Video art emerged simultaneously in Taiwan and Hong Kong in the early 1980s, with artists utilising this immediate and instantaneous medium to proactively engage with social issues.

Hong Kong has now been handed over to China for more than two decades, and martial law has been lifted in Taiwan for more than 30 years; they have both experienced the major historical moments: the Sino-British Joint Declaration in 1984, the end of martial law in Taiwan in 1987, the Tiananmen Square protests in 1989, and the transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong in 1997. Looking back upon the video art of Taiwan and Hong Kong in the 1980s and 1990s, we find an opportunity to reflect on history, as we see the distinct sentiments and insights through the lens of our present, in which tensions with China have become increasingly apparent.

1980年代初期，錄像在台灣與香港同時崛起，藝術家藉由結合創意與政治表態的錄像藝術作品，開始介入社會議題。如今，香港回歸足滿20週年，台灣解嚴也超過30年；兩地共同經歷了1984年「中英聯合聲明」、1987年「台灣解嚴」，1989年「六四天安門」與1997年「香港回歸」。回望1980－1990年代港台錄像藝術，鑒於其歷史事件所展現的獨特感性與洞察力，將為當前兩地與中國處於愈顯緊張與對立的政局，帶來重思歷史的契機。

Co-curator:
SING Song-Yong

Co-organiser:
Videotage, VMAC

Hong Kong Artists:
CHAN Kam-lok, CHENG Chi-hung, Ernest FUNG, May FUNG, Mak Chi-hang, Comyn MO, Ellen PAU, Jim Sing-tak SHUM, WONG Chi-fai, YAU Ching, Danny Ning-tsun YUNG

Taiwan Artists:
CHEN Chieh-jen, CHEANG Shu-lea, Green Team, HUNG Su-chen, WANG Jun-jieh, YUAN Goang-ming

Exhibition
2018.4.7 – 2018.6.3
Museum of Contemporary Art, Taipei

Forum
2018.5.5 (Sat) 1:00 – 3:00pm
Documentation / Documentary: Another Way of Seeing

2018.5.5 (Sat) 3:30 – 5:30pm
Revisit: 1980-90s Video Art Scene in Hong Kong and Taiwan