Jun T. Lai’s solo exhibition at Taipei Fine Arts Museum

Jun T. Lai’s solo exhibition at Taipei Fine Arts Museum

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Today we take you to an exhibition showcasing works by Taiwanese artist Jun T. Lai. Nearly 80 works created by Lai from the 1970s onward to the present year are on view. FTV reporter Stephany Yang takes us in for a look!

The room is filled with driftwood, steel, and acrylic sculptures of hearts, mermaids and fish. Lai was inspired by the natural beauty of Dulan, Taitung. The works hopes to showcase Taiwan’s strengths despite being a small island.

Lin Hsuan-chun
Taipei Fine Arts Museum research assistant
It is an installation that occupies the entire space, and it is also a work made on site by Jun Lai for this retrospective exhibition. In addition to the plexiglass sculptures on the wall that everyone has noticed, the elements of the entire work also include wood sculptures on the floor made of driftwood that was damaged by the Aug. 8 Flood. Then there are metal sculptures on the floor and mirrors. Light is also a very important element of this work. There is some yellow light, which is the use of natural light outside the exhibition venue. One highlight of this work is that if you come to this exhibition at different times, you will see different expressions of light. Lai wants to express that Taiwan, as a small island, although peripheral, is not powerless.

Another highlight of the exhibition is this work featuring heart-shaped acrylic sculptures inspired by ocean waves.

Lin Hsuan-chun
Taipei Fine Arts Museum research assistant
It is very transparent. This set of works is created by using plexiglass and Lai’s unique dying technique. Most of the big hearts are blue and green. Overall, it attempts to show the color of the sea and the changes under the sunlight, to convey that everyone is unique.

Lai is a seasoned artist with over 40 years of professional experience. Her works range from paintings and sculptures, to public art installations. Many of Lai’s works explores themes of transformation and harmony. This latest exhibition of hers showcases her most notable works and new creations. The exhibition is divided into four themes, weaving the story of Lai’s career.

Lin Hsuan-chun
Taipei Fine Arts Museum research assistant
The exhibition encompasses Lai’s important graduation project in 1974 to her on-site production in 2025. The exhibited works include two-dimensional paintings, sculptures, all of her important works in each stage of her career, and later public art and spatial installations. In this exhibition, you can also see the Studio of Contemporary Art founded by Jun Lai and her evolution and influence on Taiwan’s contemporary art.

Lai’s exhibition is on view at the Taipei Fine Arts Museum until May 25.

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「黑潮：賴純純回顧展」北美館現正展出

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台灣藝術家賴純純，創作近50年。臺北市立美術館展出「黑潮：賴純純回顧展」，展出賴純純從1970年代至今創作，將近80件作品，一起來看看!

展間裡擺滿了浮木、鋼鐵和心形、美人魚和魚的壓克力雕塑，一系列作品的創作玲改來自於台東都蘭的自然美景，藝術家賴純純希望展現台灣作為一個小島的優勢。

[[臺北市立美術館助理研究員林宣君]]
"是一整個空間裝置，也是賴純純老師為這次的回顧展，現地製作的作品，整個作品的元素，除了大家比較會注意到的，牆上的有機玻璃的雕塑之外，也包含了地板上有八八風災的漂流木，所製作的木雕，然後地板上的金屬的雕塑還有鏡面，光線也是這件作品一個非常重要的元素，有一些黃光，是運用展場外的自然光線，這個作品有一個特點，就是在不一樣時間來到這個展覽，會看到不一樣光線的表現，老師想要表達台灣作為一個小的島嶼，雖然邊陲，但是並不無力"

展覽的另一個亮點，是這件以海浪為靈感的心形壓克力雕塑。

[[臺北市立美術館助理研究員林宣君]]
"它非常的透明，這組作品是使用有機玻璃，以及老師在上面做獨特的染色，造成的效果，大部分大愛心都是藍綠，整體來說，其實要呈現海水的色彩，跟陽光照射之下的變化，想要傳達每一個人都是獨特的"

藝術家賴純純，擁有超過40年的專業經驗，創作範疇從繪畫、雕塑到公共藝術裝置，許多作品都探討了變革與和諧的主題。最新展覽展出了她最著名的作品和新創作，分為四個展區，講述賴純純的生涯故事。

[[臺北市立美術館助理研究員林宣君]]
“包含從1974年，賴老師的重要的一個畢業製作，一直到今年2025年，現地製作的作品，展出的作品包括平面的繪畫，雕塑，以及她各階段的重要作品，以及後來的公共藝術，空間裝置，這次的展覽也可以看到，賴老師曾經創辦的SOCA現代藝術工作室，她的演變以及對台灣當代藝術帶來的影響"

賴純純回顧展，在台北市立美術館展出至5月25日。

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