Leonardo | Mona Lisa: The Myths

A hundred years after the infamous Mona Lisa theft, this exhibition addresses a key topic for the history of art and culture of our time: the myth and reality of Leonardo Da Vinci and the Mona Lisa. A display of the universal genius, and the most famous painting in the world. Shown on display an ensemble of knowledge of the past five centuries, and an impressive medium phenomenon shown by the artists of the twentieth century. Enriched with interpretations, intellectual provocations and new languages, and in connection with the Modern World. Also shown, a display of Leonardo's Models and Inventions.

Curator: Alessandro Vezzosi

Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (20 July – 20 October 2013)

National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan (31 October – 10 February 2014) + Uffizi

Body Art Stories | Marina Abramovic & The Others

This exhibition documents the contemporary sixties art form of Body Art.

For the first time, the role of women in Body Art allowed the occupation of a substantial space on the art stage. The forceful and transgressive power in their statements came as a shock to the art world, creating a new source of vitality and attitudes in using the body as a tool for expression and dialogue.

The exhibition contains a diverse array of interesting images, such as the first performances of Marina Abramovic, before she started her international career. Other major artists include: Yoko Ono, Orlan, Sophie Calle, Cindy Sherman, Ana Mendieta, Orlan, Gina Pane, Charlotte Moorman, Valie Export.

Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (18 July 2015 - 18 October 2015)

Francis Bacon: The Tip of an Iceberg

Challenging the common misconception that Francis Bacon always painted by directly applying oil paint to canvas, The Tip of an Iceberg provides valuable clues into the method behind the magic. In the intricacy of these works, viewers will get a deeper understanding of the creative mind and technique of such a unique artist. An important event in contemporary art that investigates Bacon’s idea on the human nature through his drawings, unknown until recently.
Curators: Edward Lucie-Smith and Massimo Scaringella

Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (25 February 2012 – 20 May 2012) + Italian Drawings Foundation

Man Ray

An avant-garde art master and fashion photography leader Man Ray (1890-1976) was one of the driving forces of avant-garde art in the 20th century, closely associated with surrealism and the Dada movement, as well as with the modernism that swept Paris during the 1920s and 30s. This exhibition features 156 of his works, including some of the most representative works of his various artistic stages.

Man Ray caused a sensation with his portrait photographs, and his distinctive photograms and solarization technique earned him considerable artistic status. He honed his photogram technique to a high degree of perfection, and subsequently called these works "rayographs" after himself. His rayographs seamlessly combine ready-made objects, collages, pictures, and photographs, and formed a major part of his trademark image vocabulary. He created countless distinguished portrait photographs of the noted writers, poets, and artists who frequented Paris Montparnasse district. Man Ray was also a pioneering fashion photographer, and his photographs frequently graced the pages of such well-known fashion magazines as Harper’s Bazaar, Vogue, and Vanity Fair during the 1920s.

While some of Man Ray's most famous photographs form the core of this exhibition, it also includes some of his works that attracted less attention in the past, such as oil paintings, sculpture and ready-made objects, film, movie stills, illustrations, and some of the rare books and painting albums that he produced and published. As a result, the exhibition provides a glimpse of his extraordinary creative power. The exhibition also contains 14 ready-made objects and sculptures expressing his interest in surrealism and the Dada movement. In particular, six "chessboard" works designed by Man Ray, is the single largest assemblage of these items, and for the first time shown in Taiwan and Asia.
Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (28 February 2014 - 25 May 2014) + Visage Sas