Lectures If contemporary is the past modernization, can we define it the past tomorrow? If yes, I will feel shame at being listed in the contemporary. I do not want to be an opportunist, which means to acquire a temporary benefit by using certain method. The temporary benefit is at this moment. I feel museum of fine arts are acting like acquiring temporary benefits by using certain methods and art is no more the eternity. Vive LV!
Biography
1960, Born in Jiao-shi of Yi-lan County, Taiwan. His father is from Shanghai of Mainland China and mother from Yi-lan
1973, Moved to California, US, as a young student abroad
1979, Majored in Physics of Southern California University, transferred to the department of music two years later
1982, Transferred to the department of architecture till the graduation
1988, Worked in Asc Runo Architecture Studio
1989, Got the permanent green card and went back to Taiwan
1990, Devoted to architectural construction in the middle and southern Taiwan
1994, Founded IMO Studio
1995, Traveler’s Refuge was selected by the first Taiwan International Architectural Design Competition
1996, Installation and action art "Fu-de TempleⅠ" around Taiwan’s first presidential election
1996, Joined "China Art Exposition" in Beijing (Due to the uncompromising political
issues, the work was forced to be withdrawn one day before the exhibition)
1997, Proposal of "Ocean Light Building" in the Pu-dong area of Shanghai City, Mainland China
1998, Solo exhibition "Exhibition of IMO Architecture-Spatial Aesthetics Following I. M. Pei (How much is this space a pound?) " in Chiayi Culture Center, Taiwan
1998, Solo exhibition "Present for the Grand Opening of Tadao Art Museum" in Tadao Art Museum, Taipei
1999, Installation and action art "God Serial No. 228"
1999, Group exhibition "Folding Up Urban Piece in Asia-Taiwan Avant-garde" in Kyoto Seika University, Kyoto, Japan
1999, Lecturer on design in the development of architecture, Tamkang University
2000, Installation and action art "Fu-de Temple Ⅱ" around the second presidential election
2000, "Pupa Is Coming!"-surprise attack on the opening party of Taipei Biennial "The Sky Is the Limit"
2001, Disbanded IMO Studio
Selected by the International Design Competition of Capital Plaza
2001, Group exhibition "Icon, Iconoclasm, Neo-Iconolatry: An Interpretation of Taiwan Contemporary Art, Literature, and Documentary Film of the Past Decade", Taipei Gallery, New York, USA
2002, Group exhibition "Avant-garde Liberation: The Huang Mingchuan Image Collection of the 1990s" in Taipei Fine Arts Museum
2002, Installation and action art "Betel Nut Stand of Art Museum"
2003, Founded Shy Gong Art Design & Research
"2003, Betel Nut Stand of Art Museum" was selected as top 8 of the first Annual
Taishin Arts Prize (Visual Art)
2003, Group exhibition the first "Annual Taishin Arts Award Exhibition" in Taipei
Eslite Gallery
2003, Group exhibition "King-Kong Never Die－Contemporary Performing & Video
Art in Taiwan" in Dog & Pig Coffee House, Kaohsiung
2004, Landscape of public art "Treasure Box of Light" commissioned by Kaohsiung
Fine Arts Museum
2004, Taiwan Public Television Channel broadcast record films of "Taiwan Fu-de
Temple I" and "Taiwan Fu-de Temple II"
2004, Installation and action art "Taiwan Fu-de Temple Ⅲ-Continuous Construction of Nationless Nationism"
2004, Publication of Nationless Nationism, The Constitution of Nationless Nationism, and Quotations from Chairman Shy Gong
2004, Set up the website of "Nationless Nationism" (www.nocountry.com)
2004, Group exhibition "Era of Contention: Contemporary Taiwanese Visual Culture of Art" in Johnson Museum, Cornell University, USA
2004, Stage design of Willow Dreams of Plum for the third Taiwan Women Theatre
Festival
2004, Stage design of Lady Ghost commissioned by the Se Den Society Foundation for Taipei Children’s Arts Festival
2004, Solo exhibition "Pilgrimage in Labyrinth" in Taipei Fine Arts Museum
Education & Experiences
1979, Majored in Physics of Southern California University, transferred to the department of music two years later
1982, Transferred to the department of architecture till the graduation
1999, Lecturer on design in the development of architecture, Tamkang University
2003, Founded Shy Gong Art Design & Research
Concept
The architect was brought up in the US; he has studied architecture, physics and music. After many years of creative endeavor, he has innovated a precise and logical science of metry-ology. All his creative works in architecture, sculpture, furniture and large scale installation art are based on theories of his Metry-ology.
