Past
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Lan Chung-Hsuan: Clear-Air Turbulence
26 Dec 2024 - 24 Jan 2025 BACK_Y 'Clear-air turbulence' (CAT) refers to invisible, undetectable turbulence in clear skies. Its intensity and frequency have increased with climate change, posing frequent risks to flight safety. Borrowing from this invisible yet dangerous weather phenomenon, “Clear-air Turbulence”, an exhibition by Lan Chung-Hsuan, explores contemporary global issues through photography, installations, found objects,... Read more -
Su Chien-Lin: Follow Among the Grass and Trees
23 Nov - 14 Dec 2024 BACK_Y Amidst the forest and greenery, I immerse myself in the breath of nature and the myriad forms of plants. This experience reawakens and enriches the senses that had been dulled by the busyness of work, while prompting me to reflect on the habitats and evolution of these species. Within the... Read more -
Huang Wang-Fu: Go To Southland
23 Nov - 14 Dec 2024 BACK_Y Text/ Huang Wang-Fu The golden maple tree in front of my childhood home, the long, calm streams, the distant mountains shrouded in morning mist, and the stunning landscapes of the southern region-these images are etched in my memory. Born in the South but having lived and worked in the North... Read more -
Jiang Meng-Si：Voyagers on a Vessel
19 Oct - 16 Nov 2024 BACK_Y Living on the narrow, ocean-surrounded island of Taiwan, environmental change is an unavoidable part of daily life. From seasonal typhoons to shifting tectonic plates, the land is never truly stable. Jiang Meng-Si sees the world as a vast vessel, constantly swaying and trembling on the sea, with each of us... Read more
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Lin Yu-Long: Liquid Boundary
12 Sep - 12 Oct 2024 BACK_Y When artist Lin Yu-Long first encountered the exhibition space at BACK_Y, he immediately sensed a profound internal connection between the space and his work. Unlike the traditional white cube, the space is constructed through the interplay of staircases, the shifting dynamics of light and shadow, and the use of heavy... Read more -
Ken Yi-Wen: The Space Between the Two
12 Sep - 12 Oct 2024 BACK_Y Once upon a time, there was a magical forest where geese continuously hatched golden eggs, and those eggs nurtured the growth of trees in the forest. People regarded the geese and the forest as divine gifts from heaven, treating them with great care and reverence. One day, a bear from... Read more -
Jhan Jhuang-Syuan: Rains Retreat
10 Aug - 7 Sep 2024 BACK_Y 'I love wandering alone, letting my mind drift. I find peace in nature—mountains, seas, forests—and in the arts—films, theater, literature, music. These experiences open up my senses. I'm just an ordinary person, but I think deeply about the meaning of existence and transform my reflections into inner landscapes, which I... Read more -
Matthias Garff: City Dwellers
10 Aug - 7 Sep 2024 BACK_Y Swiss-German artist Matthias Garff uses intriguing qualities of discarded materials and everyday items to create lively and distinctive animal sculptures. His first solo exhibition in Taiwan, 'City Dwellers,' invites viewers to delve into the hidden aspects of urban life through a new series of works inspired by his travels in... Read more
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Lin Shih-Yung： Wish Longevity Banquet
27 Jun - 27 Jul 2024 BACK_Y Text/ Lin Shih-Yung I cannot remember the joy of blooming flowers Yet I continually celebrate the proof of sprouting Constantly anticipating the revival of withered plants with hot water My paintings are like organizing a complex, distant autobiography, transforming indigestible elements into something digestible through the act of painting. Each... Read more -
Lin Yi-Huei： Whisper From the Woods
27 Jun - 27 Jul 2024 BACK_Y Text/ Lin Yi-Huei In many fairy tales, forests are often depicted as gateways to another world, while dreams are seen as symbols of mystery and the unknown, brimming with endless possibilities. Inspired by this perspective, the artist poses a question: What kind of dream would a forest have if it... Read more -
Huang Po-Chih: Call From Comet
