The ongoing “Five Hundred Lemon Trees: An Organic Archive” at Taipei Fine Arts Museum ends on November 27, 2016. It’s your last opportunity to check out the recent works by one of the most seminal contemporary artists.Huang Po-Chih was awarded the Grand Prize for “Five Hundred Lemon Trees” at the Taipei Fine Arts Museum in 2013. This exhibition turned into a fundraiser wherein Huang developed an agricultural brand by making use of the art world. He was successful in engaging the help of 500 subscribers, all of whom donated seed capital of NT$500, which was used to plant lemon trees to make limoncella and to restore three abandoned farmlands in Taoyuan and Hsinchu. This project not only attracted local farmers and consumers but was also successful in fostering community relationships. The exhibition explores this project through various angles to understand its development and benefits to society.The event is on view at No.181, Sec. 3, Zhongshan N. Rd., Zhongshan Dist., Taipei City 10461, Taiwan. For details, visit: http://www.tfam.museum Click on the slideshow for a sneak peek of the event.
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