Prior to the Covid-19 outbreak, residents of Jalandhar in northern India were never able to see the Himalayas as the view of the mountain range — even in close proximity — had always been clouded by air impurities. However, after traffic pollution dissipated following lockdowns, the Himalayas suddenly came into view, unveiling mountain peaks that had otherwise been unfamiliar to residents.
The reappearance of the Himalayas after the global Covid-19 crisis served as a starting point for the curation of the 13th Taipei Biennial, said director and curator of the Beirut Art Centre in Lebanon, Reem Shadid, who co-curated the Biennial along with Hong Kong-based independent curator Freya Chou and New York-based senior writer and editor Brian Kuan Wood.
On view now until March 24 at the Taipei Fine Arts Museum in Taiwan, the contemporary art exhibition this year is…
