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Yoshihiko Uedo│Magical Rainforests Public-onview：November 24~December 30 Meeting with Yoshihiko Ueda: Dec. 1st @14:30 Art talk with Yoshihiko Ueda: Dec. 1st @15:00 (hosted by Edward Chiu) On-line register of art talk: https://goo.gl/forms/wuMo97u4Y5gHx5Mn1 The well-known Japanese photographer Yoshihiko Ueda was born in Hyogo in 1957. He studied under Masanobu Fukuda and Taiji Arita. On one hand, he has […]

Glacier and Iceberg in Antarctica (1967-2018), photographs by Hiroshi Ikeda On-View Exhibition│2018/10/20 (Sat) ~11/18 (Sun) Opening Reception│10/20 (Sat) 14:30 Venue｜1839 Contemporary Gallery │(02) 2778 8458 B1, No. 120 Yanji Street, Da’an District, Taipei 10696, Taiwan (R.O.C) Free Admission 1839 Contemporary Gallery is honored to announce “Glacier and Iceberg in Antarctica” a solo exhibition featuring work […]

Small is Beautiful, a contact print sotries by Bogdan Konopka On-View Exhibition│2018/8/25 (Sat) ~9/30 (Sun) Opening Reception│8/25 (Sat) 14:30 Venue｜1839 Contemporary Gallery │(02) 2778 8458 B1, No. 120 Yanji Street, Da’an District, Taipei 10696, Taiwan (R.O.C) Free Admission Black and white sounds like an absolute simplicity, and there is simplicity in Bogdan’s work, but only […]

Coinciding by Chang Yi-Yun On-View Exhibition│2018/7/14 (Sat) ~ 8/19 (Sun) Meet with artist & photo book signed│7/14 (Sat) 14:30 ~ Venue｜1839 Contemporary Gallery │(02) 2778 8458 B1, No. 120 Yanji Street, Da’an District, Taipei 10696, Taiwan (R.O.C) Free Admission We are pleased to curate the Taiwanese female photographer “Chang Yi-Yun” her recent artworks – “Coinciding” […]

CONTACT PRINT STORIES│Yoshihiko ITO On-View Exhibition│2018/5/23 (Sat) ~ 7/8 (Sun) Meet with Yoshihiko ITO & Artist Talk│6/02 (Sat) 14:30 ~ Curated by│Dr. Edward Chiu Venue｜1839 Contemporary Gallery │(02) 2778 8458 B1, No. 120 Yanji Street, Da’an District, Taipei 10696, Taiwan (R.O.C) Free Admission Yoshihiko Ito was born in Yamagata, Japan, 1951 and graduated from the […]

60th Anniversary of Yosemite Special Edition series by Ansel Adams Pubic On-View：2018/04/13 (Fri)–05/20 (Sun) Venue：1839 Contemporary Gallery (Tel: 02-2778-8458) B1, 120 Yanlji Street, Da’an District, Taipei City, Taiwan ROC Free Admission Ansel Adams (1902-1984) was born in San Francisco and took his first photograph with a Kodak Brownie box camera in Yosemite Valley when he was 14 […]

Flesh Love ALL│Photographer HAL On-View Exhibition│2018/3/03 (Sat) ~ 4/8 (Sun) Meet with Photographer HAL & Books Signing│4/07 (Sat) 14:30 ~ Curated by│Dr. Edward Chiu Venue｜1839 Contemporary Gallery │(02) 2778 8458 B1, No. 120 Yanji Street, Da’an District, Taipei 10696, Taiwan (R.O.C) Free Admission Flesh Love RETURNS – photographs by Tokyo-based artist photographer HAL which is expanding on […]

Legacy of Time Passed by Naohisa Hara The Beauty of black & white silver gelatin prints made by 8×10 Large Format Camera Public On-View：2018/01/13 (Sat)–02/25 (Sun) Venue：1839 Contemporary Gallery (Tel: 02-2778-8458) B1, 120 Yanji Street, Da’an District, Taipei City, Taiwan ROC Free Admission “Legacy of Time Passed”which is his lifetime’s work to shoot the relation with city […]

Secret Garden by Yumiko IZU Public On-View：2017/12/09 (Sat)–2018/01/07 (Sun) Venue：1839 Little Gallery (Tel: 02-2778-8458) B1, 120 Yanji Street, Da’an District, Taipei City, Taiwan ROC Free Admission  Yumiko’s art as photographs captures life’s flowers in their Secret Garden.  To pay homage to the ying/yang of life, the hights/lows, the chaste/tainted.  I explored both aspects, photographing in hues of […]

Classical techniques – CYANOTYPE & PLATINOYTYPES process SEDUCTION by Kenro IZU Public On-View：2017/11/25 (Sat)–12/31 (Sun) Opening Reception & Artist Talk ：11/25  (Sat) 14:30 Edward Chiu, Curator of 1839 Contemporary Gallery, in conversation with Artist Kenro IZU. Venue：1839 Contemporary Gallery (Tel: 02-2778-8458) B1, 120 Yanji Street, Da’an District, Taipei City, Taiwan ROC Free Admission Photographer Kenro Izu became fascinated […]