The "Physical Education Class" exhibition launched by the New Taipei City Art Museum brings together eight groups of domestic and foreign artists to reinterpret the meaning and experience of exercise through photography, moving images, mechanical power, space and sound installations. The exhibition will last until November 17, and 5 promotional activities have been planned during the period to allow the audience to deeply understand the diversity of sports from different perspectives.
There are many exciting activities in August, starting with "Dancing Self, Gender and Belonging - Teacher Voguing" on August 10th, with dancer VV as the lecturer, sharing stories originating from the African-American and Latino LGBTQ+ communities. Voguing the history and culture of dance, and teaching basic movements and techniques, allowing participants to express themselves in dance. Next is the "Small Design Big Reversal - Sports Space Parent-child Design Workshop" on August 31. The "Xixi Architectural Education" team guides parent-child audiences to plan and design the ideal sports space together, stimulating the creative sparks of parents and children, and through the space Change creates new rules of the game.
September 28th is "We Are Happy Good Children - Parent-Child Physical Workshop", led by the performing arts cooperative "Little Things Production". Friends of all ages are invited to come to the art museum to move around. (Photo/reproduced from New Taipei City Cultural Bureau)
From September to November, three events will be held one after another. The "We Are Happy Good Children - Parent-Child Physical Workshop" on September 28 is led by the performing arts cooperative "Little Things Production". Friends of all ages are invited to come to the art museum to move around and review the healthy exercises that we have all skipped. Improve parent-child tacit understanding and physical coordination. In the "Listening to Movement Beats - Sound Improvisation Workshop" on October 5, participating artist Zhang Youxin will lead students to improvise experimental sound works using sound materials collected during daily movement and labor. On November 2, "Movement: As an Identity—A Cross-border Discussion by Artists" invited participating artist Fujiyoshi. Nicky. Nkosi, artist Chen Haoyi, a member of the South Island Taitung Team of the Queen's Cup Bracket Ocean Boat Race, and Sun Youkui, assistant professor of the Department of Sociology at Fu Jen Catholic University, had a conversation, sharing the intertwined relationship between sports and national, racial, gender and other identities.
The "Physical Education Class" exhibition presents the diverse aspects and deep meanings of sports in different cultural and social backgrounds. It is hoped that through these five promotional activities, the audience can have a deeper understanding of the extended issues of sports and art through actual participation. understanding. Registration for the August event will be open for free from now on, while registration for the event from September to November will be open on September 6. Details and registration methods can be found on the ACCUPASS website.
