Museum of Contemporary Art, Taipei

ABOUT MoCA

Director Intro

Current Director
Former Directors

Li-Chen Loh

Loh Li-Chen is the director of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Taipei. Prior to this, she was the CEO of Taipei Digital Art Center. Loh specializes in new media art and has been exhibiting in several prestigious art spaces and events in Taiwan, including VT Artsalon and Frees Art Space of the Association of the Visual Arts in Taiwan Artist Festival. She has also curated the 12th and 14th Taipei Digital Arts Festivals in 2017 and 2019, and was the director of Taiwan Contemporary Art Archive project. Loh currently teaches at National Taiwan University. She has a PhD of Institute of Applied Art, National Chiao Tung University.

She was part of the research team for the “Research Project on the Operation and Transfer of the 2nd Museum” in 2000, which was the preliminary study for the Museum of Contemporary Art, Taipei. Ms. Loh has served as CEO of Taipei Digital Art Center (DAC), Committee Member for the National Cultural Congress Advisory Committee, Chairperson of Info Date Taiwan, and Advisor of the Association of the Visual Arts in Taiwan (AVAT). She has engaged in public services with an emphasis on issues regarding artists’ rights, art as intervention in social issues, arts and culture, fostering emerging artists and curators, etc. She is also the co-founder of the Taiwan Contemporary Art Archive (TCAA).

Director’s Words

An Important Contemporary Art Brand in Asia

Our goal is to transform MOCA Taipei into an important contemporary art brand in Asia as well as one of the significant cultural brands of Taipei City. As MOCA Taipei will soon welcome its 20th anniversary, the museum will be re-positioned and enter the domestic and international contemporary art scene with a new brand image, conducting brand marketing while actively engaging in collaboration with international institutions.
Establishing and Facilitating Knowledge Economy

As an art museum that will soon enter its 20th anniversary, MOCA Taipei’s exhibitions throughout past years will be converted into constructive research content to increase the museum’s research energy and directions. By doing so, the value-added application of the exhibition contents produced by MOCA Taipei can become beneficial to the audience. From exhibition catalogue, audiovisual production, digital publication of contents on demand, IP products, to other derivative collaborations, they are all highly anticipated research and collaboration aspects for contemporary connections.
Exhibition Collaboration with International Institutions

International collaboration oftentimes requires early planning; however, in terms of long-term collaboration, planning of exhibitions or seminars regarding the studies of art trends is a viable option, whereas inter-museum collaboration provides opportunities for co-planning exhibitions, mutual selection of artworks, artists’ creative projects and touring exhibitions. Moreover, MOCA Taipei will seek suitable opportunities to incorporate the mechanism of annual “international observers” to increase the museum’s international media coverage with the reports of “international observers.”
Media Strategy

Establishing the preventative and crisis response principles of MOCA Taipei’s public relation department will help minimize unnecessary frictions and misunderstanding between the museum and the external environment. The museum’s online and offline advertisement and marketing strategies will be more active and flexible to reach the public via advertisements.
Community Collaboration

MOCA Taipei sits at an intersection between a historic part of the city and a shopping district with various department stores. It is our goal to create a win-win situation and establish friendly, collaborative relationships with our neighbors in an unimposing and effective way. With trans-positional thinking, the museum will design activities and collaboration modes with our neighbors at the center.
Fundraising and Resource Attraction

In addition to our current fundraising program and sources of income, horizontal alliances and merchandizing self-produced contents are also viable options for MOCA Taipei. In the meantime, we also look forward to incorporating large-scale crowdfunding projects.
Exhibition Planning Aligned with Our Vision and Goal

The contents of exhibitions are the core and soul of MOCA Taipei as well as the foremost indicator for examining an art museum. Exhibitions must be planned carefully to ensure the alignment with the museum’s vision and goal. Therefore, the museum’s research must support the annual exhibition planning. We value quality more than quantity, with an equal emphasis on local and international contents. The overall research, curating, exhibition and marketing will be planned in sync.
Envisioning the Future

MOCA Taipei enters its 19th anniversary in 2020 and will soon welcome its 20th anniversary (2001-2021). In addition to continuing our existing projects and efforts, it is our sincere hope to transform MOCA Taipei into a crucial contemporary cultural site in Asia as well as a hub for contemporary art energy from around the world. We invite all to join us and combine our power to integrate diverse culture and interdisciplinary creativity to march towards the next splendid two decades.

Future Expectations

We invite all to join us and combine our power to integrate diverse culture and interdisciplinary creativity to march towards the next splendid two decades.

