高千惠

An educator, art critic, guest curator, author and traveler. Committee of Advisory Board, Asia Art Archive, Honk Kong.

Her main researches include modern art history, theory of art criticism, contemporary Asia art, curatorial practice. She was a visiting scholar at Montclair State University of New Jersey, guest associate professor in the graduate school at Tunhai University, University fellow of Hong Kong Baptist University, associate professor of the graduate Institute of Interdisciplinary Art at National Normal at Kaohsiung University, visiting professor of Graduate Program of Sculpture Department at the National Taiwan University of Art, and visiting professor of the Doctoral Program in Art Creation and Theory at Tainan National University of the Arts.

She was curator for the Taiwan Pavilion of 49th Venice Biennale. As an author, her major books included The Production Line of Contemporary Art─Cases of Creative Practice and Social Engagement, Unsilent Words─Text and Its Productive Context of Art Criticism, Beyond Interpretation─Society of Art Criticism and the Modern Avant-garde Movement, Third Wing─Art Concept and Its Dicontents, Transpassing─Special Sutdies on Contemporary Asia Art in 2010s, Biennale Fever─The Alternative Voice of Politics, Aesthetics and Institutes, After Origin: Topic on Contemporary Chinese Art in New Age, A Journey to Contemporary Art and The Constellation of Art and Culture in the Early 90’s.

Art, as the carrier of intellectual exploration and spiritual existence, could discover and create for the life mode through the imagination and practical action of thought, vision, knowledge and materials to reveal and form the spectacle world about the past, present and future of nature and mankind.

Curatorial practice is not only a kind of administrational craft to solve practical problems of the projects, but also a cross practice within deep reading, critical thinking, field study, communication and interactional exercises for self-ascension. It is an action of social engaged. Artistry and methodology for intervention and the establishment of individual and collective relationships are needed.

• Guest Curator

• 2019

  Once Upon A Time─Unfinished Progressive Past, MoCA Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan

• 2018

  Keelung Harobor Biennale: Ask the Way, “Keelung Ciao” art festival, Keelung Cultural Center, Maritime Plaza, Chen-Pin Fishermen’s Association Building and Heping Island Park, organized by Keelung City Cultural Affairs Bureau, Keelung, Taiwan

• 2017

  Moving Anchor, Yo-Chang Art Museum, National Taiwan University of Arts, New Taipei City, Taiwan

• 2016

  Exceptional Ink Art─The Transitional Innovation in the Future Past, Taiwan Pavilion, Ink Asia, Hong Kong, China

• 2010

  Com(ic)Media on Line, the Special subject for the 7th International Ink Painting Biennale of Shenzhen, OCT Art & Design Gallery, Shenzhen, China

• 2010

  Reshaping History: Chinart from 2000 to 2009 (co-curate), organized by Institutions of Chinart, Poly Art Museum etc., Beijing, China

• 2009

  21days (co-curate), Academy of Visual Arts Gallery, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China

• 2005

  Scent of a Woman: The Collection of Female Subject in Taiwan, organized by Taipei National Palace Museum, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, and Chi Mei Culture Foundation, Taichung, Taiwan

• 2005

  Trading Place: Contemporary Art Museum, organized by Cultural Affairs Bureau of Taipei and Contemporary Art Foundation, MoCA Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan

• 2002

  Homecoming: Reviewing the Venice Experience in Taiwan, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan

• 2001

  Living Cell, Taiwan Pavilion of the 49th Venice Biennale, organized by Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Palazzo delle Prigioni, Venice, Italy

• 2001

  Simple Shapes, Multiple Visions: Images of Circle and Square in Contemporary Taiwanese Art, organized by National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taipei Gallery, Chinese Information and Culture Center in New York, New York, USA (2001/3/16-4/27); National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung, Taiwan (2001/5/12-6/10)

• 2000

  The Zone of Myth: Between Tenderness and Tension, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan

• 1999

  Landform: The Land on the Mind, organized by National Museum of History, National Arts Club and Chinese Information and Culture Center in New York, New York, USA; East Gallery of the State Capital of Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA

• 1984

  New American Paperworks, TFAM Opeining Exhibition (Co-assistance), Original Organized by Jane M Farmer for the World Print Council, San Francisco, California, Local Hosed by Taipei Fine Art Museum and American Institute in Taiwan, Taipei

• 2002-2006

  Master of Liberal Arts, University of Chicago Graham School, USA

• 1990-1992

  Advance study on Drawing and Painting, Drise Fine Art Studio, Chicago, USA

• 1987-1988

  Advance study on Modern Art History and Museum Studies, Art History Department, Art Institute of Chicago (Credits), USA

