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Art Education
1969 Born in Kaohsiung
1993

Graduated, Department of Fine Art, Chinese Culture University
1995

Teacher, Department of Fine Arts and Craft, Fu-Shin Trade and Arts School
1998

Lecturer, Cultural Affairs Bureau, Taipei County Government
2000

Gained Admission to the Graduate Institute of Plastic Arts, Tainan National College of the Arts
   
Selected Solo Exhibition
2003

¡§The Beauty and Mystery of Bu Num Civilization Revealed ¡¨ MOCA, Taipei
 

¡§Exhibition of Excavation Work at the Bu Num Civilization Site,¡¨ TNCA, Tainan
2001

¡§Exhibition of Artifacts from the Bu Num Civilization Site,¡¨ Howard Plaza Salon, Kaohsiung
  ¡§Special Exhibition on the Bu Num Civilization Site,¡¨ Prototype Art Gallery, Tainan
2000

¡§Track,¡¨ Pei Chuang Art Center, Taipei County
1991

¡§Flutter a Thousand Miles with the Wind Blowing,¡¨ Hua-Gaong Museum, Taipei City, Hwa-Kang Museum, Taipei
   

Selected Group Exhibitions

2004

¡§Taiwan Avant-Garde Documenta¢º¡XSale¡DArt¡DExposition, C04,¡¨ Silian Building, Hua Shan Cultural and Creative Industry Center, Taipei
  ¡§Taiwan Avant-Garde Documenta¢º¡XMEDIA CRAMP,¡¨Main Trend Gallery, Taipei
2003

¡§2003 Discourses on Love ¡V 64 Conversations in SARS Era,¡¨ IT Park Gallery and Photo Studio, Taipei
2002

¡§Love in Secret: Oeuvre of Contemporary Art in Taiwan, Part II,¡¨ Hong-Gah Museum, Taipei
 

¡§Beautiful New World ¡V Exhibition on the 12th Anniversary of Galerie Pierre,¡¨ Galerie Pierre, Taichung
 

¡§Super Bye ¡V 5th Joint Graduation Exhibition, Graduate Institute of Plastic Arts, Tainan National College of the Arts,¡¨ TNCA Visual Art Hall, Tainan; Huashan Arts District, Taipei
 

¡§London Underground: New Phenomena in Contemporary British Art¡¨ (joint work with Goshka Macuga), Taipei Fine Arts Museum (TFAM)

 

¡§Wet Paint ¡V North-South Alternative Space Group Exhibition,¡¨ Huashan Arts District, Taipei
 

¡§228 Group Exhibition,¡¨ Poer Art and Culture Center, Kaohsiung
 

¡§Artist Fair,¡¨ Huashan Arts District, Taipei
 

Beauty and Creativity ¡V 10th International Art Fair,¡¨ World Trade Center, Taipei
2001

¡§Never Ending,¡¨ TNCA, Tainan
1999

¡§Streaking in Hu-Wei,¡¨ Group Drawing Exhibition, Tamshui Center of Arts and Culture, Taipei County
   
Honors and Rewards
2004

Special Jury Prize, Taishin Arts Award
2003

Plastic Arts Scholarship, S-An Cultural Foundation, Taipei S-An Cultural Foundation
2001

Nominated, Gallery Fair ¡§TAF Best Newcomer Award,¡¨ No 2 Hall, World Trade Center
 

28th ¡§Taipei Arts Award,¡¨ Taipei Fine Arts Museum
1999

Nominated, 8th International Biennial Drawing Exhibition, ROC, Taipei Fine Arts Museum
   

Publications

Solo Art Catalogues
2003

¡§The Beauty and Mystery of Bu Num Civilization Revealed,¡¨ Taipei: MOCA, Taipei, August
¡§The Beauty and Mystery of Bu Num Civilization Revealed,¡¨ Tour Guide, Taipei: Bu Num Art Gallery,, August 2003

Articles Written by Tu Wei-cheng
2003

¡§Disappearing Beautiful Vistas, Un-dissipated Utopian Circumstances ¡V A Brief Discourse on Independent Curators in China from the Suzhou ¡§Mirage¡¨ Contemporary Art Exhibition,¡¨, Taipei: ¡§Artist Magazine¡¨ No 333, February 2003, pp. 418-425
World Renowned Qingzhou Buddhism - ¡§The Beauty and Mystery of Qingzhou Buddhist Sculptures Exhibition,¡¨ The China Millennium Monument Art Hall, Taipei: ¡§Artist Magazine¡¨ No 333, January 2003, pp. 422-451
2002

¡§It¡¦s Not Art That is Important ¡V Interview Li Xianting at Song-Zhuang, Taipei: ¡§ARTCO Magazine¡¨ No 123, December 2002, pp. 124-127
¡§On Land and Agriculture Contemporary Art Exhibitions ¡V A Record of ¡¥Bumper Harvest: Contemporary Art¡¨ at the National Agricultural Exhibition Hall in Beijing,¡¨ Taipei: ¡§Artist Magazine¡¨ No 331, December 2002, pp. 150-155
¡§A Walking Visual Display ¡V The ¡¥Long March¡¦ Art Activity at Cang-Ku New Medium Space,¡¨ Taipei: ¡§ARTCO Magazine¡¨ No 122, November 2002, pp. 44-47

Critics

  

