Opening day for the new exhibition
Ink Shower: Contemporary Taiwanese Artists Reimagine Tradition, curated by Kai-Ching Hsiao and Maureen Warren. On view through February 27.
Ink Shower features painting, sculpture, photography, animation, and other digital media that celebrate recent contemporary Taiwanese contributions to the tradition of ink painting. For more than a thousand years, artists have used monochromatic ink to their society’s deepest beliefs and highest aspirations. This tradition continues to provide a compelling means of communicating ideas about spiritual refinement and the relationships between humankind and natural and cosmic forces. The tradition of ink painting also offers a rich visual vocabulary and intellectual framework to reconsider present-day concerns about climate change, consumerism, an increasingly digital world, and more. Audiences interested in the resilience of tradition, the place of humanity vis-a-vis nature and the cosmos in an increasingly technologically complex and globally connected world will enjoy
Ink Shower.
Hours:
Tue–Fri 10–5 | Sat 10–4 | Thu until 8 pm
Parking nearby is free after 5 pm and on weekends
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This exhibitions was produced in collaboration with the Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies at the University of Illinois, with special thanks to Director Matt Winters and Associate Director Yuchia Chang.
Ink Shower is organized by InART Space and Krannert Art Museum. Advised by Jamie Tu, Rita Chang, Chien-Hui Kao, Yu-Chia Chang.
Made possible with grant support from the Ministry of Culture, Taiwan; Center for Advanced Study MillerComm Lecture Series; and Illinois Arts Council. Additional funding is provided by the J. Fred and Donna Giertz Exhibition Support Fund.
