'The 2011 Asian Art Biennial proposes the theme Medi(t)ation, a concept that reflects the trend across Asia towards an M-shaped societal structure and the related threats it poses, while presenting a strongly communicative Asian cultural stance and stressing methods for mediating conflicts and tensions.

'This biennial features 40 artists and collaboration groups from 21 Asian regions, including Taiwan, Japan, Korea, China, Hong Kong, Russia, Vienna, Indonesia, Philippines, Cambodia, Singapore, Malaysia, India, Australia, New Zealand, and artists from Central and West Asia as Iran, USA/Iraq, Kazakhstan, Turkey, Israel, and Pakistan. Presenting works in form of installation, painting, video, sculpture, onsite projects, performance, and interactive workshop to enrich the perspectives of Asian Art.

'Medi(t)ation is a neologism coined especially for this exhibition. This new term combines the two core concepts of mediation and meditation, stressing mediation of conflict while also standing for the longing for reconciliation inherent in the human spirit. By coining the term "M-shaped society," renowned Japanese economist and trends expert Kenichi Ohmae placed his finger on the changes to the social and economic structure we are currently undergoing. Medi(t)ation refers to exploring changing Asian culture, and how artists search for a middle ground between traditional values and modern cultural development amidst widely varying extreme influences; and how they look for the room for "cultural mediation" over the course of reflection and shifting power structures, to establish their position in the anxious area of global cultural competition.

'The 2011 Asian Art Biennial will have its opening ceremony at National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts on the night of September 30. The exhibition officially opens to the public on October 1. The biennial's opening will be accompanied by an international Forum and Artist Talks dedicated to discussing Asian contemporary art. The participating artists at this year's Biennial will be invited to the Artist Talks on Oct. 1 for in-depth analyses on the links between their personal creations and the realities of present day Asia. "2011 Asian Art and Curator's Forum" will be held on October 2 and scholars and curators from China, India, South Korea and Central Asia will give insightful presentations about contemporary Asian Art.' (from website of National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts)

「2011亞洲藝術雙年展」以「M型思惟」為策展主題，展覽主旨一方面反映亞洲所面臨的M型時代的趨勢與危機，另一方面，提出亞洲深具溝通機能的文化態度，並強調面對衝突的調解之道。

本屆雙年展邀請來自21個亞洲國家及地區共40位/組藝術家參與展出，包括台灣及來自日本、韓國、中國、香港、俄羅斯、越南、印尼、菲律賓、柬埔寨、新加坡、馬來西亞、印度、澳洲、紐西蘭以及中亞和西亞的伊朗、伊拉克、哈薩克、土耳其、以色列、巴基斯坦等地的藝術家。展出的創作類型涵括了裝置、繪畫、影像、雕塑、地景藝術、行動表演及互動式工作坊，呈現亞洲藝術「M型思惟」的豐富樣態。

「M型思惟」是本屆雙年展所提出的新名詞，主張兩個關鍵性的概念為「斡旋調解」（Mediation）以及「靜思調息」（Meditation），強調面對衝突的調解之道，同時提出人文精神中趨向調和的渴望。這兩個以M為開頭的名詞，從國際趨勢觀察家大前研一「M型社會」的經濟及社會觀察，衍伸到亞洲藝術狀態的分析研究，雙年展以「M型思惟」的文化觀點探討變動中的亞洲文化，呈現藝術家們如何在各種差異化的極端影響中，尋求傳統價值與現代文化發展之間的中介接合之處；又如何在結構轉型及典範鬆動的危機狀態下，經由反思及權變的過程，尋求「文化斡旋」的調解空間，從而在焦慮的全球文化競爭場中確立自我的定位。

「M型思惟－2011亞洲藝術雙年展」將於9月30日晚間在國立台灣美術館舉行開幕式，10月1日正式開放參觀，並推出「2011亞洲藝術與策展論壇」：10月1日的「藝術家座談會」將邀請本屆參展藝術家深入剖析個人創作與亞洲當代現實的關聯，10月2日的「策展論壇」將由來自日本、韓國、中亞、印度等國的策展人及學者，共同對亞洲藝術現狀進行研究、交流與討論。