This monograph is published in conjunction with a double exhibition by Yang Mao-lin at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Taipei, and the 53rd Venice Biennale in 2009. It is the culmination of Yang's creative process involving the deification of popular cartoon or comic book characters and temple construction. This fully illustrated volume includes artist statements and documentation of past exhibitions. Artist's curriculum vitae provided.

Access level

Onsite

publisher

Taipei Culture Foundation, Museum of Contemporary Art, Taipei, 財團法人台北市文化基金會台北當代藝術館 (Taipei, Taiwan)

editor

YANG Yijen, 楊宜真

Location code

MON.YML

Language

Chinese - Traditional,

English

Keyword

perennial exhibition, sculpture, installation, mixed media, digital art, comics, religion, solo exhibition

Publication/Creation date

2010

No of pages

192

ISBN / ISSN

9789868529458

No of copies

Content type

artist monograph,

catalogue

Chapter headings

Welcome to Risk Society - Felix SCHOEBER

Secular Liminalities - Felix SCHOEBER

Ceremonies Before Rewarding - Inviting the Immortals III - YANG Mao-Lin, 楊茂林

Canonized Karma of Maha with Mandalas - YANG Mao-Lin, 楊茂林

The Wonder Island in the Land of Maha - YANG Mao-Lin, 楊茂林

A Story About Affection - YANG Mao-Lin, 楊茂林

Yang Maolin's 'Aphrodite A' Spin Off - Lee Wei-Ching, 李維菁

My Alice - YANG Mao-Lin, 楊茂林

The Aesthetics of Comic Book Romance in Yang Maolin's Paintings: Making Love Funny - Kimman TAN, 陳金萬

'Temple of Sublime Beauty - Made in Taiwan', 53rd Venice Biennial, Collateral Event - YANG Mao-Lin, 楊茂林

Related event

venue	date
Museum of Contemporary Art, Taipei (MoCA Taipei), 台北當代藝術館, Taipei, Taiwan	2010
Sala S. Tommaso, S. Giovanni e Paolo, Venice, Italy	2010

Artist

YANG Mao-Lin, 楊茂林

Organiser

Museum of Contemporary Art, Taipei, 台北當代藝術館 (Taipei, Taiwan)

Citation

Rights statement

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Collections

Hallelujah: Temple of Sublime Beauty, 苦海嘛A噗蓮花：婆娑之廟