Reimagining Radical Cities│601│The Visible and Invisible of the City

Reimagining Radical Cities│The Visible and Invisible of the City [The script of this episode] Welcome to Reimagining Radical Cities. Data from the United Nations shows that over half of the world’s population lives in urban areas today. This underscores urban issues as a pressing concern. The exhibition Reimagining Radical Cities begins with the rise of modern cities and reconsiders them from the perspective of the Global South by asking: In this era of globalization, how can we understand our history, address current challenges, and envision future possibilities? The exhibition opens with imagery of cities that are both familiar and unusual, featuring ordinary objects from the streets and daily life that typically go unnoticed, such as a transformer, a stray dog, a grab bucket used in construction projects, and even a fallen satellite. Liao Chien-chung utilizes strikingly lifelike sculptures to create a narrative that stretches from daily life to urban infrastructure, even reaching into outer space. His work reveals both the visible and hidden aspects of urban issues. The sizable mural adorning the wall is created by Joiri Minaya. She combines tropical plants with traditional Hakka floral fabrics to trace and depict nearly 80 years of Taiwan-Dominican Republic relations. Through interviews with key figures and Taiwanese immigrant families in the Dominican Republic, Minaya unveils local stories obscured by time and represents how shifting international relations have influenced people’s lives and urban landscapes. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reimagining Radical Cities Time│2025/04/25-2025/09/07 Venue│NTCAM: 6A, 6B, 8F Gallery Curator│HSIEH Feng-rong, Amy CHENG Artist│Engineering of Volcano Detonating, Print & Carve Dept., JUN Sojung, Eisa JOCSON & Venuri PERERA, Joyce HO, HO Rui An, Your Bros. Filmmaking Group, WU Mali, WU Chuan-lun, HOU I-ting, HOU Lulu Shur-tzy, YAO Jui-lan, Musquiqui Chihying, Elom 20ce, Gregor Kasper, ZHANG XU Zhan, CHANG Chien-chi, Haegue YANG, Michael RAKOWITZ, Joiri MINAYA, HUANG Sun-quan, Rinus Van de Velde, VANDY Rattana, LIAO Chien-chung, JEONG Geumhyung More Details: https://ntcart.museum/EN/exhibition/H2503003