TKG Plus

Charwei Tsai

Born in Taiwan
Currently works and lives in Taiwan and Saigon

Tsai’s earliest works embrace her personal connection to Buddhism, and her recent photographs, videos, and multi-media installations, exhibited in her first solo show in Taiwan, ELEMENTAL LIGHT (2011, TKG+, Taipei), draw inspiration from other religions and contemplate the religious concept of primordial light, a source of basic human goodness. In addition to her art practice, Tsai publishes, designs and edits LOVELY DAZE, a curatorial journal published twice a year. Tsai graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Industrial Design and Art & Architectural History (2002) and completed the postgraduate research program at L’École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris (2010).

Artist Website

Education
2010	L’École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France
	Post-graduate Research Program La Seine
2002	Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
	Bachelor of Fine Arts, Industrial Design and Certificate in Art & Architecture History

Selected Solo Exhibitions
2018	Root of Desire, TKG+, Taipei, Taiwan
	Charwei Tsai: Bulaubulau, Centre for Contemporary Chinese Art (CFCCA), Manchester, UK
2017	Water Moon, Contemporary Art Institute, Villeurbanne / Rhône-Alpes, France
	Hear Her Singing, Commissioned by Hayward Gallery, Southbank Centre, London, UK
2016	Universe of Possibilities, TKG+, Taipei, Taiwan
2015	Insights, Art Basel, Hong Kong
2014	We Came Whirling Out of Nothingness, TKG+, Taipei, Taiwan
2013	Meeting Point: Dual Solo Show of Charwei Tsai and Chi-Tsung Wu, Curated by Jenny Lee, Edouard Malingue Gallery, Hong Kong, China
2012	A Dedication to the Sea, Curated by Eugene Tan, Espace Culturel Louis Vuitton, Singapore
	A Pilgrimage Through Light & Spells, Galerie Mor Charpentier, Paris, France
	L’ombre des Sens: Charwei Tsai et Wu Chi-Tsung, Maison Salvan, Labège, France
2011	Thoughtforms, Curated by Veeranganakumari Solanki, The Guild, Mumbai, India
	Elemental Light, TKG+, Taipei, Taiwan
	My Nature, Curated by David Rosenberg, Deyrolle, Paris, France
	Ah! The Esplanade, Singapore
2009	Between Thoughts and Words, Casas Riegner Gallery, Bogota, Colombia
	Water, Earth and Air, Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation, Sydney, Australia
	Baptism, The Church of Saint Severin, Paris, France
	Charwei Tsai: Transience, Osage Gallery, Hong Kong, China
2008	7 Ideas in 7 Days, Gallery Sora, Tokyo, Japan

Selected Group Exhibitions
2019	The Power of Intention: Reinventing the (Prayer) Wheel, Rubin Museum of Art, New York, USA
2018	Love Long: Robert Indiana and Asia, curated by Dr. Miwako Tezuka and assisted by Kaitlin Chan, Asia Society Hong Kong Center, Hong Kong, China
2018	Still Water Runs Deep, curated by Dr. Yulin Lee, Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Art, Taiwan
2018	Screening at: EXit/EXile/EXodus, curated by Loredana Paracciani, MAIIAM Contemporary Art Museum, Chiang Mai, Thailand
2018	ARCO Madrid, Spain
2018	2050, A Brief History of the Future, curated by Pierre-Yves Desaive, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung, Taiwan, In collaboration with Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium
2017	Under Influence, Asia Art Archive, Art Basel, Hong Kong, China
2017	Kailash Cartographies, The New School, New York, USA
2017	Land and People: New Media Works from Asia – Pacific, Cairns Regional Gallery, Queensland, Australia
2016	20th Biennale of Sydney, Carriageworks, Sydney, Australia
	Sharjah Calligraphy Biennial 2016‬, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
2015	Forever Young, Asia Museum of Modern Art, Taichung, Taiwan
	Simple Shapes, curated by Jean de Loisy and Fumio Nanjo, Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan (Traveling)
2014	Typemotion. Type as Image in motion, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung, Taiwan
	There, Where My Language Ends, I Come by Everyday, Kulturzentrum bei den Minoriten, Graz, Austria
	Simple Shapes, curated by Jean de Loisy, Pompidou Center, Metz, France
2013	Cross Strait Relations, curated by Arthur Ou, Parsons The New School for Design, Sheila C. Johnson Design Center, New York, USA
	Dojima River Biennale, curated by Rudy Tseng, Osaka, Japan
	Parkett – 220 Artists’ Editions & Collaborations +5, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei Taiwan
	Sharjah Biennial, curated by Yoko Hasegawa, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
	Sovereign Asian Art Prize Finalists, The Rotunda, Exchange Square, Hong Kong, China and Espace Culturel Louis Vuitton, Singapore
	Phantoms of Asia: Contemporary Awakens the Past, curated by Mami Kataoka and Allison Harding, Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, USA
	Boundaries on the Move: Taiwan-Israel, a Cross-Culture Dialogue, Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art, Herzliya, Israel
	Trading Futures, curated by Meiya Cheng and Pauline Yao, Taipei Contemporary Art Center (TCAC), Taipei, Taiwan
	Millenium Magazines, The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York, USA
2011	Yokohama Triennale, Yokohama, Japan
	Arrival-Searching for Now, Ruhrtriennale, Jahrhunderthalle Bochum, Germany
	Physical Video, Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane, Australia
2010	Taiwan Calling, Ludwig Museum of Contemporary Art, Budapest, Hungary
	ForumBiennial, curated by Manray Hsu, Taipei, Taiwan
	On Publications, Portraits, Public Art & Performance, The Modern Institute, Glasgow, UK
	MAGAZIN, Kunstverein Harburger Bahnhof, Hamburg, Germany
2009	Reshaping History: Chinese Art from 2000-2009, Today Art Museum, Beijing, China
	The 6th Asia-Pacific Triennial, Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Australia
	Taiwan.Doc, Museum of L’École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France
2008	Nature Fragile, Museum of Hunting and Nature, Paris, France
	Traces of the Sacred, curated by Jean de Loisy, Pompidou Center, Paris, France
2007	Animamix Biennale, curated by Victoria Lu, Shanghai Museum of Contemporary Art, Shanghai, China
	Thermocline of Art: New Asian Waves, curated by Peter Weibel and Wonil Rhee, ZKM Center for Art and Media, Karlsruhe, Germany
2006	Belief: First Singapore Biennale, Singapore
2005	J’en Rêve, Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain, Paris, France