16 May - 15 Jun 2024 BACK_Y He said, “Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!” When the universe was flipped upside down, time started to fall. He raised his finger gun and shot down a sky full of wishes from a starless night. In the night sweat of a hot daydream, reality got thinner the more it knocked, crumbling... Read more -
Ikeda Shin: Super String Theory
13 Apr - 4 May 2024 BACK_Y In the routines of daily life, people generate various types of waste, such as soap wrappers, cup noodle boxes, calendar paper, and more. Through traditional crafts techniques such as sculpture and embroidery, these materials reveal a coexistence of powerlessness and effort. Biography 1974 Born in Osaka 1998 Graduated from Osaka University of... Read more
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Lee Yi-Shuan: aNew Paintings
13 Apr - 4 May 2024 BACK_Y 'aNew Paintings' is Lee Yi-Shuan‘s first solo exhibit in his young artistic career. The collection of work focuses on the artist’s time spend in his motherland, Taiwan, where the artist was born and has now resided in since 2020. The word anew, carries weight in change, but further in much... Read more -
Chang Wen-Woan: Find a Word to Distinguish Oneself
29 Feb - 30 Mar 2024 BACK_Y The meaning of words varies in different contexts. When describing objects or events, there is no single word that can completely match the object, and the correspondence of things also affects the choice of words, making the expression of a matter more complex and interesting. When explaining the meaning represented... Read more -
Preface: Tracing Back In Time
11 Jan - 7 Feb 2024 BACK_Y Continuing the exploration of emotional states and human connections in an artistic context, Lin Yi-Pei sees her creative process as an unfolding book centered on themes of 'emotion,' 'life,' and 'time.' Through her artwork, she delves into the anxieties people grapple with while navigating their worth within relationships today. In... Read more -
HUANG SHUN-TING: PLANTS & PLANTERS
9 - 30 Dec 2023 BACK_Y 'Plants & Planters' (Chinese: 上芳 shàng fāng) represents a small-scale gardening and floral shop with a green background and white lettering sign. Artist Huang Shun-Ting's latest exhibition, 'Plants & Planters,' draws inspiration from a physical flower shop situated beneath his residence, using its name as the title of the exhibition.... Read more
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Miju Lee：Soft Strong
3 Nov - 2 Dec 2023 BACK_Y Text/ Miju Lee Life is a glass bottle, and you need a goal like a big pebble and small pebbles to fill and support it as much as you grow. My work is a record of such things. A normal good day, we who strive to become a better me... Read more -
Lin Yi-Lung：You Were on My Mind
21 Sep - 21 Oct 2023 BACK_Y Lin Yi-Lung is inspired by the fragment and phenomenon happening in his daily life. They could be artificial, natural, fluid and also sensual elements, which is hard to be defined or classified. However, he is deeply fascinated by the way they exist. He collects those sensuous pieces and fragments from... Read more -
Unruly Clay 2.0
17 Aug - 9 Sep 2023 BACK_Y Curator/ Chen Yi-Chiu and Yen Yu-Ting 'If artists can freely label their work as art, then I can freely label my own work as art criticism.” ––Lucy Lippard, Art Critic and Curator Sculpting of body, mind, and thoughts, high-temperature firing, precise chemical or organic symbiosis and harmony - these... Read more -
Wen Chia-Ning：Of Mice and Women
15 Jul - 5 Aug 2023 BACK_Y 'A person wearing high heels twists their body ninety degrees, with their head passing through their crotch to look at you. Strong legs are highlighted from this angle, and fishnet stockings almost turn into iron wires, even resembling blood vessels. Time freezes, and the imagined image becomes three-dimensional. Everyone's bodies... Read more
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Takahiro Matsumoto： Not Human but Human
10 Jun - 8 Jul 2023 BACK_Y Takahiro Matsumoto, in his exhibition titled 'Not Human but Human,' explores the existence of sculptures such as deities, saints, and mythical creatures, which are inherently linked to the presence of humanity. Taking a different perspective on the human species, he aims to reinforce the reasons for its existence in the... Read more -
