Mirage: Curatorial Tour

The Museum of Vancouver hosts Mirage: Disused Public Property in Taiwan, an exhibition with Taiwanese Artist Yao Jui-Chung. We invite you to join us for a curatorial tour of the exhibition with our Curator of Urban Cultures, Denise Fong and collaborator Young-Tack (YT) Oh. Along with pointing out highlights in the exhibition, Denise and YT will share behind the scenes process of working with the artist and placing his work in a local context. About the exhibition: Mirage: Disused Public Property in Taiwan covers 10 years of artist Yao Jui-Chung and his students’ use of photography to expose Taiwan’s “mosquito halls.” Starting in the 1970s, Taiwan invested in convention centres, sports facilities, schools and other public structures, only to abandon them. The term “mosquito halls” comes from the stagnant water that gathers and breeds mosquitoes in these structures and spaces. “In this age of transparency, covering up only causes more harm. The mission of this project is to examine the condition of public space usage from the perspective of the peoples. The whole world is facing the same problem, but Taiwan is willing to face it, deal with it, and let go, which can set an example for the international community.” —Yao Jui-Chung, Artist