Island Sunrise captures the optimism of new beginnings on islands and illustrates the theme of "Connecting Islands." It embodies the spirit of voyages between islands, such as the journey from Taiwan to Governors Island. In it, artists will explore various historical contexts of island life. Island Sunrise begins by examining five youth-led movements in “Peoples’ Movements: Sunflower 10th Anniversary,” showcasing the art of 11 artists and one art collective. From June to the end of October, House 7B will feature various exhibitions, installations, and events from a diverse range of artists in studio residency each month. This dynamic program, with periodically changing exhibitions, will present different perspectives on art as it relates to life on an island. A selection of art from “Peoples’ Movements: Sunflower 10th Anniversary” will be on display in House 7B until the end of October, commemorating Island Sunrise and influencing all other exhibitions held there.

Invitation to sit, 2024, 6x8, Acrylics on baking paper, 2024 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

Huey-Min Chuang: Cosmos Dreaming Read more about exhibition and artist

Animal Rights series, 2018, Sunset Park, Brooklyn.

Enbion Micah Aan: Enigma of Justice

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Opening reception of 5 new facet exhibitions indoor and outdoor

at TAAC House 7B, Nolan Park, Governors Island

artist talks with exhibition tours

[food and drink will be served]

Exhibition date: June 14 to July 14, 2024



• Room 1: Huey-Min Chuang- "Cosmos Dreaming" 
• Room 2: Enbion Micah Aan- “The Enigma of Justice”
• Room 3: “Longing for Home” series sculptures by John Chia-Hsuan Kuo
• Special project: Connecting Taiwan Hsin-Chu and NYC curated by Li-Hsiang Huang
• Special Project: Maria Verónica San Martin, Memory and Landscape:Unveiling the Historic Truth of Chile 
• Backroom: selected works that reflect 2014 Taiwan's Sunflower Movement, and other world peoples’ movements around 2014 - namely Hong Kong's Umbrella Movement, the Arab Spring, the Chilean Winter and Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity

• Porch installation: Gordian Knots by Chin-Chih Yang
• Outdoor installation: “Jade Mountain” by Chin-Chih Yang
• Outdoor planting sculptural installation “What and How are We Growing” by Atu Ram

John Kuo, Longing for Home sculpture series

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Chih-Hui Chuang, Unrestrained, 2018, 50×35×20cm

Connecting Hsin-Chu with New York project Read More-about artist and exhibition

Maria Veronica San Martin,

(L)Dignidad, (R) ex Plaza

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Conjunction programs/events

• Saturday June 15, 2:00-2:30 pm Artist talk, Huey-Min Chuang conversation with Elaine Pofeldt of Forbes magazine
• Saturday June 15, 3-5pm Exhibition tour and Opening Reception
• Saturday June 22nd, 3-4 pm Exhibition walkthrough with artists
• Saturday, June 29th at 3-4 pm Artist presentations and walkthrough

Upcoming studio residency artists

Studio and exhibition artists:

Carle Shi, Eun Young Choi, Gracy Wen, Ping-Hsin Chu,

Tzu-an Ko +Yin-Chen Chen, Wen-Jen Deng, Pey-Chwen Lin, Ching-Yi Chuang, Chun-Kai Yang, Wen-Jen Deng,

Chiao-Han Chueh

Two outdoor installations:

Chin-Hsiang Hu/Peppercorns Interactive Media Art

Ching-Ke Lin, Bamboo studio

Performance: Yung-Chieh Kao, Rad Jet, Maria Veronica San Martin, and more

image: "Between Mountain and Sea" night view, 2024, by Chin-Hsiang Hu/Peppercorns Interactive Media Art

Image: bamboo flower installation By Ching-Ke Lin, simulation of the porch at house 7b

TAAC house 7b, Nolan Park, Governors Island

May to October, 2024 open hours: 11am-5pm Friday, Saturday and Sunday or by appointment