Chiao-Han Chueh’s First Residency in the US

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Chiao-Han Chueh (b. 1989) is a Taiwanese painter who earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Taiwan from the Taipei National University of Arts and her Master of Fine Arts from HFBK Hamburg in Germany. Relocating from Taiwan to Germany inspired her to explore new narratives, intertwining her cultural background and personal history. Her work delves into the complexities of human interactions, societal pressures, and the psychological tension between desire and restraint, presenting imagery that is both transgressive and innocent.

Chueh is now in a residence program on Governors Island. Joining the Taiwanese American Arts Council (TAAC), she will spend one month in New York.

Chueh’s work will be on view in the group exhibition, IN THE MOMENT  (即刻, 無須等待), featuring six Taiwanese artists born and raised in the 1990s, opening at Nunu Fine Art New York on the evening of Friday, September 6th. Curated by Taiwanese art historian Ching-Wen Chang, IN THE MOMENT highlights a generation of artists who have grown up with the pervasive influence of social media. At a time when digital media permeates both our lives and the visual arts, these young painters operate at the intersection of digital innovation and traditional artistic expression.


IN THE MOMENT (即刻, 無須等待)
Chiao-Han Chueh, Ning Fu, Guan-Hong Lu, Bing-Ao Li Guan-Jhen Wang, and Qi Heng Xiao

| Venue: Nunu Fine Art New York (381 Broome Street, New York, NY 10013)
| Opening: Friday, Sept. 6, 6-8 PM
| Duration: Sept. 7 – Oct. 31, 2024
| Opening Hours: Tue. – Sat. 11 AM – 6 PM

NL artist Kees Goudzwaard is currently in residency in Ireland

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NL artist Kees Goudzwaard is currently in residency in Ireland, bringing us a glimpse of his life and works in progress.

These days Kees has been staying and creating in a historical stone house located about two miles from the picturesque fishing village of Glandore, offering wide views of untouched countryside, beautiful Irish coastline, and distant islands beyond. 

Kees is participating in the residency program of The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation, which perpetuates the vision of Anni and Josef Albers through exhibitions, publications, education, and outreach concomitant. Anni Albers (1899-1994) is widely recognized as one of the most innovative textile artists of the 20th century, infusing modernist concepts into traditional craftsmanship. Josef Albers (1888-1976), known for his abstract paintings and color studies, has influenced minimalism, color field painting, and abstract art. Having held positions at the Black Mountain College and Yale University, he left behind a valuable aesthetic and intellectual legacy, which the foundation continues to benefit artists.

We look forward to hearing more updates from Kees across the Atlantic.

(Photo Source: Kees Goudzwaard.)

Indonesian Artist Ari Bayuaji’s Weaving the Ocean Exhibited at John F. Kennedy Center

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Courtesy of the artist

Weaving the Ocean, an ongoing creative project launched by Indonesian artist Ari Bayuaji, has travelled to numerous locations worldwide and was invited to show at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in the US as part of the famous RiverRun Art Festival from April 4 to 16. The project, started in 2020 and was exhibited at Nunu Fine Art Taipei in 2021, involves collaboration of the artist and local residents in Bali, Indonesia. They collect plastic waste along the coast, cleaning and processing it, weaving it into warm pieces of art. This project is not only environmentally sustainable but also established a resilient community during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Ari Bayuaji's New Residiency Invited by the Symposium international d'art contemporain de Baie-Saint-Paul

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Invited by Symposium internationald'art contemporain de Baie-Saint-Paul in Quebec, Canada, artist Ari Bayuaji is participating in another one-month residency from July 27 to August 28 with new works and art forums produced together with other eleven artists coming from America, Canada, and Europe.
　　　
Each year, the Symposium invites twelve artists from different countries, generations and from various disciplines to create artworks on a chosen theme. In the meantime, events like art studios and art conferences also take place to provide platforms where the artists, art critics, and curators can exchange ideas on culture and art. With the 36th project being held, the Symposium has attracted more than 500 creators from Europe, the United States, Asia and Africa to participate, including renown contemporary artists such as Raymonde April, René Derouin, Marc Séguin, and Françoise Sullivan. The theme of the Symposium in 2018 is “Art and Politics,” based on which the invited artists will discuss issues regarding Political turmoil, climate changes, gender equality, social inclusion and so on by using their intuitive and keen insights to reveal the relationships between art and politics.
　　　　
During this residency, Ari Bayuaji plans to create installation works that imitate “doors”, with drawings, paintings and original door parts collected from various places poetically attached to three panels. Growing up in a country where doors not only stand for protection and security, but are also reminders of politeness and manners for people would have to bow and bend down when entering another’s houses, Bayuaji takes the images of doors as his approach to deliver the concept of adaptation in this politically unstable world. Seeing doors as a symbol for the connection among people, opposite to walls that divide and set boundaries, the artist creates doors to focus on the brighter side of immigration while illuminating the many challenges people have to face before they find a haven safety. With his proficiency in revealing cross-cultural phenomena while embracing diversity, Bayuaji seeks to open up discussions on important global issues through his works of art.