“How Was History Wounded” is the first in a new series of curated video art exhibitions presented by Chi-Wen Gallery in a cinematic format. The show derives its name from a work by Wang Jun-Jieh and Cheang Shu-Lea from 1989 that addresses government manipulation of major news stories, something that has only become more pertinent since this video was made almost 35 years ago. Other artists participating are YAO Jui-Chung, PENG Hung-Chih, SU Hui-Yu, CHANG Li-Ren / CHENG Yuan / RUI Lanxin and YU Cheng-Ta.

Filming Programme

Screening hours | 13:00 – 18:00, Tue – Sat (by appointment)

ROOM 1
How Was History Wounded (歷史如何成為傷口)
Director: WANG Jun-Jieh, CHEANG Shu-Lea (王俊傑 / 鄭淑麗) / Year: 1989 / Country: Taiwan / Colour: Colour / Running Time: 28:20min

FACE/TV
Director: WANG Jun-Jieh (王俊傑) / Year: 1989 / Country: Taiwan / Colour: Colour / Running Time: 13:00min

Long Live (萬歲)
Director: YAO Jui-Chung (姚瑞中) / Year: 2011 / Country: Taiwan / Colour: Colour / Running Time: 5:30min

Long Long Live (萬萬歲)
Director: YAO Jui-Chung (姚瑞中) / Year: 2013 / Country: Taiwan / Colour: Colour / Running Time: 7:20min

ROOM 2
Propaganda Trilogy (宣傳三部曲)
Director: PENG Hung-Chih (彭弘智) / Year: 2018 / Country: China, Taiwan / Colour: Colour / Running Time: 10:00min

ROOM 3
L’être et le néantet (1962, Chang Chao-Tang) 存在與虛無 (1962, 張照堂)
Director: SU Hui-Yu (蘇匯宇) / Year: 2016 / Country: Taiwan / Colour: Colour / Running Time: 5:00min

FM100.8
Director: CHANG Li-Ren, CHENG Yuan, RUI Lanxin (張立人 / 成媛 / 芮蘭馨) / Year: 2019 / Country: Taiwan / Colour: Colour / Running Time: 26min

ROOM 4
March-Past / Phantom of History / Mt. Jade Floating (分列式 / 歷史幽魂 / 玉山飄浮)
Director: YAO Jui-Chung (姚瑞中) / Year: 2007 / Country: Taiwan / Colour: Colour / Running Time: 2:50min / 2:48min / 1:30min

She is my aunt (他是我阿姨)
Director: YU Cheng-Ta (余政達) / Year: 2008 / Country: Taiwan / Colour: Colour / Running Time: 7:07min

Ode to the Republic of China (中華民國頌)
Director: YU Cheng-Ta (余政達) / Year: 2010 / Country: Taiwan / Colour: Colour / Running Time: 3:10min

Special thanks to the artists and galleries who have provided the works and supported the exhibition.