「對一個有歷史關照的藝術家來說，個人與大歷史並非不可協調，偉大的文化遺產並非不可撩撥。姚瑞中近兩年的仿古系列，就是他撩撥沉重傳統的表達。」—吳介祥(藝評家)

姚瑞中用針筆臨摹中國水墨古畫，從極細緻的線條刻畫中，堆疊出層層纏綿濃郁的情感。透過不同媒材的運用，挑戰中國傳統水墨美學；一反文人畫的循規蹈矩，以強烈的自我意念和經驗，以略帶戲謔的氣質映照其生命體現。本書集結作者近二年來，生活寫照縮影和諷喻現實社會的作品—《世外塵》、《雲遊圖》、《如夢令》、《恨纏綿》及《金寶娃》五大系列。透過「微敘事」與「私日記」手法，在傳統講求修身、空靈的意境中，帶入凡塵俗世間更貼近原始性靈的種種記事，為浮世間七情六慾的牽絆，和那些已經逝去的當下，找到一個永恆的記憶點。

The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum presents Taiwan Discovered: In Place and Time, a new exhibition opening Friday, February 19 at 6 p.m. This event, free and open to the public, will take place at The Frost Art Museum at FIU’s Maidique Campus located at 10975 SW 17 Street, Miami, FL 33199.

“Taiwan Discovered: In Place and Time continues The Frost Art Museum’s foray into the world of Asian art. This exhibition will showcase true Taiwanese contemporary artists,” said Dr. Carol Damian, director & chief curator of The Frost Art Museum. “It is the first of its kind in the Southeast region.”

Taiwan Discovered: In Place and Time, will be curated in-house by Director Carol Damian and Catalina Jaramillo. The exhibition will showcase Taiwanese contemporary artists: mixing traditional and contemporary, Asian and Western, local and international. Taiwan's artists are exploring different approaches and developing their own unique styles through a wide variety of media, from painting and rock art to multimedia installations.

下一站，當代藝術最前線！
卡塞爾→伊斯坦堡→雅典→利物浦→台北→廣州→上海→橫濱→新加坡→雪梨
10座城市的藝術探索

這卻是策展人最美好的年代，也是藝術家千載難逢的時局！

在全球化席捲一切的當下，雙年展已成為「全球在地化」的產物，《紐約時報》甚至為全球性的雙年展現象另創新字「Biennialistic」，可見雙年展日漸龐大的影響力，而托雙年展現象之福，藝術家有更多創作的可能性，民眾也能與異質文化展開更廣泛的交流。雙年展不再只是一場藝術展覽而已，同時也是展現國力、促進城市觀光行銷、爭取文化發言權的大好良機，因此各國大城市無不卯足全力籌辦，提升城市在國際上的能見度，讓雙年展成為該城市的藝術文化新地標。

世界正以前所未有的新姿態，迅速地朝後全球化時代方向駛去，讓我們出發前往未知的藝術旅程，跟著藝術家姚瑞中以及策展人胡朝聖的藝術行腳，一起晃遊在全球重要雙年展，對這十座城市進行一場藝術探索，見證當代藝術發展過程中風起雲湧的歷史轉變！

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