Opening Reception - Rooftops & Backyards: Expanding Taipei & LA

Taiwan Academy in Los Angeles presents a special exhibition “Rooftops & Backyards: Expanding Taipei & LA”, curated by Jimenez Lai. The exhibition features creative urban models, short films, and drawings of Taipei and Los Angeles that explore the issue of limited space in densely populated urban areas, and how the subject is dealt with differently in Taiwan and America. 

The exhibition demonstrates an interesting comparison between the two cities, whereas Los Angeles practices a kind of “backyard urbanism” or horizontal expansion, Taipei’s expansion is vertical, extending upwards as a form of “rooftop urbanism”. This exhibition is particularly timely and relevant since it applies the universal urban experience as a starting point to delve into topics surrounding art, architecture, urbanism, and the way of life between the cultures of Taipei and Los Angeles.

Curator & Artist: Jimenez Lai, founding partner of Bureau Spectacular 

Opening reception: Thursday, May 10th, 2018 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm, Artist talk & roundtable discussion from 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Panelists: 

Elizabeth Timme, Co-executive director of LA Más 

Ching-yue Roan, professor of Yuan Ze University Arts and Design Department, renowned Taiwanese architect, artist, and author (e-attending)

Exhibition Dates: May 10 - July 7, 2018

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