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About Work

In [By a Hair’s Breadth] (2009), two midget firefighters walk on customized stilts and carry a victim with Down Syndrome in tandem, trying to rescue the victim from the scene of a fire. White-faced and heavily rouged, the three figures coincidentally wear an enigmatic smile on their faces, sending a shiver down the viewer’s spine. Their performance is considered anachronism, and bears Wu’s unique signature of “phony” mannerism. It is exactly why these individuals with special needs can wander amidst the real and the virtual, and embody the reversal effect that the artist seeks to bring about.

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About Artist

Wu Tien-Chang

吳天章

1980

B.A., Fine Arts, Chinese Culture University, Taipei, Taiwan

1956

Born in Taipei, Taiwan

MAIN TREND EXHIBITIONS

2015

【Formosa Illustration 2015】 J. C. Kuo 、Lu Ming-De 、Wu Tien-Chang 、Cheng Chien Chang 、Lee Ming-Tse Group Exhibition

2011

【Bo-Bee, Bo-Bee: A Straightaway Depiction】 J. C. Kuo 、Tsai Ken 、Wu Tien-Chang 、Ben Yu 、Lee Ming-Tse 、Tan Kai-I 、Lai Chiu-Chen Group Exhibition
【Art Taipei 2011】 Art Fair
【Tai-uan i'ann: Imaging Art Exhibition】 Wu Tien-Chang 、Ben Yu 、Chen Chieh-Jen 、Yuan Goang-Ming 、Jung Yeondoo Group Exhibition

2010

【CIRCA 2010】 Art Fair

2009

【Art Taipei 2009】 Art Fair
【Art Beijing 2009】 Art Fair

2008

【SHOCK‧SHOT】 Wu Tien-Chang Solo Exhibition
【ShContemporary 2008】 Art Fair
【Art Taipei 2008】 Art Fair

2007

【ShContemporary 2007】 Art Fair
【Art Beijing 2007】 Art Fair

2006

【ShContemporary 2006】 Art Fair
【Art Beijing 2006】 Art Fair

2005

【Formosa Illustration 2005】 Yang Cheng-Yuan 、J. C. Kuo 、Wu Tien-Chang 、Huang Chin-Ho 、Ben Yu 、Lee Ming-Tse Group Exhibition

2004

【CO4 Display of Taiwan Advanced Papers -- Media Cramp】 Group Exhibition

2002

【Paradise of Illusion: New Trend of Taiwan’s Photography】 Group Exhibition
【“Nomadic Art and Social Sensation” -- Cultural Observation for 8 Kinds of Art Expressions】 Group Exhibition

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2014

Magical Limbo, Museum of Contemporary Art, Taipei, Taiwan

2013

Studio of Pseudo Photography, Tina Keng Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan

2012

The In-Between Space, Tina Keng Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan / Beijing, China

2011

One Piece Room – Tien-Chang Wu Solo Exhibition, Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts, Taipei, Taiwan

2010

Shock Shot, Soho Photo Gallery, New York, US

2009

Universal Celebration – Tsong Pu & Wu Tien Chang Twin Solo Exhibition, Art Beijing 2009 (Main Trend Gallery), Beijing, China
Universal Celebration – Tsong Pu & Wu Tien Chang Twin Solo Exhibition, Main Trend Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan

2008

SHOCK‧SHOT, Main Trend Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan

1997

Tien-Chang Wu 1997, Impression Art Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
Tien-Chang Wu: The introduction of Taiwan's Contemporary Art vol. 2, MOMA Contemporary, Fukuoka, Japan

1990

Four Eras, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan

1987

Syndrome of Hurting, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan