2012 Art Revolution Taipei

Art Revolution Taipei 2012 (A.R.T. 2012) features leading and emerging galleries and artists around the globe. Hundreds of artists, ranging from the established to the latest generation of emerging figures will be represented in the show's multiple sections. In May, more than 26 thousand art lovers visited and enjoyed A.R.T. 2011.

The exhibition will include time-tested and cutting-edge paintings, sculptures, drawings, installation, photographs, and prints. Art Revolution Taipei 2012 is expected to be crowded with all types of people including art collectors, art dealers, artists, curators and other art enthusiasts. An even more important spot is that the organizer will invite hundreds of highly renowned and influential collectors to attend, which would certainly guarantee to bring great attention to the participating artists and their works.

Artists Are the Core

One thing truly “revolutionary” about Art Revolution Taipei is that the exhibition is curated around artists, rather than the gallery-oriented program as seen in most other shows. The floor plan and design all work around participating artist and the selection of their artworks, not around galleries. In fact, the whole idea is to make the exhibition in and of itself a great piece of art, so that artists and their artworks all contribute to the creation of this enormous masterpiece.

Art Your Compassion

This year’s Art Revolution Taipei also features a special thematic charity program: “Art Your Compassion,” which invites over 100 international and local celebrities to participate. All the proceeds will be donated to charity organizations.

In “Hundreds Of Celebrities’ Charity Sale,” each participating celebrity will create an artwork about the size 17.5 x 14 cm and priced at US$30. Each collector is allowed to collect two artworks at most. The name of the artist will be revealed to the collector only after they purchase the artist’s artwork.

Introduction to the Nine Thematic Sections

A.R.T. Curatorial

Across time and space, creative planning runs through artworks ancient and modern. Masterpieces from the oriental and western classic masters featured on the cover of auction catalogues will be exhibited, thanks to the courtesy from some major collectors. This guaranteed pioneering act is bound to cause a sensation.

Taiwan Contemporary Art

Dual-axis of the Taiwan Contemporary Art features mature artists and emerging stars, such as Lu Tsung-Tsan, Hsu Tung-Lung, Hsie Hong-Da, Tai Chin-Huang, Wun Tsung-I, Yang Ping-Hwa, Yu Lien-Chun, Lee Pin-Shang, Chou I-Hsiung, TT Tung, etc. It reveals diversified facets of contemporary art in Taiwan. These artists will meet viewers vis-a-vis, and guests will have the chance to hear their most frank voices. Artists from the Fubon Art Foundation, such as Hung Yi and Liu Shih-Tung, will also share the philosophy of the artistic field specific to Taiwan.

China Contemporary Art

Chinese artists with distinct characteristics and potentials to be highly sought-after by collectors will be introduced and presented at the A.R.T. fair. These artists include Liu Baojun, Ling Zuewei, Gong Dong, Zhang Yuying, Zheng Hongxian, Yuan Chibin, Qin Zhenghui and so on. Their artworks skillfully feature various issues while in the meantime revealing impacts of changing times on artists from aspects of artistic contents and styles. It is a must-see section for viewers interested in Chinese contemporary arts.

International Contemporary Art

Artists from France, England, Spain, Germany, U.S.A., Russia, Korea, Thailand, Singapore and other countries, join this grand festivity zealously.

Kelti GROUP

It is the first time for Kelti GROUP to curate a special section. The debut is expected to be wonderful.

New York Contemporary Art Fund

The New York Contemporary Art Fund pays close attention to the international emerging talents for the contemporary arts, nurturing their attainments in arts step by step, such as Yang Hui-Chen, Lai Ya-Chi and Yu GO-GO. The Fund strives for developing new artistic styles in paintings, photography and installation.

Exhibition of the 2012 International Art Competition

The International Art Competition, held by X-Power Gallery, is one of the largest scale international juried competitions in Asia. The purpose is to encourage artists to play up fully their creativity and skills. Since the first competition, there have been artists from more than 40 countries to contest with thousands of artworks. From 2012, the Taiwan International Contemporary Artist Association (TICAA) will take over the contest and expand the contest scale by combining with the platform of Art Revolution Taipei. All selected artwork will be exhibited in this section. The juries will select the most recommended works on the spot.

Art and Design

The specialty program Art and Design section represents arts in our daily life, making links between paintings and people. The arts become more than decorations on the wall.

Art Your Compassion

This thematic charity program invites over 100 international and local celebrities, social elites and entrepreneurs to participate with their own artworks. All the proceeds will go directly to charity organizations.

A.R.T. 2011, a Highly-Acclaimed Art Fair

Crowded With Visitors and Collectors Every Single Day

Exhibiting 1200 artworks by 203 artists from 22 countries

The Correct and Accurate Figures: the total number of visitors reached upwards of 26,681 people (record of Hall 2, Taiwan World Trade Center, where A.R.T. 2011 was held). The percentage of exhibiting artists with transaction was 89.66%, meaning 182 artists having sold their artworks during the fair (a record in Asia), with some of them completely selling out their works. More than 90% of the artists have expressed willingness to participate for A.R.T. 2012.

The most expensive painting sold was at the price of NT$3.7 million; the greatest amount of artworks sold by a single artist was 74 pieces.

Hundreds Of Celebrities Charity Sale: The artworks for charity sale, in total of 476 pieces, were all sold in 2 hours. Some collectors even came to queue at 4 a.m!

Instead of boasting the exaggerated sales figures, Art Revolution Taipei strives to establish a distinct art platform to offer more opportunities for artists to exhibit their works and to expand their collector base. With a hindsight view of the sales percentage in A.R.T. 2011, the goal has been achieved. In addition, galleries and corporations contacted with many artists about commissioning, representation and subsequent distributions.