As the world breathes art, interconnected through cultures, languages, and traditions, the 6th edition of Taipei Dangdai is heralded as an important mark of artistic innovation and cultural dialogue. Taipei Dangdai Art & Ideas, one of Asia’s top art fairs, will be held at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center from May 8 to 11, 2025. It aims to foster discussions about Taiwanese heritage and contemporary world art. However, this edition goes beyond just an art display. Rather, it has been comprehensively designed to integrate international galleries, breathtaking exhibitions, intellectual dialogues, and even futuristic collaborations that will be the centerpiece of the event to express and celebrate the art world’s future and past.
Taipei Dangdai: An Artistic And Cultural Blend
In the last few years, Taipei Dangdai has become more than an art fair. It seeks to capture the local-global narrative of art history, where local customs and practices blend with international standards and provide different meanings to art. Alongside this vision, the Taipei Dangdai 6th edition will also further the fair’s reputation of presenting inventive artwork rich in cultural heritage.
Ever since its inception, Taipei Dangdai Art & Ideas has served an ever-impactful purpose as a channel for dialogue, collaboration, and experimentation. The anniversary edition of this event is no exception; it also fulfills the newly fortified reputation of being a convergence space for leading Taiwan and Asian galleries along with galleries from other parts of the world. The fair curated by The Art Assembly under the leadership of prominent stakeholders such as UBS is peer-quality, defined as it admits galleries that have already set standards in contemporary art for others to follow. The fair’s curated sections and the jury’s bespoke curation aim to create an environment where artistic expression can be exhibited and engaged with critically.
As the Taipei Dangdai 6th edition unfolds against the city’s vibrant backdrop, it illustrates the ambitious vision of Taipei as an international art hub. Partnerships with primary cultural entities like the Ministry of Culture and the Department of Cultural Affairs of the Taipei City Government showcase the integral unity between art and civic identity. The fair’s chronology reflects parallels to Taipei’s own cultural renaissance, as it perpetually taps into its local talent to strengthen a meaningful relationship with global art movements.
Distinct Exhibition Sectors and Innovative Installations
The unique multifaceted exhibition system of Taipei Dangdai 6th Edition further embraces and celebrates transnational artistic expression. The fair structure divides into three interrelated sectors: the Galleries section, the innovative Edge platform, and the recently added Embody Sector. All of them contribute towards creating a synergetic, nurturing atmosphere for collectors, art professionals, and enthusiasts.Galleries: Showcasing Global Excellence
As we have seen it previously, the cornerstone of the Taipei Dangdai fairs, the galleries section, has expanded this year in terms of both scope and quality and now includes many more returning international galleries and some new ones as well. Galerie EIGEN + ART, Galleria Continua, Kaikai Kiki Gallery, and Ota Fine Arts return with their curatorial vision to ensure that visitors partake in the vibrant pulse of contemporary art from all over the world. For the local audience, famous Taipei galleries like Tina Keng Gallery, Lin & Lin Gallery, Asia Art Center, and MICHAEL KU GALLERY highlight Taiwan’s active participation in the global art discourse.
Every gallery in this curated exhibition space participates in global cultural dialogue, which embodies the fair’s meticulous attention to quality. Regarding form and content, the mediums included are diverse, ranging from paintings and sculptures to digital installations, ensuring that the artistic narrative during the Taipei Dangdai 6th edition is still encapsulated within international contemporary trends.
Edge: Nurturing Emerging Talent
Equally intriguing is the Edge section, a new initiative focused on emerging artists. This sector dedicates itself to curating new works by young artists seeking global recognition. In a groundbreaking development for this year’s fair, an international jury made up of prominent curators and cultural thinkers will award an outstanding artist from the Edge sector. The initiative encourages daring artistic exploration and bolsters the premise of Taipei Dangdai as an artistic springboard, providing the winner with USD 10,000 and international acclaim.
