Exhibition | Selected Exhibitions
Fineries of Forgery: Suzhou Fakes and Their Influence in the 16th to 18th Century, Co-curated with Li-chiang Lin and Shih-hua Chiu
National Palace Museum, Taipei, 2018
The exhibition Fineries of Forgery: Suzhou Fakes and Their Influence in the 16th to 18th Century (NPM, Taipei, 2018), which I co-curated with Dr. Shih-hua Chiu and Professor Li-chiang Lin, was the first major museum show to reassess “Suzhou fakes” beyond the binary of authenticity and forgery. Long dismissed as spurious, these paintings were in fact among the most widely circulated cultural commodities of the Ming–Qing world, shaping imperial collections, diplomatic gifts, and artistic imagination in China, Japan, and Europe. Building on my own research project and pre-exhibition workshop at Academia Sinica, the exhibition redefined Suzhou commercial paintings as active cultural mediators, offering a new paradigm for understanding replication, value, and global artistic exchange.
EXHIBITION CATALOGUE
Fineries of Forgery: Suzhou Fakes and Their Influence in the 16th to 18th Century (Taipei, National Palace Museum, 2018) (Wei hao wu: 16-18 shiji “Suzhou pian” ji qi yingxiang), co-authored with Li-chiang Lin and Shih-hua Chiu
Print length: 439 pages
ISBN: 9789575627966
SELECTED MEDIA AND PUBLICATION REPORTS
Shopping Design, a leading Taiwan-based online magazine and cultural platform, reported on my co-curated exhibition “Fineries of Forgery: Suzhou Fakes and Their Influence in the 16th to 18th Century” at the National Palace Museum with the feature “You read that right, the Palace Museum is discussing fake paintings.” Centered on three themes—design in daily life, style economies, and cultural innovation—Shopping Design combines in-depth editorial content with curated experiential activities, bridging online and offline formats to shape contemporary design and lifestyle discourse in Taiwan.
(Screenshot of the Google-translated website. Since it is machine-translated, the English may differ slightly from my official version)
ART TOUCH, a print and online magazine in Taiwan, is a leading platform for art and culture, particularly focused on Chinese antiquities and classical art. Its wide readership includes scholars, collectors, and cultural professionals. Two feature articles—“Fake paintings can also be valuable! An interview with the Palace Museum’s special exhibition Fake Goods: Suzhou Pieces from the 16th to 18th Centuries and Their Influence” and “Visit the exhibition with the curators”, which cited interviews with the three curators including myself—underscore the exhibition’s scholarly importance and public impact. Such coverage positioned the project within broader cultural debates on authenticity, value, and the reinterpretation of Chinese art history.
“Fake paintings can also be valuable! An interview with the Palace Museum’s special exhibition Fake Goods: Suzhou Pieces from the 16th to 18th Centuries and Their Influence”
(Screenshot of the Google-translated website. Since it is machine-translated, the English may differ slightly from my official version)
“Visit the exhibition with the curators” in ART TOUCH
(Screenshot of the Google-translated website. Since it is machine-translated, the English may differ slightly from my official version)
As the official publication of the National Palace Museum in Taipei, National Palace Museum Monthly introduces major exhibitions, curatorial research, and collection highlights to both academic and general audiences. Coverage in this authoritative journal underscores the scholarly and institutional significance of the exhibition, ensuring visibility within Chinese art history and beyond.
“Everyone Loves ‘Suzhou Pieces’: Introduction to the Special Exhibition Fake Goods: Suzhou Pieces from the 16th to 18th Centuries and Their Influence”
(Screenshot of the Google-translated website. Since it is machine-translated, the English may differ slightly from my official version)
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