2013 Art Taipei Forum is scheduled to be held from November 8 (Fri.) to November 10 (Sun.) at 6/F Audio-Visual Room Eslite Xinyi Book Store. This year is the first time that the forum is planned around the perspective of Art Economy, with the two major topics being “ Urban Art Economy “ and “ The Value of Arts for Business and Institutes“ The forum seeks to explore how culture’s influences globalization as well as urban economy and spatial reconstruction, and how companies improve operational performance through a strategic asset allocation in art.
The theme of the year – Asian Value, focuses on the “Asian Main Line”, the major economic indicators of Chinese art spanning from Beijing, Shanghai, Taipei, Hong Kong all the way to Singapore, linking together the Asian continental coasts of cities mainly with ethnic Chinese habitants to establish the strategies and trends for Asian Culture Freeport along with the economic and trade factors required for art industry development. In addition, the forum has also invited internationally renowned art critics and curators that are familiar with Asian art environment with special interest and researches in the pan-Middle East and Central Asian contemporary art, bringing perspectives unique from the commonly seen Western or East Asian art.
2013 Art Taipei Forum (PDF)