Magazine/ Newspaper Articles

2004

Hsu Wan-chen ¡§Time Traveling Crystal Ball ¡V Tu Wei-cheng Vs. Bu Num¡¨ Artist Magazine No 345, February 2004, pp.242-247
2003

Tsuo Mei-yun ¡§TNCA Student Spends Over NT$1 Million on a Virtual Archaeological Site,¡¨ China Daily News, 2003/5/2, P36
 

Tsuo Mei-yun ¡§TNCA Student Spends Over NT$1 Million on a Virtual Archaeological Site,¡¨ China Daily News, 2003/5/2, P36
 

Kuo Shao-lan ¡§Primitive Art in a Contemporary Art Museum: Presenting the Bogus as Genuine? Turning Stone into Gold? Or a Case of the Emperor¡¦s New Clothes?¡¨ Pots weekly supplement No 280, 10/10~10/19, 2003

 

Wu Li-chuan ¡§When Contemporary Turns Destructive ¡V An Encounter Between Tu Wei-cheng¡¦s Punan Civilization Exhibition and the Cynical Painting Art History of Su Meng-hung¡¨ Artist Magazine No 339 p.272
 

Huang Shu-ping ¡§TAT@moca Destruction: Taiwanese Artists Today¡¨ ARTCO Magazine No.132. September 2003, p.154
 

Huang Pao-ping ¡§MOCA, Taipei Subversion of the Art Exhibition and the Thinking Behind it¡¨ Min Sen Daily News 2003.08.07
 

Lee Wei-ching ¡§Virtual Ancient Civilization - Bu Num Site Exhibition Unveiled¡¨ China Times 2003.08.07
 

¡§Confusing Time and Space ¡V MOCA Taipei ¡¥Tu Wei-cheng, Su Meng-hung Solo Exhibitions¡¦ ¡¨ Artist Magazine No 340
 

Lee Wei-ching ¡§Reflecting Cultural Phenomena in Taiwan¡¨ China Times Weekly, No 1329 2003.8.12~8.18 p.104
2002

¡§Bu Num Site, Hua Shan Cultural and Creative Industry Center to reappear- Tu Wei-cheng¡¦s Craving for the Virtual World¡¨ Youth Daily News, 2002/7/30
 

¡§Bu Num Civilization Site Exhibition - Combining Works Modern and Ancient¡¨ Min Chung Daily News, 2002/ 7/ 13, P22
 

¡§TNCA Graduation Works ¡V Alternative and Special¡¨ China Daily News, 2002/6/ 6, P25
 

¡§TNCA Graduation Exhibition ¡V A Virtual Cultural Site¡¨ United Daily News, 2002/6/6, P18
Jason Wang Chia-chi ¡§Beautiful New World¡¨ ARTCO Magazine No 120, September 2002, pp.90-93
 

Chang Chao-lin ¡§Super Bye at Huashan,¡¨ ARTCO Magazine No 120, September 2002, P30
Hung Shao-han ¡§Opening the Window of Art¡¨ ARTOP Magazine No 15, July 2002, pp. 25- 26
 

Hung Shao-han ¡§Future Archaeology ¡V Tu Wei-cheng and the Virtual Character of the ¡¥Punan Civilization Special Exhibition¡¦ Major Trends No 4, April 2002, pp.90-94
 

Chang Li-hao ¡§Does Tu Wei-cheng Constructs Bogus Signs of a Virtual Era?¡¨ ARTCO Magazine No 113, February 2002, P30
2001

¡§Bu Num Civilization Virtual Exhibition Good Enough to Pass for Genuine¡¨ China Daily News, 2001/1/6, P22
 

¡§Taipei Arts Award Works Should Use Diverse Media¡¨ Liberty Times, 2001/4/14, P40
 

¡§2001 Taipei Arts Award,¡¨ ¡§Taipei Times Magazine,¡¨ ¡§UDN News.com,¡¨ 2001/4/14

Publications Introducing Works by Tu Wei-cheng

2003

Lee Hsien ¡§Taiwanese Contemporary Art Series: Conceptual/Dialectical,¡¨ Taipei: Artist Publishing, December 2003, pp. 125-134
 

Lu Kuang ¡§Taiwanese Contemporary Art Series: Society/Secularism,¡¨ Taipei: Artist Publishing, December 2003, pp. 112-113
 

Lee Wei-ching ¡§Taiwanese Contemporary Art Series: Commodities and Consumption,¡¨ Taipei: Artist Publishing, December 2003, pp. 116-128
 

Sun Li-chuan ¡§Taiwanese Contemporary Art Series: Installation and Spatial Art,¡¨ Taipei: Artist Publishing, December 2003, pp. 138-139
 

Luo Hsiu-chih ¡§Taiwanese Contemporary Art Series: Culture and Colonialism,¡¨ Taipei: Artist Publishing, December 2003, pp. 26-32
 

Hsu Wan-chen ¡§Taiwanese Contemporary Art Series: Reality and Virtuality,¡¨ Taipei: Artist Publishing, December 2003, pp. 120-121
2002

¡§Beautiful New World¡¨ Taichung: Galerie Pierre, September 2002
 

Hsieh Tung-shan ed. ¡§Collection of Contemporary Taiwanese Art¡¨ August 2002, pp. 80-81
Yao Jui-chung ¡§Taiwanese Installation Art¡¨ Taipei: Muma Wenhua Co., Ltd., October 2002, pp. 68-71
2001

¡§2001 Taipei Arts Award¡¨ Taipei: Taipei Fine Arts Museum, April 2001