Yung-Wen (Mag) Yao

Yung-Wen (Mag) Yao is an Assistant Professor in Critical Theory and Cultural Studies at TaTung University, Taipei, Taiwan. Her research focuses on relationships between contemporary art and Chinese soft power.

The exhibitions We Do Not Dream Alone, the inaugural Asia Society Triennial, and Dreaming Together at the New-York Historical Society bring together works by over 40 artists selected from the collections of both institutions in a thoughtful and very welcome showcasing of the work of Asian and Asian-diasporic artists still underrepresented in mainstream Euro-American contexts. At this moment, when the movement of people and even artworks is difficult, the mere existence of this two-museum show is a major accomplishment.
teamLab, Life Survives by the Power of Life, 2011. Single-channel digital work; calligraphy by Sisyu, 6 minutes, 23 seconds. Asia Society, New York. Video still courtesy artist and Pace Gallery.

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