Certification of Artwork

Certification of Artwork, performance, stamp and stamp pad, 2017, Songshan Culture and Creative Park Warehouse 4, Taipei, Taiwan
藝術品標章,  表演、印章與印台,  2017,  松山文創園區4號倉庫, 台北, 台灣




This artwork is a response to a simple question: "What makes artwork, art?"  To answer this question average people probably need to read tons of books. If you do not have time? At least everything in an art exhibition can be considered as artwork, right?
In this exhibition, a well-trained staff will be standing in front of the entrance of the art exhibition prevent anything not art enough excluded. To access this art space all the visitors are required to prove themselves as art. How? The gatekeeper will check whether you are qualified or not, if you do, you will receive an artwork certification stamp on your body (usually hand) proved yourself as an artwork, and give you the privilege to access the art space.


是什麼讓藝術品被視為藝術?一般人可能要讀上不少書才能回答這個問題。不過,至少在一場藝術展覽中,展出的一切應當都可被視作藝術沒錯吧?
在這場展覽中,我們受過良好訓練的員工將會站在展場大門前,將一切非藝術的事物阻擋在門外。任何想要入內的觀眾必須證明自己足夠藝術。要如何證明呢?我們的守門員將會判斷您是否符合資格。如果您符合資格,您將會獲得一個藝術品的戳記(通常是在手上),並獲得參觀展覽的資格。