2016/08-2019/10

Yuki Pan

Pan Sheau-Shei holds a BFA and an MFA from National Taiwan Normal University, and a PhD in Philosophy and Aesthetics from Fu Jen Catholic University. She was an exchange researcher in phenomenology and aesthetics at Louvain-la-Neuve University in Belgium. Since 2000, she has endeavored in facilitating exchange and interaction between Taiwan’s indigenous contemporary art and the global art scene. She is the founder of the Triangle Arts International Artist Workshop, and some of her brilliant curatorial works include the Hualien International Stone Sculpture Festival and Taiwan East Coast Land Arts Festival.

2008-2016/07

JUI-JEN SHIH

Shih received his B.A. from the Department of Fine Arts, National Taiwan Normal University, and his M.A. in Art History from Temple University, USA. He was Section Chief of the Exhibition Department at Taipei Fine Arts Museum, and Director of Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts. In 2002, he worked with several curators and launched CO2 Taiwan Avant-Garde Documenta, which successfully generated much discussion and discovered young avant-garde artists. During his term as Section Chief at the Exhibition Department of TFAM, he successfully persuaded the museum to add an "avant-garde and experimental space" in the museum for exhibitions of avant-garde, new media and mixed media installations. As the current Director of MOCA, Taipei, Shi excels in integrating all kinds of resources to maximize the artistic energy of the museum.

2006-2007

Hsiang-ling Lai

Lai received her M.A. in Art History from the University of Kansas. She specializes in art history and museology. She has worked in important positions in Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Dimension Endowment of Art, and National Culture and Arts Foundation, and has been widely involved in the work of art review and criticism. She has abundant experiences in art administration and management. In 2006, she was invited to be the Director of MOCA, Taipei, and had dedicated her efforts in advancing the interaction between contemporary art and society as well as promoting international exchange between cities to enable interdisciplinary development of art.

2003-2005

Su-chen Hsieh

Hsieh obtained her M.A. in Art Administration and Curatorship from Goldsmith College, University of London. She was the Deputy Director of Mountain Arts Museum in Kaohsiung. While she was a PhD candidate of Art History at the Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA), she was invited by the Contemporary Art Foundation to be the Deputy Director of MOCA, Taipei. After Director Paroissien's term ended, the Foundation unanimously agreed that Hsieh should be the next director given her excellent skills in art administration and leadership. During her terms, she was active in increasing international interaction and exchange between the museum and the international art scene. Through promoting the contemporary art of Chinese people, it was the goal to take root in Taiwan and envision the globe.

2001-2002

Leon Paroissien

Before he was the founding director of MOCA, Taipei, Leon Paroissien was the founding director of the Visual Arts Board of the Australia Council and the founding director of MOCA, Sydney. He was a member of the International Committee for Museums and Collections of Modern Art, International Council of Museums (ICOM), Editor in Chief for Visual Arts and Culture: An International Journal of Contemporary Art, a team member of Design Integrity and Quality Review for the Construction of the National Museum of Australia, the Chair of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Co-ordination Authority Public Art Advisory Panel, the Director of Sydney Biennial, and the Australian Representative in both Venice Biennial and Paris Biennial.

Notice Copyright & Privacy Policy

MOCA Taipei holds a high respect for the copyright of others, and it is stated in MOCA Taipei’s terms of service that any user of the museum’s service shall not infringe on others’ copyright. Therefore, MOCA Taipei hereby ask all our users to respect others’ copyright. If you think any of the content on MOCA Taipei’s website or anyone using MOCA Taipei’s service has infringed on your copyright, we strongly advice to you to file a complaint according to the regulations stated below, and MOCA Taipei customer service center will initiate related procedures as soon as possible.

Regulations Governing the Report on Copyright Infringement

If any of the content on MOCA Taipei’s website or anyone using MOCA Taipei’s service has infringed on your copyright, please fill out the “Copyright Infringement Notice,” provide the information and statements listed on the notice, and send them to MOCA Taipei via fax.

1. Signature of the copyright owner or the signature of the proxy of the copyright owner; document proving the ownership of the copyright and the copyrighted contents, i.e. the cover and related pages of a publication, print-outs of webpage contents and the URL.

2. The webpage and URL containing the contents that cause the copyright infringement.

3. Your contact address and phone number.

4. A written statement stating that you believe the use of the webpage content is without the consent of the copyright owner, the proxy of the copyright owner, or the authorization of the law.

