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About the Curation
Exhibitor
Tainan Art Museum
Supervisor | Tainan City Government
Organizer | Tainan Art Museum
Co-Organizer | Chen Chi Kwan Education & Cultural Foundation, Tunghai University
Cooperation units | Tunghai University College of Fine Arts and Creative Design, Tunghai University Department of Architecture
Sponsor | Yi Dian Art
Special thanks | National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, NCU Institute of Astronomy, National Culture and Arts Foundation, Public Television Service Foundation, Mountain Art Foundation, (Water, Pine and Stone Retreat), Hongkong Land Limited, Singapore Nanshun Shanfang, S.T.Yeh Architects, Spring Pool Glass, Pan Fan, Joan Stanley-Baker, Li Lundin, Lee Dah-huei, Hubert Li, Wilson Yeh
Architectural consultant | Yu Ming-kuo
Curator | Hsiao Kai-ching
Coordinator | Ko Yi-yun, Liao Guan-min
The Only Designated Product for High Fidelity ART Display provided by AUO Corporation
Artist
Chen Chi-kwan（1921-2007）
First published in 1883, the iconic American magazine Life was purchased by Henry Robinson Luce (1898–1967), the founder of Time, in 1936, who changed its focus to documentary news and photojournalism. With photos, Life showed its readers the brutality of ongoing wars and the charm of celebrities. In 1945, Chen Chi-kwan, as an interpreting officer for the United States Army, spent much time reading Life magazine. When Chen was studying English and keeping himself updated with the latest information around the world with the help of the magazine, perhaps it never occurred to him that someday his name would be connected to Henry Robinson Luce, the founder of Life and later the sponsor of the Tunghai University project. He built a memorial chapel for Henry Winters Luce, the father of Henry Robinson Luce. This architectural work is also one of Chen's greatest architectural works — Tunghai University, Luce Chapel.
*The exhibition images are provided by the Chen Chi-Kwan Foundation
