ART TAIPEI 2025 Grand Opening!

120 galleries gather in Taipei to launch an Asian dialogue of “Intersect: Diversity Equals Togetherness”.

October 23, 2025 — Taipei — The 32nd edition of ART TAIPEI officially opens at Taipei World Trade Center, Hall 1. Centered on “Intersect: Diversity Equals Togetherness,” this year’s fair brings together 120 galleries from 6 countries/regions (68 from Taiwan and 52 from overseas), showcasing Taipei’s diverse, open, and highly connected art ecosystem—within the fairgrounds and across the city.

Claudia Chen Ching-Ying, Chairperson of the Taiwan Art Gallery Association (Organizer of ART TAIPEI), remarked: “Taipei is an advanced Asian city grounded in culture and defined by equality and openness. With that same poise and inclusivity, we welcome guests from around the world to experience the richness and vitality of ART TAIPEI. By connecting ART TAIPEI and Taipei Art Week, we are building an open, internationally oriented platform with a spirit of innovation. The fair welcomes over 70,000 visitors annually on average, and we hope that through a friendly cultural atmosphere and diverse curatorial agendas, art truly enters everyday life.”

Remarks from Distinguished Guests | National and City Partners Advancing Cultural Momentum

Deputy Minister (Administrative), Ministry of Culture, 徐宜君 stated:
“Since the Council for Cultural Affairs era in 2005, the Ministry of Culture has worked closely with the Association. ART TAIPEI has become a key platform for Taiwan’s international cultural exchange. Since 2018, the Ministry’s ‘MIT Connection with the World’ has supported 136 emerging artists to date. We also thank galleries for their professional work in transactions and artist representation. The Ministry will continue to be a solid backing as young artists step onto the international stage.”

Political Deputy Minister, Ministry of Education, 張廖萬堅 noted:
“Now in its 32nd year, ART TAIPEI is one of Asia’s most important art fairs and a bridge for aesthetic education to take root on campus. Since 2016, ART EDUCATION DAY has enabled students from specialized art classes and remote areas to visit the fair, while university art students serve as docents—turning learning into practice. Together with the Ministry’s long-term aesthetic education initiative launched in 2014, ART TAIPEI brings art appreciation into the city and the international arena, broadening the horizons of the next generation.”

Legislator 蔡其昌 said:
“ART TAIPEI is a mature cultural IP and a pivotal platform that connects Taiwan with the world—showcasing our diversity, freedom, vitality, and friendliness. This achievement relies on the joint efforts of government, industry, and academia. I invite everyone to look closely and feel deeply in the fair—let art become a unifying force for society.”

Legislator 吳思瑤 commented:
“Coming from an intense day at the Legislative Yuan into ART TAIPEI, one feels a sense of calm—that is the power of art. Cultural strength translates into economic strength, and indeed into national strength. We must continue to invest in soft power, letting arts and culture enter everyday life and spread cultural momentum.”

Speaker 戴錫欽, Taipei City Council, remarked:
“After getting to know ART TAIPEI, I often introduce this platform during overseas visits and to our sister cities, inviting more partners to understand and visit Taipei. The city government team will continue to reinforce related cultural budgets, expanding the connection between the city and the fair—so the world can see art in Taipei, and see Taipei through art.”

Deputy Commissioner 陳譽馨, Department of Cultural Affairs, Taipei City Government, added:
“Taipei is a city driven by art, and ART TAIPEI together with Taipei Art Week are signature highlights of our cultural landscape. In its second year, Taipei Art Week connects eight districts and over a hundred art organizations, significantly enriching the public’s cultural vision. The Department will continue to support these efforts at the policy level, allowing the city’s artistic energy to extend deeper and wider.”

Six Curated Sectors Present Taiwan’s Plural, Inclusive Landscape

MIT Connection with the World
 Featuring eight emerging artists — Wang Yen-Jan, Liu En-Lin, Kuo Bing-En, Liu Hsing-Yu, Hung Sheng-Hsiung, Riley Tu, Chen Shao-Yen, Wu Shang-Yang — spanning sculpture, video installation, 3D animation/new media, painting, and photography.

FOCUS | Film Sector
 Curated by Zeng Yu-Juan, titled “True”, spotlighting 單慧乾、劉艾真、廖祈羽, and more, opening an image-based inquiry into gender, labor, the body, and social structures.

Taiwan Indigenous Art Exhibition Area
 Curated by Manray Hsu, bringing together Eleng Luluan (安聖惠), Milay Mavaliw (米類・瑪法琉), Siki Sufin (希巨・蘇飛), Idas Losin (宜德思・盧信), Laluyu Pavela (塗南峰) to explore land memory and identity.

Hakka in Words and Images: A Contemporary Assembly of Literature and Art｜Hakka Affairs Council
 Playing on the dual meaning of “Hakka/Hakka,” the exhibition invites 鍾舜文、程仁珮、致穎 and writer 詹冰, weaving “speech” and “image” into contemporary readings of language, identity, and memory.

Sweeties of the Century
Organized by the Taiwan Women’s Art Association, featuring Mali Wu 吳瑪悧, whose practice spans ecology, history, and public engagement.

10th Anniversary ART EDUCATION DAY 2025
 A ten-year retrospective (2016–2025; 7,877 students and teachers cumulatively) with guided routes designed to introduce Taiwan’s artists, linking MIT Connection with the World and the Taiwan Indigenous Art Exhibition Area. In partnership with Pixsee, the Pixsee Children’s Art Education offers immersive parent-child activities that integrate art and learning.

Taipei Art Week × Art Bus: The City as an Extended Stage (through Nov 2)

Running Oct 18 – Nov 2, the second Taipei Art Week connects the city via “8 zones × 8 themes.” The debut Art Bus features three themed routes that sold out immediately upon release. Opening week saw large numbers of visitors navigating galleries with maps in hand, reflecting strong engagement with this “city walk” model. We warmly encourage visitors to continue exploring galleries and museums across Taipei after ART TAIPEI. For program details and venue hours, please visit the Taipei Art Week official website.