Edge serves not only as a place of competition but also as a crucible of ideas that showcase works that defy conventional thinking and seek unexplored relationships between art and technology. This shift toward a more sophisticated, experimental take on contemporary art is illustrated in the works of Song Ta and Kieren Karritpul, which blend form with futuristic vision.
Embody: The Intersection of Art, Craft, and Design
Newly introduced in the Taipei Dangdai 6th edition, the Embody sector is a new space dedicated to the synthesis of new art that crosses the border of craft and design. Pioneered by top-notch galleries like Soluna Fine Art and ARTCOURT Gallery, Embody points further to the importance of artisanal work in the contemporary age of technology. This sector captures a dialogue that is very relevant in the context of today’s society—a dialogue that looks at how traditional techniques and digitally aided processes can be integrated into art in profound ways.
Special Exhibitions: “Pulling the Plug” and Taipei Node
These two more special exhibitions focus on issues pertaining to the intersection of technology and art. “Pulling the Plug,” an exhibition done in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture, offers an introspective perspective on Taiwan’s digital future with large-scale installations. The exhibition includes works from foremost visionary artists such as Shu Lea Cheang, Su Hui-Yu of XTRUX, and Zhang Xu Zhan, whose installations express the great conflicts of technology, environment, and culture. These exhibitions force viewers to ask questions about the role of digital media in an era where everything seems technologically advanced.
At the same time, the opening of Taipei Node marks the start of an annual special exhibition for a Taipei-based artist of international standing. For the edition this year, a mini-retrospective entitled “Making of…Li Yi-Fan李亦凡” is offered as a deep dive into the fascinating artistic developments of Li Yi-Fan, who is set to represent Taiwan in the 2026 Venice Biennale. Taipei Node supports the narrative of Taipei Dangdai not just as a bed for established artworks but as a testing ground for forward-looking artistry by presenting works that encompass digital technology, artificial intelligence, and the deep critique of information available online.
Intellectual Discourse and the Ideas Forum
The Ideas Forum is wonderfully complemented by a lecture from Hans Ulrich Obrist, who is single-handedly one of the most influent He is a curator and theorist for culture alive today. His teachings on creativity, globalization, and the evolution of art’s place in the world have, and continue to, captivate Taiwanese art professionals, critics, and enthusiasts. Consider it a rare opportunity for the rest of the world to attend his first visit to the region. “And I often ask myself, how can this little young fool be such an elderly sage? What happened in between?”
The Ideas Forum will be addressing the long-overdue and forgotten issues surrounding cultural integration as well as the struggle between timeless traditional aesthetics and fast-paced digitization. Crafted and Strands of Fate are some of the themes that “Braided” seeks to interlink throughout the forum’s discussions, along with world-renowned contributors from across multiple sectors within the art industry. These include, but are not limited to curators, critics, scholars, and creators themselves, discussing the once-spatial and now-temporal bounds of the circulation of art as well as alternative hierarchal systems in art, craft, and design’s relationship.
This intellectual platform is abiding by the fair’s dedication toward deepening appreciation of art both as an aesthetic and as a practice of conceptual thinking. It situates Taipei Dangdai 6th Edition as a critical arena, where art is dissected, hailed, and reinvented not just as chattel but also as a commercial hallmark of cultural identity and intellectual inquiry. In such debates, the fair invites participants to reflect on how creative production can act as a force for social change within and beyond Taiwan in relation to the global art world.
Global Brands Sponsorships and Their Strategic Role
These global partners of SBS equally boost the impact and success of the Taipei Dangdai 6th edition. UBS continues to serve as the lead partner, strengthening the fair’s position in the calendar of unmissable events in the world art market. The participation of powerful brands like BMW, The Macallan, Gaggenau, Gucci, CASETiFY, Koshi Café, and My Humble House reveals the epitome of the fusion of business interest and devotion to art and culture.
