern prints of the West. Such as his work called "Taiwan of Contemporary Prints father" to the motif of the daily necessities of Taiwan, Eastern dwells on things, seeking the Taiwan spirit. In addition other writers activities, including the was instrumental in printmaking laboratory founded (1977) at the University of Tsukuba, the United States, are when leaders of modern printmaking techniques in Taiwan.
In addition, the landscape painter Kou, after graduating from Taiwan University, Spain, over to the United States. Western aesthetics, while learning the representation techniques, by incorporating techniques and Drawings watercolor in the traditional ink painting, has paved the way for a new ink painting. Japan, the United States, while expanding the playing field to foreign countries such as opening a solo exhibition in China, the National Taiwan Academy of Fine Arts, tilt the passion to Taiwan of the reverse development, such as Taiwan Normal University. Taiwan of the original landscape of various places that are featured in the foundation landscape, to his work drawn the architecture as a motif, seems to have been carved culture of Taiwan.
This exhibition, which Messrs works are arranged chasing era. Questioned the identity of as the post-war "Taiwanese", I want to discover the sprouting of has led to find the originality Taiwan culture.

To List