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The Taiwanese artist Su Yu-Xin’s first solo exhibition outside Asia |
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This month, Taiwan Academy is in partnership with the Orange County Museum of Art (OCMA) to present the Taiwan artist Su Yu-Xin’s creations. It’s also the first time we work with OCMA, one of the most attractive art museums in South California. The solo exhibition “Searching the Sky for Gold” explores amorphous and seemingly invisible substances inspired by landscapes across the Pacific. Driven by a profound interest in the materiality of color, she examines how pigments are extracted from the Earth’s crust through processes like mining, grinding, and refining, and how color is attributed as a property based on the physical sources from which it derives.
The exhibition will start on January 31 and end on May 25. We welcome all the audience to enjoy her colorful and interpretive artworks. Check https://ocma.art/ for more information. |
Taiwanese Designers Earn 67th GRAMMY Nominations for Album Packaging Excellence |
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Taiwan’s creative brilliance shines at the 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards, with two nominations in the Best Recording Package category. This achievement highlights Taiwan’s growing impact on the global design stage.
Andrew Wong and Julie Yeh of Onion Design Associates earned their third GRAMMY nomination for Jug Band Millionaire by The Muddy Basin Ramblers. This album pays tribute to the pioneers of Jug Band music, blending blues, jazz, and country from the 1920s and 1930s. The packaging, inspired by vintage sheet music, includes a 33-page booklet with song notes, historical anecdotes, and hand-drawn illustrations. The design is a “mini-encyclopedia,” enriched with period-style ads and visuals. The letterpress-printed CD sleeve and worn edges create a nostalgic, antique feel, immersing listeners in the era’s charm.
Pei-Tzu Lee, collaborating with embroidery artist Zhou Yixin, received her first GRAMMY nomination for Pregnancy, Breakdown, And Disease by iWhoiWhoo. Released in October 2023, this avant-garde album explores themes of “illness” and “healing.” The packaging mirrors this journey, with a textured cover resembling a healing scab and a red cassette symbolizing blood. The accordion-style design unfolds to reveal emotional scars and moments of renewal, with hidden images and handwritten phrases offering comfort and solace.
These nominations showcase Taiwan’s ability to blend music, art, and design into compelling stories, demonstrating the power of visual storytelling in connecting with audiences worldwide.
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“Taiwan Travelogue,” the U.S. National Book Award Winner for Translated Literature, to Kick off Book Tour |
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Under the guise of translating a rediscovered text about a Japanese writer who visits Taiwan in 1938 and sets out on a culinary adventure throughout the island with her local interpreter, author Yáng Shuang-zi takes us on a journey through Taiwanese cuisines, customs, and landmarks during Japanese rule and unearthing the colonial histories and the impossible friendship. Lin King exquisitely renders the spirit of the original story in English. Taiwan Academy in Los Angeles is honored to invite both of them to have a book tour in Los Angeles, delving more into their efforts in making this novel a classic.
TAIWAN TRAVELOGUE
Book Tour with Author Yáng Shuang-zi and Translator Lin King (in Chinese and English)Chapman University: Tuesday, 2/18, 12:00 PM University of California, Irvine: Tuesday, 2/18, 4:30 PM University of California, Los Angeles: Wednesday 2/19, 09:30 AM Skylight Bookstore: Wednesday, 2/19, 7:00 PM University of California, Santa Barbara: Thursday, 2/20, 3:30 PM For more information, please visit https://la.us.taiwan.culture.tw/ |
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" Elephant Herd: A Novel" by Zhang Gui Xing Released in Jan 2025. |
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| Zhang Gui Xing, a Taiwan-based Malaysian Chinese (Mahua) writer, is the author of several acclaimed novels set in Borneo. “Elephant Herd: A Novel,” elegantly translated by Professor Carlos Rojas at Duke University, is set in the Sarawak rainforest of northwest Borneo, following the protagonist’s journey in search of his uncle, the leader of a Communist guerilla group, and examining the complex relations among ethnic Chinese, local Malays, and Indigenous peoples. A vivid and captivating novel you never want to miss out on. Currently available in US bookstores and online. |
"I'm Still Kind of a Daydreamer" by Eva Chen Garnered Best International Feature Film at the 2024 Culver City Film Festival. |
Photo credit : Eva Chen
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"I'm Still Kind of a Daydreamer" is an experimental feature that follows Lily Chen, who aspires to be a novelist and strives to overcome procrastination while juggling reality and her dreams as graduation approaches. After four years of arduous effort as a writer, director, producer, cinematographer, and editor for this film—a journey filled with challenges and development for Eva Chen—she is thrilled to receive acclaim for her debut feature and is grateful to her incredible team to bring this dream to reality.
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