BMoCA: 18 Solo Exhibitions

September 11, 2004–February 28, 2005

BMoCA (Bunker Museum of Contemporary Art), Kinmen, Taiwan

Curated by Cai Guo-Qiang

Organized by Kinmen County Government and National Museum of History in collaboration with Cai Guo-Qiang

BMoCA (Bunker Museum of Contemporary Art): Everything is Museum No. 32004. Permanent museum in Kinmen Island, Taiwan, sited at Guningtou Cihu Great Bunker, Nanshan Fortification, Tashan Battery, Shuito Village, Changliao Rezoning District, Cultural Affairs Bureau, Lintsuo Old-Battlefield Army Base, Kinmen. Dimensions Variable. Kinmen County, Kinmen, Taiwan

Photo by Hiro Ihara, courtesy Cai Studio

Chang Yung Ho (b. 1956, Beijing, China)

One Divided by Two
2004
Changliao Rezoning District
Bunker structure (divided in half)
Installation dimensions variable

Photo courtesy Cai Studio.

Da Lun Wei Art Squad: He Shi (b. 1981, Taipei, Taiwan) and Yan San (b. 1978, Taipei, Taiwan)

The Other Side of the Coast
2004
Tashan Battery No. 2 Bunker
Documentation display (printed texts, newspaper clippings, photographs, ephemera, and memorabilia)
Installation dimensions variable

Photo courtesy Cai Studio.

Fei Dawei (b. 1954, Shanghai, China)

The Childrens’ Bookstore Exchange Program
2004
Cultural Affairs Bureau
Art books, children participation, children statements about BMoCA
Installation dimensions variable

Photo courtesy Cai Studio.

Lee Mingwei (b. 1964, Taichung, Taiwan)

Shuito Legend
2004
Shuito Village
Motion activated speakers and audio recordings
Installation dimensions variable

Photo courtesy Cai Studio.

Lee Shi-Chi (b. 1938, Kinmen, China)

War Bets on Peace
2004
Nanshan Fortification No. 1 Bunker
Outdoor canopy, sorghum liquor bottles shaped like artillery shells, gambling machine, and commemorative liquor
Installation dimensions variable

Photo courtesy Cai Studio.

Lin Hsing-Yueh (b. 1939, Taichung, Taiwan)

Kinmen Pyramid
2004
Cultural Affairs Bureau
Architectural proposal for Kinmen Pyramid (30:1 scale model, drawings, and digital rendering)
Installation dimensions variable

Photo courtesy Cai Studio.

Liu Xiaodong (b. 1963, Liaoning Province, China)

Battlefield Sketches: The New Eighteen Arhats
2004
Nanshan Fortification Chungshan Classroom
18 oil on canvas paintings
Installation dimensions variable

Photo courtesy Cai Studio.

Shen Yuan (b. 1959, Xianyou, Fujian Province, China)

Speaker Tea
2004
Guningtou Cihu Great Bunker
Giant megaphone replica, metal plate, and tea table
Installation dimensions variable

Photo courtesy Cai Studio.

Tan Dun (b. 1957, Hunan Province, China)

Music Visual
2004
Tashan Battery No. 3 Bunker and Arsenal
Sound, video, audio speakers, TV monitors, video, and pianos
Installation dimensions variable

Photo by Hiro Ihara, courtesy Cai Studio.

Tsai Ming-Liang (b. 1957, Malaysia)

Withering Flower
2004
Lintsuo Old-Battlefield Army Base
Bronze statue (Chiang Kai-shek), video projections (Withering Flower and excerpts from The River, 1997), and theater props
Installation dimensions variable

Photo courtesy Cai Studio.

Su-Mei Tse (b. 1973, Luxembourg)

Some Airing… and Yellow Mountain
2004
Tashan Battery No. 1 Bunker and Arsenal
Propeller and video projection
Installation dimensions variable

Photo courtesy Cai Studio.

Wang Jian Wei (b. 1958, Sichuan province, China)

Soft Target
2004
Guningtou Cihu Great Bunker
White sponge
Installation dimensions variable

Photo courtesy Cai Studio.

Tung Wang Wu (Taiwan)

Surrender
2004
Video projection
Installation dimensions variable

Photo courtesy Cai Studio.

Yao Chien (Taiwan)

Listen! Who is Singing?
2004
Nanshan Fortification under the banyan tree and arsenal
Karaoke machine
Installation dimensions variable

Photo courtesy Cai Studio.

Yin Ling (b. 1978, Taipei, Taiwan)

Lovemaking for World Peace
2004
Nanshan Fortification No. 3 Bunker amd Arsenal, Kinmen
Camouflage lingerie, military uniforms, canopy bed, and other props

Photo courtesy Cai Studio.

Ying Bo (b. 1936, Switzerland)

Fei Ya! Fei Ya! (Flying) and Fusion
2004
Video and TV monitors
Installation dimensions variable

Photo courtesy Cai Studio.

Zeng Li (b. 1961, Guangxi Province, China)

Fight Theatre
2004
Lintsuo Old-Battlefield Army Base
Three panel stage set and video projection (Fight Theater Beijing Opera performances)
Installation dimensions variable

Photo by Hiro Ihara, courtesy Cai Studio.

Wang Wen-Chih (b. 1959, Chiayi, Taiwan)

Dragon Dares Tiger Lair
2004
Nanshan Fortification No. 2 Bunker, Command Center and surrounding areas
Bamboo and rattan
1500 cm (H)

Photo by Hiro Ihara, courtesy Cai Studio.