The aesthetics Shy Gong insists has to be relevant to the welfare of the society; and an artist should know when to give up his own desire and contribute his best to the society. He describes himself as a pilgrim on a religious mission; trying to transform metaphysical spiritual value to empirical artistic objects. His wish is to produce works that reveal pure sense of beauty and cultural disciplines in Taiwanese society.
Solo Exhibitions
2006, External Appearance of Things, Taitung Railway Art Village, , Taiwan
2006, Solo Exhibition of Shy Gong, Art Center, Taishin Bank Foundation for Arts and Culture, Taiwan
2005, External Appearance of Things, Sin Pin Pier－Absolutely Art Space, Kaoshung, Taiwan
2004, Solo exhibition "Pilgrimage in Labyrinth", Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taiwan
1998, Solo exhibition "Present for the Grand Opening of Dadao Museum", Museum of Dadao, Taipei, Taiwan
1998, Solo exhibition "Exhibition of IMO Architecture-Spatial Aesthetics Following I. M. Pei (How much is this space a pound?)" in Chiayi Culture Center, Taiwan
Group Exhibitions
2006, Peninsula Arts Festival, KenTing, Pingtung, Taiwan
2006, "Time, Art, and Believe exhibition", National Cheng Kung University Arts Center, Tainan, Taiwan
2006, "Typhoon Eye, New Taiwan Style , National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung, Taiwan
2006, "A Moving Memory", "A Glimpse of Contemporary Art in Taiwan", Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei, Taiwan
2005, "Time, Art, and Believe exhibition", National Cheng Kung University Arts Center, Tainan, Taiwan
2005, Kaoshiung Modern Painting Exhibition.
2005, Pseudo Hackers’ Art in Parallel Zones Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei, Taiwan
2004, "Era of Contention: Contemporary Taiwanese Visual Culture of Art", Johnson Museum, Cornell University, USA
2003,"King-Kong Never Dies-Contemporary Performing & Video Art in Taiwan" in Dog Pig Art Cafe, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
1998, The first "Annual Taishin Arts Award Exhibition", Eslite Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2002, "Oeuvre of Contemporary Art in Taiwan, Part II: Love in Secret", Hong-gah Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
2002, "Avant-garde Liberation: The Huang Mingchuan Image Collection of the 1990s", Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taiwan
2001, Icon, Iconoclasm, Neo-Iconolatry: An Interpretation of Taiwan Contemporary Art, Literature, and Documentary Film of the Past Decade in Taipei Gallery, New York, USA
1999, Folding Up Urban Piece in Asia-Taiwan Avant-garde", Kyoto Seika University, Kyoto, Japan
1994, Joined "China Art Exposition" in Beijing (Due to the uncompromising political issues, the work was forced to be withdrawn one day before the exhibition)
2002, Post-Modern Utopia President Exhibition, East-Asia Art Gallery, Taipei and Utopia Art Street, Taichung
Prize Winning
Selected as top 8 of the first Annual Taishin Arts Prize, Visual Art, "Betel Nut Stand of Art Museum"
2004 Taishin Arts Award, Visual Arts Award, Solo Exhibition "Pilgrimage in Labyrinth"
Bibliographies
Pilgrimage in Labyrinth:The Capital Plaza Design Project
Pilgrimage in Labyrinth:Solo Exhibition of Shy Gong
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