2018
DOC NYC
評審團大獎提名
評審團大獎提名
"I force myself to contradict myself—so as not to follow my own taste." For over 30 years, no one has truly known the identity of the world-renowned street artist Banksy. A mysterious nanny turned out to be one of the greatest street photographers of our time. Duchamp shocked the world by placing a signed urinal in a gallery and drawing a mustache on the Mona Lisa—his so-called “anti-art” exploded all previous definitions. And the pioneers of the Fluxus movement? They insisted they weren’t against art, but against pretense. So what is art? And what isn’t? Giloo presents 8 documentaries on radical artists who broke every rule to ask that very question. And perhaps, as Duchamp once said—everything is art.
In 2022, we find ourselves constantly surrounded by art. The devotion, creativity, and craftsmanship poured into a single garment by a designer — that is wearable art. The serenity we feel when venturing into the mountains or stepping into a temple — that is reverence for nature, the most organic form of art. To the artist, art can be a precise calculation, a challenge to the limits, or a stirring portrayal of the masses and their stories. Art can even be a radical force for social change. Long before you ever “knew” art, it had already seeped into your everyday life. On this sleepless night, take to the familiar streets and experience the resonance created when art intervenes in the city.
Isolated by the vast ocean, Taiwan has preserved the insularity and self-evident nature of its micro-evolutionary cultural identity. At the same time, its ever-shifting landscapes and unique geopolitical position have long subjected the island to waves of diverse cultural influences. As a result, the people of Taiwan have developed remarkable adaptability in sharing resources and integrating cultures, along with a high receptivity to external information. These vivid and agile characteristics are deeply embedded in Taiwan’s cultural DNA, shaping what we call its unique form of “elastic connectivity.” For the 2023 Taiwan Design Week, the Taiwan Design Research Institute collaborates with Giloo Documentary to present an online film program. Curated by Frank Huang, Cho-Hao Wu, and the curatorial team, the selection of films explores possibilities of departure and displacement within the tension between the virtual and the real. This program urges us to reflect on the essence of creation in an age defined by rapid consumption and AI-driven change, engaging with a contemporary world saturated in virtual fantasy through critical and poetic dialogue.
The human body will eventually return to dust, but the soul shall forever remain in images. We see the familiar faces of departed masters and hear them recount the highs and lows of their lives. A screen’s distance is both near and far, but someday, we shall meet again.