Collections
	M+, Hong Kong, China
	Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, San Francisco, USA
	Faurschou Foundation, Copenhagen, Denmark
	Institut d'art contemporain de Villeurbanne, Villeurbanne, France
	FRAC Lorraine, Metz, France
	Kadist Foundation, Paris, France
	DSL Collection, Paris, France
	Sigg Collection, Zurich, Switzerland
	Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan
	Yokohama Museum of Art, Japan
	Queensland Art Gallery \| Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane, Australia
	Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation, Sydney, Australia

Awards &Nominations
2013	Finalist, Sovereign Asian Art Prize by Julius Baer, Hong Kong, China
2012	Finalist, SAM Art Prize, Paris, France
	Nomination, BACC Award for Contemporary Art in Asia by Hans Nefkens Foundation, Bangkok, Thailand.

Lovely Daze Exhibitions & Events

2014	NY Art Book Fair, MoMA PS1, New York, USA
2013	NY Art Book Fair, MoMA PS1, New York, USA
	Parkett – 220 Artists’ Editions & Collaborations +5, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
	Issue 9: A Walk in the Forest, Book launch at LA Art Book Fair, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (LAMoCA), USA
2012	Millenium Magazines, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA
	Nomad Store – An Exploration of Young Chinese Creativity – Art, Fashion, Publishing, Presented by ISIS Gallery at London Newcastle Project Space, London, UK
	NY Art Book Fair, MoMA P.S.1, New York, USA
2011	Issue 8: Pilgrimage, Book launch, Art Basel Miami Beach, Miami, USA
	Issue 8: Pilgrimage, Book launch, Printed Matter, New York, USA
2010	Lovely Daze Presentation, Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Pompidou Center, Paris, France.
	Longe Daqui, Aqui Mesmo, Library project, 29th Sao Paulo Biennial, Sao Paulo, Brazil
	Issue 7: Good Intentions Lead to Hell?, Book launch, 2nd Tokyo Art Book Fair, Tokyo, Japan
	On Publications, Portraits, Public Art & Performance, The Modern Institute, Glasgow, UK
	MAGAZIN, Kunstverein Harburger Bahnhof, Hamburg, Germany
	Issue 6: A Rose is a Rose is a Rose is a Rose, London Art Book Fair, Whitechapel Gallery, London, UK
2009	Special Edition: Rose, Book launch, NY Art Book Fair, MoMA P.S.1, New York, USA
	Special Edition: Under Influence, Book launch, Zine’s Mate, 1st Tokyo Art Book Fair, Tokyo, Japan
2008	Special Edition: Under Influence, Book launch, NY Art Book Fair, New York, USA
	Special Edition: Under Influence, Book launch, Utrecht, Tokyo, Japan
	Artist’s Magazines, Curated by AA Bronson & Lionel Bovier, Art Basel, Basel, Switzerland
	Issue 5: Hunters & Gatherers, Book launch, New Jerseyy, Basel, Switzerland
	Issue 5: Hunters & Gatherers, Book launch and exhibition in collaboration with Ekovaruhuset, The Gabarron Foundation, Carriage House Center for the Arts, New York, USA
2007	Issue 4: Numbers, Host of closing reception and performance, NY Art Book Fair, New York, USA
	Espaces Cartographiques, Fondation des États-Unis, Paris, France
2006	Issue 3: When I am Alone, Everything is so Surreal, Book launch and performance, Whitney Museum at Altria, New York, USA
2006	Issue 2: Take a stroll, Book launch and performance, New Museum Bookstore, New York, USA
	First NY Art Book Fair, New York, USA
	MEGAZINES, Visionaire, New York, USA
2005	Issue 1: A Day in New York When Nothing Happens, Book launch and performance, Printed Matter, New York, USA

Library Collections of the Complete Set of Lovely Daze
	Centre Pompidou, Paris, France
	The Museum of Contemporary Art of Barcelona (MACBA), Barcelona, Spain
	The Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA
	Centre Pompidou, Paris, France
	Tate Modern, London, UK
	Whitney Museum, New York, USA