Withdrawal: Our Collective Existence Exhibition

"Withdrawal: Our Collective Existence" revisits the rise of Taiwanese contemporary art collectives in the early 2000s, a period when artists increasingly formed short-lived groups as a way into the art world, according to the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) Taipei.

While many of these collectives were brief, often dissolving as members gained individual recognition, their influence continues to shape how artists collaborate and think today, organizers said.

The exhibition shifts focus away from individual artists, instead framing collectives as fluid, often overlooked spaces where ideas, identities, and working methods take shape.

Works by 12 artists and groups trace these shared experiences, bringing into view moments of collaboration that are usually left out of official art histories, according to MOCA.

In doing so, it offers a different way of looking at contemporary art in Taiwan, one shaped as much by temporary alliances and collective life as by individual careers.