The "Line & Verse Exhibition: An Exploration of Visual Arts and Poetry, between Canada and Taiwan" project was initiated by artists Carlina Chen (Canada) and Hsieh, Chi-Chang (Taiwan), who share a mutual interest in the intersection of poetry and the visual arts and the fostering of a cultural conversation. In the fall of 2016, one poem from each of three Canadian poets, Anne Carson, Patrick Lane and Claire Caldwell, was selected; and three works were chosen from two contemporary Taiwanese poets, Yu, Kwang-Chung and Wang, Feng-Hsiang.
The exhibition features works on paper by 21 Canadian artists and 21 Taiwanese artists, and one Canadian performance artist who will perform a response to the artwork and poetry during the opening reception. The Cheng Yu Tung East Asian Library will host their first Canada exhibition.
At the opening ceremony, there will be a poetry reading by Claire Caldwell, spoken word performance by Bojana Videkanic, and remarks.
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