This exhibition uses works, archives, audio and video documentaries recordings, as well as interviews to trace the development of “transdisciplinarity" across Taiwan’s art and literature history in the 1980s. Taiwan’s “transdisciplinarity” was not a process of modernity, but a state of existence and a way out for society. The exhibition showcases five major sub-themes: “Avant-Garde and Experimental” presents the experimentations of creators in various fields, stimulated by the paper media and inspired by new Western forms; “Politics and Taboo” presents the unsealing of the mind, body, and creativity in an increasingly free society before and after the lifting of martial law; “Translation and Hybridity” depicts the publication of a large number of translations and the evolution of ideas due to internationalization and the increase of scholars returning to Taiwan. “Local, Global, and Identity” conveys Taiwan’s integration into the global production chain, and the collision of identity and values at different levels. “Convergence and Onward” reshapes the atmosphere of the gathering place with open space, and the planning of a series of public events to take place here. (from https://www.taiwanarttogo.com/en/products/the-wild-eighties-dawn-of-a-transdisciplinary-taiwan-1)

推出「狂八〇：跨領域靈光出現的時代」展覽是北美館四十週年的重要里程碑。書中把展覽分成五大主題 -- I. 前衛與實驗、II. 政治與禁忌、III. 翻譯術與混種、IV. 在地、全球化與身份認同、V. 匯流與前進；期以研究形成展覽開啟不同視野的策展可能，並回顧臺灣八〇年代在文化藝術領域的蓬勃發展。本專輯的出版記錄多元的文化表達形式，期能激發更多對自我史觀和文化意識的討論，並開啟廣泛的研究可能。