Author: Zhang, Shilun
Title: An Open Ending: Huang Hua-Cheng
Description: Tapei, Taiwan, Tapei Fine Arts Museum, 2020. Hardcover. three volumes, various paginations w/ bw & color illustratons. brown cardboard slipcase w/ black spine label; white Chinese script & English printing. Text listed as Chinese, may have limited English text. "Huang Hua-Cheng, who was active during the Cold War era, a time when American culture was forcefully influential, had left a very unique mark in the art history of Taiwan. He was not only a transdisciplinary pioneer, but more precisely, his art was unrestricted by any existing genres or formats. He was set out to manipulate concepts and overturn any symbols or icons. Huang did not belong in any art groups, but he was the sole member of "Ecole de Great Taipei", which he founded in 1966..Chang Shih-Lun, who has been studying for years the designs, theatrical works, and conceptual artworks created by Huang Hua-Cheng and has collected over a hundred book covers designed by Huang, began to sort through and gather more clues and information to map out the unique and multifaceted genealogy of Huang diverse oeuvre, which includes his artworks, literary works, designs, screenplays, theatrical performances, and other creative endeavors. Under this foundation, it is with great honor that the museum invites Chang Shih-Lun as a guest curator, and through uncovering and replicating historical materials and through organizing and editing a narrative discourse, Huang Hua-Cheng's art is able to be presented once again. Coincidentally, throughout the research process, three artworks by Huang that he had donated to his alma mater, the only surviving artworks by him, became the origin of this exhibition and led to a series of events retracting Huang Hua-Cheng's career."--Tapei Fine Arts Museum Website. New (sealed in publisher's wrap; bumping to corners of slipcase, creasing) .

Keywords: Asian Artists, Huang Hua-Cheng ; Cheng-Hua, Huang ; ;


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