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Artist Statement:
The history of Homo sapiens
is almost half a million years
old.
The history of its fine arts,
however, is only a few short
millennia.
Yet if we truly wish to
understand men--not just their
hopes, aspirations, and
imagination, but what it means
to be "men the wise"--it is to
their arts that we turn to:
always and above all else.
Which of course creates a
special problem for the
would-be student of "men." As
Laozi famously responded when
asked to explain the meaning
of Dao: as soon as an
explanation is offered--as
soon as it is put into
words--it would no longer be
the Dao.
I believe it is the same with
works of art.
For the artists, the moment
they try to explain their
works, their works cease to be
genuine works of art, but are
turned into something else
entirely. Something that seek
to convey their meanings via
language and language alone.
This is especially true when
the artists, either out of
laziness, conformity, or a
mere wish to impress, resort
to readymade aesthetic
theories to explain their
works.
Of course I am aware that, by
invoking Laozi, I may very
well ...
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Born and raised in Taiwan, Lishan Chang moved to New York City in 1997. His works have been shown in many solo as well as group exhibitions. In 2004, Chang received a grant for outstanding artists from the National Culture and Arts Foundation of Taiwan. His work, Storage Memory, garnered unanimous praise from the judging panel and was awarded the largest-ever grant of its category. More recently, Chang has won fellowships from the Council of Cultural Affairs in Taiwan, the Franconia Sculpture Park/Jerome Fellowship 2007, as well as Freeman Fellowship 2008. He has been an artist in residence at Earth in NYC, the Workspace Program of LMCC in NYC, SUMU/Titanik in Finland, and The International Studio & Curatorial Program in NYC. In addition to abandoned factories, parks, and many other public locations around the US and Taiwan, Chang’s works have been seen at venues including the Washington Pavilion of Arts & Science in SD (2007), Gallery Korea in NY (2007), Walsh Library Gallery in NJ (2007), New Art Gallery in CT (2006), and the Queens Museum of Art in NY (2004). |
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