Mayuko Ose：Teaching the Shape of the Moon
10 Jun - 8 Jul 2023 BACK_Y Text/ Sophie Wang BACK_Y is pleased to announce the first exhibition of Mayuko Ose in Taiwan: Teaching the Shape of the Moon. This exhibition continues with her usual black shadow human figures as the mundane subject to showcase her observation and personal reflection on daily life. This new series explores... Read more -
monouno： Evening's Blinking Yellow Lights
11 May - 3 Jun 2023 BACK_Y “Evening is a personal moment. Whether it's the memories of childhood after school or the end of the workday as an adult, walking home seems to pause time for a moment, accompanied by the streetlights. There's always a moment when it feels like the blinking yellow lights stop everything, and... Read more -
Amelia Tru Harrell × Holly Chang × Titus McBeath
6 - 29 Apr 2023 BACK_Y This exhibition invites viewers to contemplate the experiences of contemporary youth navigating a world saturated with consumer culture. Through the diverse and dynamic works of three North American artists -- Titus McBeath, Holly Chang, and Amelia Tru Harrell -- we explore the ways in which the intersection of production and... Read more
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Claire Borde: Inner Sceneries
6 - 29 Apr 2023 BACK_Y BACK_Y is pleased to present a solo exhibition 'Inner Sceneries' by French artist Claire Borde. Borde's artistic practice is deeply rooted in her fascination with natural phenomena that are difficult to articulate through language, such as streams, morning fog, water surfaces, and wind. She internalizes these elements, which serve as... Read more -
Chen Wei-Chen：Geometric Encoding 2023
2 - 25 Mar 2023 BACK_Y YIRI ARTS is delighted to presents 'Geometric Encoding', a solo exhibition featuring the latest installation works by Taipei-based artist Chen Wei-Chen. Beginning with an exploration of everyday objects, Chen Wei-Chen's works expand to encompass themes such as self-experience, cultural identity, and environmental awareness. Through her works, Chen seeks to highlight... Read more -
Chen Wei-Chen：Plywood
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CChin Peng：Something Old
27 Jan - 18 Feb 2023 BACK_Y Weave a blanket with a paintbrush. Apply paint to the statue. Imagine the ancient Greek pottery vases which depict fate; imagine the four seasons scenery of the Turks whirling wool between the longitude and latitude. Visualize the Madonna in the monastery on the slopes of Barcelona, where its faded plinths... Read more
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Kyoko Shindo : Flowing Slowly Deeply
15 Dec 2022 - 7 Jan 2023 BACK_Y YIRI ARTS is pleased to present a solo exhibition of new works by Kyoko Shindo. On view at the BACK Y from 15 December 2022 – 7 January 2023. Read more -
Taichi Nakamura：Sleepwalking
10 Nov - 3 Dec 2022 BACK_Y My paintings are often like stories that occur in dreams. It may be a sudden recollection of nostalgia in life, rather than trying to track down the memories of previous dreams. Read more -
Butaoxi：The Crying Game
22 Sep - 5 Oct 2022 BACK_Y Butaoxi, born in Taipei, majoring in product design in university. Full-time graphic and illustration designer at early stages, handling record packages and poster visuals, including WeiBird, Bearbabes, Japanese Breakfast, and Bill Callahan. Due to an incident causing both legs injured and fractured, conceiving the idea of ceramic art creation, she... Read more -
Hou Chen-Lu：Observant Mock-Ups
22 Sep - 8 Oct 2022 BACK_Y Covid-19 continues, and plans for family visits are indefinitely on hold. Predators and prey can never live in peace. A bunny named Ginger was forced into exile by the arrival of a dog named Rally. A reallocation of supplies after human deaths during Covid-19. Ginger survived the 23-minutes road trip... Read more
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Guim Tió Zarraluk：12 Thoughts
