TECO Atlanta

“Place/ Displace: Three Generations of Taiwanese Art” Exhibit
at Columbus State University

Among the admirers of the comprehensive art exhibit from Taiwan, which opened on August 23, 2005 at Columbus State University (Columbus, GA) were Mayor of Columbus, Mr. Bob Poydasheff, President of the Columbus State University, Mr. Frank Brown, and Director General R.C. Wu and Director Lincoln Ting of Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Atlanta.

Mr. Wu presided over the reception in honor of the Taiwanese artists. He stressed the historical span, from the Chinese colonization and Japanese rule to the aboriginal people of Taiwan, Dutch and Portuguese colonization, which gave the island its apt title of Illa Formosa, or Beautiful Island. Mr. Wu also directed the audience to consider how the perspectives represented in the exhibit are manifestations of Taiwan’s social and political evolution. He stated that the art in "Place/Displace," crafted by three generations of Taiwanese, portrays a modern history from an artist’s point of view.

Columbus State University’s President Brown visited Taiwan to view this exhibit and was convinced that its opening at his university would promote international awareness and cultural exchange among the students and members of the surrounding community.

The "Place/Displace" exhibit, also opening in Kentucky and Chicago (USA), was sponsored by the Cultural Committee of the Republic of China (Taiwan).

台灣三代藝術展轟動哥倫布市

「原鄉與流轉：台灣三代藝術展」北美巡迴展喬治亞州哥倫布市開幕酒會於日前在哥倫布州立大學（Columbus State University）藝術系畫廊舉行，吸引包括哥倫布市市長波達雪夫（Robert Poydasheff）、哥倫布州立大學校長布朗（Frank Brown）、當地藝文界人士及該校教職員數十人到場觀展。

駐亞特蘭大台北經濟文化辦事處處長吳榮泉於開幕酒會致詞時強調，此次展覽的畫作呈現台灣在日據時代、二次戰後及現階段等三個不同時間的知名作品，內容與台灣政治及社會歷史演進相互融合，由於受到不同時空影響，展現不同風貌以及創作者面對文化認同和轉移時所爆發出驚人的創造力，畫展等於是一部由藝術家觀點所展現的台灣現代史。

由於這是台灣藝術作品第一次大規模在當地展出，且題材多元豐富、畫風大膽創新，非常吸引人。這次展出由國立台灣美術館主辦，旅美畫家、藝評人劉昌漢與路易維爾大學教授貝格利（John Begley）合作策劃，台灣的文化建設委員會及駐紐約台北文化中心贊助。

曾訪問過台灣的布朗表示，此次台灣三代藝術展於該校展出正好符合該校培養國際人文素養的期望。布朗駐足畫作前，對台灣藝術家經由創作所鋪陳的批判性、幽默感及跳動律頻，極為讚賞。

波達雪夫市長與妻子詳細觀賞畫作，頻頻向與會來賓說明畫作內容，也讓他想起越戰服役期間，他曾多次到台灣度假的往事。國立台灣美術館副館長蕭銘祥表示，這是歷來最具代表性的台灣作品展，台灣不僅有傲人的國立故宮博物館展示傳統藝術，更有值得稱道的國立台灣美術館蒐集近代以後的台灣藝術。
台灣三代藝術展即日起至9月25日在該校藝術系Fine Arts Hall Gallery展出，不收門票，主辦單位歡迎僑界人士前往參觀，該校位於4225 University Avenue, Columbus, GA 31907，電話為（706）568-2047，網頁為：http://art.colstate.edu。

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(1) 吳處長夫婦與哥倫布州立大學校長布朗及畫展策展人劉昌漢合影
DG and Mrs. Wu pose with President Frank Brown and Dr. Charles Liu