Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts — Attraction in Kaohsiung

As someone who's not at all an art snob but is nevertheless accustomed to enjoying masterfully curated art museums, where the space is as carefully crafted as the choice of content within it (thinking NYC's Whitney, London's Tate, Boston's ICA), the best I can describe this museum is...cute. They made a good effort, at least. Asia in general lags far behind the West in their art museums, not only in the collections, but also in how they choose to present it. The Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts is spacious, but not airy. Once you leave the main atrium, you enter sterile boxy rooms not well lit, and not conducive to the display of the pieces therein. As for the art... again, they've tried, given that they're likely operating on limited funds and resources. There are some interesting pieces throughout, but much of it screams "amateur hour" (hanging yarnbombed ornaments, sculpted driftwood dumped on the floor in front of a video project of waves on a shore, a collection of water samples from the local Love River that probably belonged at a science museum instead). None of it is awful; but none of it is particularly compelling either. I note that other reviewers describe it as situated in a "beautiful" and "vast" park - neither of which are accurate adjectives. Like the museum building itself, the park is showing its age: rundown concrete outdoor spaces, unkempt lawns, and not large at all - good for a 30 minute stroll at most. Regardless of my tepid review, in a city with very few cultural highlights, I'd still suggest a visit, but no need to block off any more than 2 hours of...

【高雄市立美術館】台灣南部重要的繆斯神殿 (bilingual 🆎)

📝【第一次參訪紀錄】補紀錄 2022/12/24

非常幸運第一次來就遇到日本皆川明 (つづく) 織品設計大師的展覽，以及台灣幾位當代藝術家聯合展出的《島嶼溯遊》展覽，還有地下室的無國界醫生展，幸福指數爆表

美術館在一座大型綠地裡，這裡可以耗上半天，非常舒服

🔐 寄物櫃在地下一樓

🏛️ 美術館背景：

高雄市立美術館位於台灣南部的美麗港都高雄，自1989年成立以來，一直是南台灣重要的藝術與文化樞紐。這座美術館的建築獨特，其設計結合了現代與傳統元素，搭配周圍的公園綠地，構成了一個視覺與空間的和諧組合。美術館的收藏涵蓋多種形式的藝術作品，包括當代藝術、台灣原住民藝術、亞洲藝術、新媒體藝術等。

美術館也致力於展示國內外的特展，並有各類工作坊、研討會、講座等活動，提供民眾更深入的藝術體驗和學習機會。高雄市立美術館不僅是一個欣賞藝術的空間，更是推動藝術教育、藝術創新和文化交流的重要場所。來到這裡，您可以在美的享受中，獲得啟迪與靈感，感受藝術的力量與可能。

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【Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts】A Muse's Temple of great significance in Southern Taiwan (bilingual 🆎)

📝【First Visit Record】Supplemental Record 2022/12/24

I was incredibly fortunate on my first visit to encounter an exhibition by the Japanese textile design master Tsuzuku (皆川明/つづく), as well as the "Island-Tracing Journeys" exhibition co-curated by several contemporary artists from Taiwan, and the Doctors Without Borders exhibition in the basement. My happiness index was off the charts. The museum is located within a large green space, where you could easily spend half a day, very comfortably.

🔐 The locker is on the basement floor.

🏛️ Museum Background:

The Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, located in the beautiful port city of Kaohsiung in southern Taiwan, has been an important hub of art and culture in southern Taiwan since its establishment in 1989. The architecture of the museum is unique, its design combines modern and traditional elements, paired with the surrounding parkland, forming a harmonious combination of visuals and space. The museum's collection covers a wide range of forms of art, including contemporary art, Taiwanese aboriginal art, Asian art, and new media art.

The museum is also dedicated to showcasing special exhibitions from both domestically and internationally, and it offers a variety of workshops, seminars, and lectures, providing the public with deeper art experiences and learning opportunities. The Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts is not only a space for appreciating art, but also an important place for promoting art education, art innovation, and cultural exchange. Here, you can enjoy the beauty of art, gain enlightenment and inspiration, and feel the power and...

The new demolition of the park is awful. Wasted so much tax dollars for basically same thing and less. The broken and uneven sidewalk did not get fixed, but torn down the perfectly good building and turn it into green land. This is the dumbest project I’ve ever seen. Now is a horrible park that prohibits bikes, skateboard, skates, etc. what is the point of having a park, but no one can use it. I wonder how much money did Mayor Han stole from this meaningless project.（2020）

The park is finally a park again. Finally people can ride bikes and use sport equipment throughout the park again. Most importantly, the sidewalks are finally fixed. The park is beautiful now, filled with flowers throughout the...