19 Aug - 10 Sep 2022 BACK_Y Guim Tió Zarraluk developed his unique style with his first series, 'Magazine Project,' in which he manipulated the facial features of fashion models on magazine covers. The previous series dealing with the landscape of human facial expression, his practice has since expanded to depicting the landscape of the human inner... Read more -
Tetsuya Ishiyama：AVATAARA
19 Aug - 10 Sep 2022 BACK_Y Humans create gods in the image of gods, while mythological, gods create humans in their own image. In fact, we have never seen God, we have only seen the incarnation of God, who was created by man after he came to this world. Throughout history, different types of gods have... Read more -
Ken Yi-Wen：Earth and Star
14 Jul - 6 Aug 2022 BACK_Y I would like to turn to soil to nourish the growth of animals. To nurture them with love and light, like the stars that illuminate me, become soft existences. To me, animals are like an extension of the body and the repetition of the soul. I can feel their emotions... Read more -
Chen Sheng-Wen：Lives Between Us
14 Jul - 6 Aug 2022 BACK_Y In this exhibition, all the works are named after small towns in Taiwan. Though they seem to reflect beautiful scenery and rich life, these places have actually become synonymous with classic pollution in Taiwan. These wounds of the earth, even after media attention, are ignored or even forgotten, be fore... Read more
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Wu Wei-Ting：Mushroom Cloud
9 Jun - 2 Jul 2022 BACK_Y Have we tried to calculate the area of the diagonal line? or that of the shaded area? Asking questions inside or outside the bounds of the drawing is in fact a question of calculating the surface area, and it is more concerned with the internal and external relationship between the... Read more -
Wu Wei-Ting：Contact Surface
9 Jun - 2 Jul 2022 BACK_Y Inspired by the experience of life, there are many disconnects between living and architectural form. When searching for a definite object, it is akin to randomly walking on an infinite surface. No matter whether in the state of weightlessness, each one is still vaguely attracted by a slight gravitational pull.... Read more -
Shih Yung-Chun’s Collection：My Toys
7 - 28 May 2022 BACK_Y The vintage toys and old objects that Shih Yung-Chun has loved to collect have often become the protagonists in his paintings. The surreal scenes depict stories sparked by an encounter with unrelated things and events. Shih Yung-Chun creates various 'props' with ready-made toys, ceramic works, fabrics, furniture and characters to... Read more -
LeeeeeeToy：Earthly Kingdom
7 - 28 May 2022 BACK_Y Welcome to LeeeeeeToy's 'Earthly Kingdom'! This extraordinary world shines with love, joy, and creativity, emitting the super rainbow glow distinctive to LeeeeeeToy's works. The works span painting, sculpture, and mechanical devices, showcasing LeeeeeeToy's imaginative use of diverse materials and multi-layered sensory aesthetics. Starting from nostalgic toys and combining original concepts,... Read more
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Kenzo Taruishi：Blue Bird
9 - 30 Apr 2022 BACK_Y The book 'L'Oiseau Bleu' was written by Belgian author Maurice Maeterlinck in 1908. The blue bird is adopted as the spiritual concept throughout the story, symbolising the eternal pursuit of happiness by human beings. The meaning of the word happiness is supreme beauty, though It also alludes to its changeable... Read more -
Yuichi Hirako：Fallen Leaves
5 - 26 Mar 2022 BACK_Y Yuichi Hirako, born in 1982 in Okayama Prefecture and now working primarily in Tokyo, has been producing art for which themes include the uncertainty and questions raised by coexistence between humans and the natural world. He intentionally portrays a vague representation of the boundaries between the internal (human society) and... Read more -
My Life as a Dog
5 - 26 Mar 2022 BACK_Y My life as a Dog, the first exhibition to launch at Back_Y, borrowed its title from a movie in the 1985. This group exhibition features a number of sculptures by twelve artists, focusing particularly on the complex inner state of a child facing reality as they experience growth, as well... Read more
