2024.2.21
Liu Kuo-sung in “The Birth of Modernist Art Movement in Taiwan”
In 2024, the National Museum of History reopened after renovations and launched a special exhibition titled “The Birth of Modernist Art Movement in Taiwan,” held at the National Taiwan Craft Research and Development Institute.
For this exhibition, the museum specially selected Liu Kuo-sung’s 1970 artwork, “Midnight Sun,” to be showcased. Additionally, one of the oral history series films produced by the Liu Kuo-sung Foundation, titled “Liu Kuo-sung and The Fifth Moon Group,” was screened. The film presents Liu Kuo-sung's perspective on the founding and development of The Fifth Moon Group and its role in the emergence of the modern art movement in Taiwan during the 1950s and 60s.
Dates: 2024.2.21 (Wed) – 2024.4.28 (Sun)
Hours: 9:30am-5:30pm, Tue-Sun
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Exhibition view | Midnight Sun | photo courtesy of National Museum of History

Exhibition view | photo courtesy of National Museum of History

Exhibition view | photo courtesy of National Museum of History

Exhibition view | photo courtesy of National Museum of History

The main entrance of the National Taiwan Craft Research and Development Institute, Taipei Branch | photo courtesy of National Museum of History