Organizers：Cultural Affairs Bureau of Tainan City Government, Tainan City Culture Foundation

Implementer：Hu’s Art

Curator: Hu Chao-Sheng

Invited Artists：Chang Yu-Tien, Chen Yong-Cheng, Hu Chin-Hsiang, Hung Yu-Hao, Liu Yun-Yi, Lin Shu-Yu, Sean Tseng, Komyia Yukina, Huang Shao-Ying, Chang San-Hsueh, Chen Chun-Tai

Project Introduction：

Tainan is a city with a rich historical and cultural foundation. Through streets and alleys, you can feel the historic and pure atmosphere of the past. However, with urbanization and modernization, the inheritance of memory regarding history and culture is often neglected. Through the combination of history revitalization and contemporary art, we hope to bring vitality and creativity into the city, making Tainan an eye-catching city of culture and art in 2024. As the unique stores, historic buildings, and renovated old houses become the platform for art exhibitions, this ancient capital shows its charms that grow along with the generations and its possibilities in the future.

This project aims to combine history and culture with contemporary art, creating new energy in the two major historic districts in the city center: the Fucheng Historic District and the Fucheng Historic District Buffer Zone through cross-border collaboration. In this project, we select historical buildings with cultural uniqueness and renovated old houses in Tainan City, matching these spaces with the artworks of 11 winners of Next Art Tainan in the past 11 years. Through fieldwork and interviews, we hope to further understand the spiritual core of the history and culture of Tainan. With the cross-border dialogue and creation energy of the 11 artists, we hope to bring contemporary art to life and the public, integrating cultural aesthetics into the streets of the city and giving local shops a more different artistic experience and perception. By connecting dots in the city and making the alleys into a map of arts, we aim to demonstrate the unique aesthetics of streets in the ancient capital Tainan.

The goal of this project is not merely to bring art and cultural atmosphere to the city. We hope that through the art exhibition in the alleys and various kinds of stores, we can create a unique experience, while enhancing Tainan’s city image and appeal to attract more residents and tourists, which further promotes local economic development. Art is not only a cultural experience; it can also be an engine for economic growth. Through this project, people can enjoy various artworks while shopping, dining, and strolling around. By introducing art into daily life, we want to add more fun to their lives and expect the public to have a deeper understanding of Tainan’s historical background and spaces.