5. A written statement confirming that the information you state in the notice is truthful and you hereby make the statement as the copyright owner or the proxy of the copyright owner.
MOCA Taipei’s principle of handling the report on copyright infringement:

1. MOCA Taipei will remove the webpage content claimed to cause the copyright infringement as soon as possible after receiving your notice, and will inform the user about the infringement via email. If the said user objects to said infringement, MOCA Taipei can provide your name, email or phone number to said user so that direct communication can be achieved to resolve the dispute.

2. According to MOCA Taipei’s privacy policy and related regulations, MOCA Taipei is only allowed to provide a user’s personally identifiable information to a third party by the request of the law or a governmental agency unless said user agrees or for the purpose of providing a service. Therefore, when you file a report, MOCA Taipei will only remove the contents causing the copyright infringement, and will not provide you any personally identifiable information of said user. If you wish to obtain the user’s information, a legal proceeding must be filed at the District Prosecutor’s Office or the Criminal Investigation Bureau, who will issue an official letter to MOCA Taipei requesting the user’s information. In the case, MOCA Taipei will comply accordingly.

Privacy and Data Protection Policy

MOCA Taipei values user’s privacy very much and has implemented the following privacy and data protection policy, which is listed below for your reference.

The privacy and data protection policy includes MOCA Taipei’s management of personal identifiable information collected when providing users the website service as well as MOCA Taipei’s management of any personal identifiable information shared between the museum and our business partners.

The privacy and data protection policy is not applicable to any enterprise other than MOCA Taipei, nor does it apply to those that are not staff or managements employed by MOCA Taipei.

When you register a MOCA Taipei account, use MOCA Taipei’s products or services, browse MOCA Taipei’s website, take part in related promotional activities or gifting programs, MOCA Taipei will collect your personal identifiable information. MOCA Taipei is also allowed to obtain said information from our business partners.

When you register a MOCA Taipei account, you will be asked to provide your name, email, date of birth, sex, work title, field of profession and personal interests. Once your registration is successful and the account is successfully logged into for the use of our service, we will be able to recognize you.

MOCA Taipei also automatically receive and record the server data on your browser, including IP address, the information in MOCA Taipei’s cookie and the record of visited webpages.

MOCA Taipei uses the information for the following purposes: to improve advertisement and webpage contents provided for you, to complete your request for a certain product and to notify you about a special event or new project.

MOCA Taipei will not sell or loan your personal identifiable information to anyone.

In the following circumstances, MOCA Taipei will provide your personal identifiable information to a governmental agency, an individual or a company.

To obtain your consent before sharing the information with other individuals or companies.

To provide a requested product or service, which requires sharing your information with other individuals or companies.

To provide a requested product or service, which requires providing the information to companies providing the product or service on behalf of MOCA Taipei. (Without our notice in advance, these companies will not have the right to use the personal information we provided for purposes other than provide a product or service.

To abide the law or the request of a governmental agency.

When an action on the website violates MOCA Taipei’s terms of service or the specific user’s guidelines of a product or service.

Other information required to be disclosed by the Computer-Processed Personal Data Protection Law or other regulations.

To protect user’s privacy and personal data, MOCA Taipei is not allowed to look up other user’s account information for you. Should you need to look up someone else’s information due to legal issues, please contact the police to file a legal proceeding. MOCA Taipei will fully cooperate with the police to provide necessary information to assist with the investigation and solve the case.

MOCA Taipei will access your computer setup to extract MOCA Taipei’s cookie.

MOCA Taipei allows the companies that place advertisements on the museum website to access your computer setup and extract cookies. Other companies will follow their own privacy and data protection policies to use cookies instead of MOCA Taipei’s policy. Other advertisers or companies are not allowed to extract MOCA Taipei’s cookie.

When MOCA Taipei conducts tasks related to our products and services, web beacons are used to access our website network to use cookies.

MOCA Taipei’s users have the right to revise their personal MOCA Taipei account information and set up personal preferences anytime, including the option as to whether you would like to receive notifications about special events or new products.

Based on the Computer-Processed Personal Data Protection Law, when the purpose of using your personal information expires, MOCA Taipei will provide the service to delete your account and data. However, to do so, please contact us via telephone.

MOCA Taipei adopts a method that conforms to the Computer-Processed Personal Data Protection Law to protect your personal information.

To protect your privacy and safety, the data in your MOCA Taipei account will be password-protected.

Under some circumstances, MOCA Taipei uses the standard SSL security system to ensure the safety of data transmission.

MOCA Taipei has the right to revise our policies at any time necessary. When the regulations regarding using personal information are extensively revised, public announcements will be made on our website to inform you about the revisions.

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