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Charwei Tsai: Bulaubulau at CFCCA

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Charwei Tsai: Bulaubulau

esea contemporary, Manchester
12 October 2018-20 January 2019

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Charwei Tsai: Bulaubulau at CFCCA
Charwei Tsai, Lanyu 2012
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Bulaubulau at Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art is the first UK solo exhibition of work by Taiwan-born artist Charwei Tsai. The exhibition demonstrates her devoted interest in spiritual traditions and research in indigenous tribes in Taiwan, and presents a selection of works from the last seven years which reflect her multi-media practice including installation, film, photography and drawings.

Also catch Mandy Barker: Hong Kong Soup whilst you’re there. Part of CFCCA’s ‘Seasons for Change‘ programme.

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