About

YIRI ARTS was founded in 2014 in Taipei, Taiwan. With a strong focus on contemporary arts and the intent to champion the spirit of possibility, the gallery regularly presents pioneering exhibitions, off-site projects, publications, provides art consulting, aiming to generate an inclusive shared language around both locally and globally to bring people together. Located in Neihu, Taipei, this same experimental vision leads to a historic 1980s factory, covering 1,200 square meters, being repurposed into the multi-cultural hubs made up of three exhibition spaces.

Since its inception, the gallery has been dedicated to providing early support and exposure to important artists and fresh new talents from Taiwan and abroad, working closely with them to potentially create new bodies of work and significant exhibitions. The principles behind the gallery aim to generate new possibilities of exhibition beyond the physical space of the gallery itself and is geared toward challenging public and personal thoughts on urgent issues related to our nature and the environment with art that will resonate around the world. 

BACK_Y was established in 2022 as a contemporary art gallery based in Neihu, Taipei. Its name is taken from the concept of the back yard, a special place where diverse organisms linked one another change over time, emitting pleasant and refreshing energies that infuse the surroundings. At this moment, what art is happening, what are people thinking about, and how does imagination find its way into the gallery. BACK_Y implies a path that leads to a paradise full of life where something new is happening right now.