Opening Reception Dispossessions: Performative Encounter(s) of Taiwanese Indigenous Contemporary Art

Co-curated by Biung Ismahasan of the indigenous Bunan Nation (Taiwan) and Dennison Smith, The Baldwin Gallery, Dispossessions will be the first exhibition of Taiwanese Indigenous art in the UK.

Together with music, dance and interdisciplinary panels, the exhibition brings together cutting-edge, Indigenous modes of expression including painting, live performance, video and installation. Indigenous artists and performers will be travelling from Taiwan, with generous grants from the Taiwanese government.

The exhibition opening ceremony will include an Indigenous Taiwanese Truku ceremony & opening performance by Ayi-yanga musical troupe and dancer, Yu-Hsien Hsueh.