Taipei Biennial 2010 Features American Artists

PR-1055E | Date: 9/8/2010

The American Institute in Taiwan is pleased to sponsor the Taipei Biennial 2010, which will take place at the Taipei Fine Arts Museum, No. 181, Zhongshan North Rd., Sec. 3, Taipei from September 7 to November 14, 2010.

The Taipei Biennial was first held in 1998, and has established itself as one of Asia's most-watched biennial exhibitions. Co-curated by Hongjohn Lin and Tirdad Zolghadr, the Taipei Biennial 2010 includes works by 22 artists. Four of the participating artists - Silvia Kolbowski, Michael Portnoy, Claude Wampler and Allan Sekula - are from the United States. For more information on the exhibition, please visit http://www.taipeibiennial.org/ 

"AIT is pleased to sponsor the Taipei Biennial 2010. The Biennial attracts some of the world's leading contemporary artists, and I am pleased to see a number of American artists featured in this year's event. I look forward to viewing the exhibition myself, and on behalf of AIT send the Taipei Fine Arts Museum and all of the exhibition's organizers and sponsors our best wishes for a successful exhibition," remarked AIT Cultural Affairs Officer and Director of the AIT American Cultural Center Scott Robinson.