These collaborations offer financial support and sponsorship alongside other logistical assistance while at the same time acknowledging the transformative power of art. Like in the case of The Macallan’s celebration of the 50th Anniversary of BMW’s Art Car Series, both companies appreciate the fair’s message: that art serves as an everlasting conversation between tradition and innovation. Such publicity draws greater attention to the fair, thus making the Taipei Dangdai 6th edition an international hub for collectors, investors, and cultural enthusiasts.
The impact socially and economically
The Taipei Dangdai 6th edition, apart from receiving immediate attention as a primary art fair, also represents the local and global cultural and economic phenomena that define contemporary life. Events such as Taipei Dangdai are important as the world becomes more and more globalized. The fair helps local artists interface with global trends while giving international galleries a glimpse of Taiwan’s artistic culture.
Additionally, the far-reaching ramifications of this type of event are unique on an economic front. If accompanied by a proper advertising campaign, early bird tickets, and VIP ticket previews, the fair is bound to be attended by an array of people, including art collectors, investors, students, and people keen on culture. These visitors bring life to the local economy and amplify the fame of Taipei as a fast-growing center for innovation and art. This is how the fair goes beyond being merely an exhibition for the public and rather turns into a space for timeless economic, social, and cultural interactions to take place encapsulated in the ever-evolving world of commerce.
As May 2025 approaches, excitement for the fair’s 6th edition is at an all-time high. The 6th edition of the fair hopes to build on what previous versions offered by constantly seeking hereditary excellence. In Taiwan, Dangdai aims to shape the future of art by providing resources to support emerging talent through intellectual discourse built into the framework of the event.
The exhibition “Pulling the Plug” and projects like Taipei Node demonstrate the fair’s focus on digital innovation and its impact on artistic practice. In today’s world, where art and technology fuse more than ever, in-depth examinations of digital media technologies and their cultural impacts are vital. By promoting pioneering works of digital art alongside timeless creative practices, Taipei Dangdai 6th edition asserts itself as a truly integrative event in contemporary art where tradition is honored and the future embraced.
With the fair’s focus on the blending of technology, art, and cultural traditions, the audience appreciates a visual experience while also being invited to engage in a meaningful dialogue about contemporary art. It creates a platform for the local artistic communities to broadcast their ideas globally, sparking unique cross-border conversations and collaborations that change how people perceive different parts of the world.
Besides an art fair, the Taipei Dangdai 6th edition is an exciting, multidisciplinary mix of disciplines such as art, technology, and culture. This event, which forms part of the vibrant landscape of Taipei, highlights the dialogue of contemporary artistic culture by synthesizing Taiwanese heritage with global contemporary art. The fair serves as a hub for cultural and innovative exchange, bringing together galleries, emerging talents, and international brands in one location.
The Taipei Dangdai 6th edition is a comprehensive event for all levels, where art’s potential is limitless and its boundaries are redefined. It introduces a new chapter in the world of contemporary art through exquisite exhibitions, stimulating discussions, collaborative projects with leading enterprises, and more. While Taipei Dangdai persistently reshapes 21st-century notions of cultural epicenter, it, as well as all of us, becomes part of witnessing what the future of art has in store.
Taipei’s 6th edition of the Taipei Dangdai enhances energetic artistic interactions and strengthens Taipei’s position on the international art scene by integrating the best of local culture with world-renowned creativity. This festive display of imagination, critical discussion, and economic activity serves as a summons for everyone who believes in the power of art to transform society—a journey that respects the past while envisioning the future.
