A Taipei showcase for LGBTQ-themed Asian art that’s timely after Taiwan court’s historic approval of same-sex marriage
Hong Kong organiser of pioneering show paying tribute to the gender diversity of Asia’s contemporary art scene hopes to bring it to his home city
“Spectrosynthesis - Asian LGBTQ Issues and Art Now”, co-presented by Sunpride Foundation, will feature more than 50 works by artists such as Hong Kong’s Samson Young Kar-fai, Singapore’s Ming Wong, Wu Tseng in the United States and Taiwan’s Wen Hsin and the late Shiy De-jinn.
It seems natural that a groundbreaking exhibition celebrating lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer identities should take place in a socially progressive city like Taipei. However, the gay Hong Kong collector behind the exhibition believes his home city is ready for it, too.
“I founded Sunpride Foundation three years ago to raise awareness and earn respect for the LGBTQ community through art,” says businessman Patrick Sun Kai-yit. “We began planning the exhibition two years ago and I considered Hong Kong and other Asian cities before settling on Taipei.