• 1980-1982

  Master of Arts History (Chinese Art History), Graduate Institute of Arts, Chinese Culture University, Taiwan

• 1976-1980

  BFA, Western Painting Section of Department of Fine Arts, Chinese Culture University, Taiwan

• 2019-2022

  Visiting Professor, Doctoral Program in Art Creation and Theory, Tainan National University of the Arts, Taiwan

• 2015-2018

  Visiting Professor, Master Program, Department of Sculpture, National Taiwan University of Arts, Taiwan

• 2014-2015

  Visiting Professor, Doctoral Program in Art Creation and Theory, Tainan National University of the Arts, Taiwan

• 2011-2012

  Associate Professor, Graduate Institute of Transdisciplinary Art, National Kaohsiung Normal University, Taiwan

• 2009-2010

  Visiting Scholar, Hong Kong Baptist University, China

• 2004

  Guest Associate Professor, Master Program, Department of Fine Arts, Tunghai University, Taiwan

• 2000

  Visiting Specialist Lecturer, Asia Arts, Montclair State University, New Jersey, USA

• Publications

• 2020

  Out of Bounds─Poetic Vision of Living World in Ink Art: Time Traveling within the Images of Consciousness, Matter, Body, Culture and Politics, Taipei: Artco Books, ISBN: 9789579057608

• 2019

  The Production Line of Contemporary Art─Cases of Creative Practice and Social Engagement, Taipei: Artco Books, ISBN: 9789579057387

• 2018

  Unsilent Words─Text and Its Productive Context of Art Criticism, Taipei: Artco Books, ISBN: 9789869639736

• 2017

  Beyond Interpretation─Society of Art Criticism and the Modern Avant-garde Movement, Taipei: Artco Books, ISBN: 9789869478175

• 2014

  Third Wing─Art Concept and Its Dicontents, Taipei: Artco Books, ISBN: 9789866049651

• 2013

  Transpassing─Special Sutdies on Contemporary Asia Art in 2010s, Taipei: Artco Books, ISBN: 9789866049491

• 2011

  Biennale Fever─The Alternative Voice of Politics, Aesthetics and Institutes, Taipei: Taipei Fine Arts Museum, ISBM: 9789860295085

• 2009

  Art In the Name of XX, Taipei: Artco Books, ISBN: 9789866833564

• 2009

  The Moving Horizon: The Essential Guide of Utopian Art, Taipei: Artist Publishing Co., ISBN: 9789867034892

• 2006

  Rebellion in Silhouette: The New Myth of the Contemporary Artist, Taipei: Yuan-Liou, ISBN: 957325784X

• 2005

  Nothing about Critique, Taipei: Artist Publishing Co., ISBN: 9867487540

• 2005

  Seduction of Daily Life, Taipei: Artist Publishing Co., ISBN: 9867487400

• 2004

  After Origin: Topic on Contemporary Chinese Art in New Age, Taipei: Artist Publishing Co., ISBN: 9867957873

• 2003

  Between the Boundaries: A Journey to Contemporary Art, China Edition, Guilin: Guangxi Normal University Press, ISBN: 7563338683

• 2001

  Between the Boundaries: A Journey to Contemporary Art, Taiwan Edition, Taipei: Artist Publishing Co., ISBN: 9578273916

• 2002

  The World Art Icons in the 100 Years, China Edition, Wuhan: Hubei Fine Arts Publishing House, ISBN: 7539412674

• 2000

  The World Art Icons in the 100 Years, Taiwan Edition, Taipei: Artist Publishing Co., ISBN: 9578273576

• 1997

  The Public Art Movement in Chicago, Taipei: Artist Publishing Co., ISBN: 9579530602

• 1996

  The Constellation of Art and Culture in the Early 90’s, Taipei: Artist Publishing Co., ISBN: 9579530173

• Exhibition Catalogues

• 2020

  Once Upon A Time─Unfinished Progressive Past, Taipei: MoCA Taipei, ISBN: 9789869896641

• 2010

  The 7th International Ink Art Biennale of Shenzhen, Beijing: People’s Fine Arts Publishing House, ISBN: 9787102056623

• 2010

  Reshaping History: Chinart from 2000 to 2009─Special Documenta, Chengdu: Sichuan Art Publishing Company, ISBN: 9787541042201

• 2005

  Scent of a Woman: The Collection of Female Subject in Taiwan, Taichung: National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, ISBN: 9789860028010

• 2005

  Trading Place: Contemporary Art Museum, Taipei: MoCA Taipei, ISBN: 9573002779

• 2001

  Living Cell, Taipei: Taipei Fine Arts Museum, ISBN: 9570283483

• 2001

  Simple Shapes, Multiple Visions: Images of Circle and Square in Contemporary Taiwanese Art, Taichung: National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, ISBN: 9570280212

