New art fair Pavilion to offer Taipei and Hong Kong ‘a different kind of experience’

The organisers say that the Taipei fair will share the ethos of Supper Club, which aimed to encourage a new kind of viewing and collecting experience based on building “earnest connections” between collectors and experimental artists and providing a break from the intensity of the commercial art market’s “hyper-accelerated pace”.

The choice of venue in Taipei embodies Pavilion’s tempo and community spirit, Molesworth says. The Grand Courtyard is a century-old Japanese colonial complex in Taipei’s historic Da’an district consisting of low-rise buildings with terraced roofs and an outdoor garden with ample seating.

It previously served as quarters for staff of National Taiwan University, but the compound was badly damaged by fire in 2013.

Now restored as an events and exhibition space, the venue will show experimental art by 18 Taiwanese and international galleries in a booth-free arrangement, with extra space provided by two trucks parked on-site.