Taipei exhibit shows art by White Terror-era survivorBy Chen Yu-fu and William Hetherington / Staff reporter, with staff writerAn exhibit at Taipei’s Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall showcases work by artist Chen Wu-jen (陳武鎮), a survivor of the White Terror era. During this time, he became an art teacher, but only painted portraits and landscapes out of fear of being imprisoned again. In an interview with the Liberty Times (sister paper of the Taipei Times), Chen told about a teaching job he had at a remote elementary school. After the lifting of martial law, Chen began painting works inspired by his experiences during the White Terror era. Chen said he hopes that the government would one day covert Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall into a national human-rights art museum, flanked on both sides by cultural parks.

Source: Taipei Times November 24, 2021 00:59 UTC