• 2000

  The Zone of Myth: Between Tenderness and Tension, Taipei: Taipei Fine Arts Museum, ISBN: 9570261307

• 1999

  Landform: The Land on the Mind, Taipei: National Museum of History, ISBN: 9570235667

• 1984

  New American Paperworks, Chinese Edition, Taipei: Taipei Fine Arts Museum

• Selected Articles

• 2021

  “Contemporary Art and the Lifting of Martial Law,” in General History of Taiwanese Visual Art, ed. by Shi-Ming Bai (Taipei: Taiwan Art History Association, Liwen)

• 2021

  “Trading Place: Museum of Contemporary Art,” in Curatorial Art, ed. by Janet Marstine and Oscar Ho Hing Kay (London: Routledge)

• 2008

  “Dynamics and Spreading: Influence of Modern Chinese Art,”Sotheby’s 20 Century Chinese Art, Sotheby International Asian Art Department (Hong Kong, Sotheby)

• Reviews and Critics

• 2022

  "Matter and Memory in Going Home," Geopolitics (Al Madina Theater, Beirut Lebanon), IDOLONLAB, Berlin, Germany

• 1998

  The Third Kind of Encounter, a Group Exhibition of Asian Artists from Chicago (Taipei Gallery, New York)

• 1997

  Nature Within, Chihung Yang (Taipei, Impression Gallery)

• 1996

  “The Mind of Abstract,”Painting, Jenny Chen (Taipei, Home Gallery)

• 1996

  “From Native and Foreign Land,”the exhibition of Szeto Keung 1978-1996 (Taipei, Cherng Pin Gallery)

• Awards and Grants

• 2022

  Project Grant of “Visual Arts Criticism”, National Culture and Arts Foundation, Taiwan

• 2021

  Project Grant of “Visual Arts Criticism”, National Culture and Arts Foundation, Taiwan

• 2004

  Grant for “Independent Curators in Visual Arts Production Project”, National Culture and Arts Foundation, Taiwan

• 2002

  Grant for “Investigation and Research” in Fine Arts, National Culture and Arts Foundation, Taiwan

• 1997

  DEOA Art Criticism Award, Dimension Endowment of Art, Taiwan

• 1996

  The Constellation of Art and Culture in the Early 90’s won the Golden Tripod Award, Government Information Office, Executive Yuan, Taiwan

• 1995

  DEOA Art Criticism Award, Dimension Endowment of Art, Taiwan

• Consultant/Adviser

• 2002/3-2004/3

  The Trustee of the 2nd Administrative Board, Society of Art Critics in Taiwn, AICA Taiwan/Free Section, UNESCO, UN (now AICA Taiwan)

• 2000/1-2002/1

  The Trustee of the 1st Administrative Board, Society of Art Critics in Taiwan, AICA Taiwan/Free Section, UNESCO, UN (now AICA Taiwan)

• Committee

• 2020

  Final Adjudicator for Kaohsiung Award, Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Taiwan

• 2012

  International Adjudicator for Hong Kong Contemporary Art Biennale Awards, HKMoA, China

• 2009

  Final Adjudicator for Kaohsiung Award, Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Taiwan

• 2008

  Final Adjudicator for Kaohsiung Award, Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Taiwan

• 2008-2010

  Collection Committee of the Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Taiwan

• Seminars

• 2020

  “Presenting Chinese Avant-Garde Art in the United States, The Curatorial Approach of Wu Hung and Gao Minglu at the Turn of the Millennium,”Panel Discussion: From Being to Doing: Curating Contemporary Chinese Art, College of Art Association (CAA), USA

• 2017

  Phoenix International Art Forum “Trans-Contemporary: Indigenized Memory and Intercultural nomad,” Ancient town of Fenghuang, China

• 2009

  “The Power between Cultural Criricism and Cultural Capital,” Fold, Parallax, Translation: The Modern and Contemporary Art of East Asia Conference, Tainan National University of the Arts, Taiwan

• 2009

  “Viewing the Artworks of Cai Quo-Qiang from a Cultural Perspective,” International Forum of Cai Guo-Qiang: Hanging Out in the Museum, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taiwan

• 2008

  “Colors and the Olympics,” Conference of 3rd Beijing International Art Biennale, China, organized by China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, People’s Government of Beijing Municipality, and China Artists Association, China

• 2008

  Section: “Migration, and the Mega-Exhibition: Considering the Impacts of Contemporary Festivals, Biennales, and Documentas,” Topic: “Off the Strategic Essentialism: The Complexity of Identity in the Beijing Biennale and theTaipei Biennale,” Association of Art Historians Annual Conference, Tate Britain, UK

