Taiwan in Time: A lifelong proponent of 'Made in Taiwan'
<strong>May 30 to June 5</strong> Nearly four decades before “Made in Taiwan” became a global phenomenon in the 1970s, renowned artist Yen Shui-long (顏水龍) launched a one-man mission to bring local products to the international stage. “I want the world to see how useful Taiwanese products are, and overturn the current situation where the notion of ‘Made in Taiwan’ is frowned upon,” Yen wrote in a 1942 op-ed in the Public Opinion Press (公論報). Not only did he feel that local crafts were overlooked by the Japanese authorities, he wanted to bring the arts close...
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