I. Exhibitors
A. Galleries
These are the main exhibitors representing established and internationally renowned galleries:
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3812 Gallery – Hong Kong
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A Lighthouse called Kanata – Tokyo
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Almine Rech – (Paris, Brussels, London, New York, Shanghai, Monaco)
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Art Space 3 – Seoul
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Artemis Gallery – Lisbon
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Asia Art Center – (Taipei, Beijing)
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BAUDOIN LEBON – (Paris, Geneva)
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CHALK HORSE – Sydney
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Chini Gallery – Taipei
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Da Xiang Art Space – Taichung
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Dirimart – (Istanbul, London)
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DOPENESS ART LAB – Taipei
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DUMONTEIL – (Paris, Shanghai)
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Each Modern – Taipei
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Galerie EIGEN + ART – (Leipzig, Berlin)
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Galleria Continua – (San Gimignano, Beijing, Les Moulins, Habana, Roma, São Paulo, Paris)
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GALLERY TARGET – Tokyo
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gdm (Galerie du Monde) – (Taipei, Hong Kong)
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K Gallery – Chengdu
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Kaikai Kiki Gallery – Tokyo
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Karsten Greve – (St. Moritz, Paris, Cologne)
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LEE & BAE – Busan
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Lin & Lin Gallery – Taipei
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MAKI Gallery – Tokyo
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Marc Straus – New York
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MICHAEL KU GALLERY – Taipei
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Moon Gallery – Taichung
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NF/NIEVES FERNÁ NDEZ – Madrid
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Ota Fine Arts – (Singapore, Shanghai, Tokyo)
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PİLEVNELİ – (Istanbul, Bodrum)
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RIVER ART GALLERY – Taichung
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SCAI THE BATHHOUSE – Tokyo
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SEOJUNG ART – (Seoul, Busan)
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Sies + Höke – Düsseldorf
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Tang Contemporary Art – (Beijing, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Seoul, Singapore)
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Thomas VanDyke Gallery – New York
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Tina Keng Gallery – Taipei
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TKG+ – Taipei
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YUMEKOUBOU GALLERY – (Kyoto, Hong Kong, Paris)
B. Embody
A newly introduced sector highlighting the intersection of art, craft, and design:
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ARTCOURT Gallery – (Osaka, Kyoto)
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Soluna Fine Art – (Hong Kong, Seoul)
C. Edge
This section is dedicated to emerging artists and experimental works:
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Katarina Janečková Walshe | Althuis Hofland Fine Arts – Amsterdam
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Kristoffer Ardeña, Monica Delgado | Artinformal – Manila
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Kieren Karritpul | COMA – Sydney
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Hyeon Su Jo | drawingRoom (dR) – Seoul
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Ana De Alvear, Hugo Bruce | Espacio Valverde – Madrid
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Song Ta | Ginkgo Space – (Shanghai, Shenzhen)
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Atsuko Yamashita | HARUKAITO by ISLAND – (Tokyo, Atami)
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TIDE | HENKYO – Tokyo
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Alexandre Wagner | Kutlesa – (New York, Goldau)
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Tony Matelli | SPURS Gallery – Beijing
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Krista Kim, Shu Lea Cheang, Tatsuru Arai | TAEX – London
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Clarence Chun, Robert Gutierrez | The Drawing Room – Manila
II. Partners and Special Projects
A. Lead Partner
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UBS
B. Other Commercial Partners
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BMW
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The Macallan
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Gaggenau
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Gucci
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CASETiFY
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Koshi Café
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My Humble House
C. Cultural and Institutional Partners
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CTBC Foundation for Arts and Culture
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Hong Foundation
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King Car Cultural & Art Center
D. Special Projects
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CINDY CHAO The Art Jewel
III. Special Exhibitions and Programming
A. Special Exhibitions (Highlighting Taiwan’s Contributions to Art and Technology)
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“Pulling the Plug”
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Features works by:
• Shu Lea Cheang – Digital moving image installation
• Su Hui-Yu (in collaboration with digital collective XTRUX) – Reinterpretations of media culture
• Zhang Xu Zhan – Stop motion animation exploring ecological and technological shifts
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B. Taipei Node
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A special annual exhibition featuring a Taipei-based artist:
• Li Yi-Fan – Mini-retrospective “Making of…Li Yi-Fan李亦凡”
C. Intellectual Forum
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Hans Ulrich Obrist – Keynote lecture and conversation on art and cultural exchange
IV. Organizers and Coordinators
A. Co-Directors
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Robin Peckham
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Magnus Renfrew
B. Organizing Body
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The Art Assembly