• 2007

  PERFORMA 07 in New York / Long March Project – Harlem School of New Social Realism, USA

• 2005

  “The Development of Modern Art in Postwar Taiwan: with a Particular Focus on the Role of the National Museum of History” Conference, National Museum of History, Taiwan

• 2005

  “Humanistic Concern of Contemporary Art,” Conference of the 2nd Beijing International Art Biennale, China, organized by China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, People’s Government of Beijing Municipality, and China Artists Association, China

• 2004

  “Re-creation and Re-presentation: The Meaning of Human Body in Digital Art,” Contemporary Taiwanese Art in the Era of Contention: An International Symposium, Herbert F. Johnson Museum, Cornell University, USA

• 2003

  “Originality: Contemporaneity and Locality,” Conference of the 1st Beijing International Art Biennale, China, organized by China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, People’s Government of Beijing Municipality, and China Artists Association, China

• 2002

  Lecture “Taiwan Contemporary Art and the Biennales,” organized by ECUS Publishing House, Taiwan

• 2001

  “The Return of Oriental Mythic Form in New Age ,” Colloquium: Square and Circle, Taipei Gallery, Chinese Information and Culture Center of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in New York, New York, USA (2001.3); National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung, Taiwan(2001.5)

• 2000

  Lecture “Awareness of Space in Art,” Art and Humanism Conference, Fo Guang College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Taiwan

• 2000

  Writing on Art: the theory and practice in art critic / The Journey of Art Writing, Art Critic Association, Taipei, Taiwan

• 2000

  Conference of Taiwan Art in the 100 Years, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taiwan

• 2000

  International Conference on Culture and Contested Identities in East Asia, organized by Institute for Global Chinese Affairs and Department of Art History and Archaeology, University of Maryland, USA

• 1999

  Colloquium for the Centenary of Lin Fengmian / Conference for Chao Chung-Hsiang, Shanghei, China

• 1999

  Colloquium for Visions of Pluralism: Contemporary Art in Taiwan, 1988-1999, National Art Museum of China, China

• 1998

  The Chinese Sun-Sui and the Western Landscape in 20 Century, organized by China Oil Painting Society, Mountain Art Foundation, amd Lee Ke Lan Art Foundation, Beijing, China

• 1998

  International Chinese Art Curator Conference, Taiwan Province Museum of Fine Art, Taiwan

• 1997

  A Cross-Field Dialogue:1997 Taipei-Hong Kong Art Criticism Conference, organized by Council for Cultural Affairs, Executive Yuan, Taiwan

• 1996

  Dynamism and Diversity─Contemporary Art in Taiwan, Taipei Gallery and Taipei Theater of Chinese Information and Culture Center of Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in New York, USA

• Public Speeches

• 2020

  “When Past Becomes Future and History Becomes Art” (on-line), Edinburgh University, Taiwan Academy Lecture(On-Line)

• 2020

  “When Past Becomes Future and History Becomes Art” (on-line), Edinburgh University, Taiwan Academy Lecture

• 2013

  “HERE v.s. THERE / The Changing Landscape and Living Gesture of Current Visual Art in Hong Kong,” Hong Kong Baptist University, China

• 2009

  “Drawing in Dialogue with the Energy of Creation,” University Fellow Talk, Hong Kong Baptist University, China

• 2008

  Lecture and Gallery Talk: “Towards to Modern Chinese Art,” Sotheby’s, Hong Kong, China

• 2007

  “Contemporary Taiwanese Art in Venice Biennale (1995-2005),” University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), USA

• 2006

  “Projects about the Energy of Creation,” National Taiwan University of Arts, Taiwan

• 2000

  Writing on Art:the theory and practice in art critic/The Journey of Art Writing, Art Critic Association, Taipei, Taiwan

• 2000

  “Contemporary Asian Art: Reflections of Chinese Cultural Identity Conflicts,” International Global Center, Montclair State University, New Jersey, USA

• 2000

  “Maping a New Cultural Identity: The Current Mentality of Contemporary Art in Taiwan,” Art Forum, School of Art, Montclair State University, New Jersey, USA

• 1999

  The Dilemma of Contemporary Ink Art / The Cultural Issue of Overseas Contemporary Chinese Artists / The Gene of Bohemian, organized by Cherng-Pin Tribune, Taipei, Taiwan

• 1996

  “Chicago Public Art,” Chinese Writers Association of Greater Chicago, USA

• 1995

  “Art and Gender,” organized by Overseas Chinese Art and Literature Festival and Chinese Writers Association of Greater Chicago, USA