Hou Biography & Filmmography
Preferred Name :Hou Chun Ming
Alias :Legend Hou‧Hou of Liuchiao Township
Born at Liuchiao Township, Chia-yi County, Taiwan in 1963, Legend Hou often signs “Hou of LIuchiao Township” on his artworks. He is the first generation of B.F.A. studnet from National Art Academy (Now Taipei National University of the Arts). In 1990s Hou conducted art creation with installation and printing and his artworks have been known for being taboo challenging, highly ritual and associating with contemporary Taiwan politic environment and social phenomena. Hou was invited to participate in many international art exhibitions including Venice Biennale. Recently he has been focusing on soul-searching scrabbling and free writing. He published several books: Anecdotes about Spirits and Immortals by China Times Publishing; A Suicide Message of Dying on Love at Age 36 by Locus Publishing; Grain Rain‧Amorous Affair by Cans Art; The Caution in Mirror by Psygarden Publishing : Legend Hou’s Sin & Punishment by Garden City Publishing.
Chronology
Hou of Liu-chow Township/ Legend Hou
Solo Exhibitions
1990
Hou’s Mythology, Auditorium, College of Fine Arts, Lujhou, Taipei County, Taiwan
Desire Punishment, City Art Gallery, Hong Kong
1991
The Wedding of Hou Family, Taipei Dignity, Taipei, Taiwan
1992
The Resentful Soul, Apartment No.2, Taipei, Taiwan
Erotic Paradise, Arp Gallery, Kaoshiung, Taiwan
God of War, IT Park, Taipei, Taiwan
1993
Anecdotes about Spirits and Immortals, Lion Art Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
Anecdotes about Spirits and Immortals, New Vision Gallery, Taichung, Taiwan
Anecdotes about Spirits and Immortals, Neo-eco Art Environment, Tainan, Taiwan
1995
Hou Chun-Ming’s Print Solo Exhibition, Najota Gallery, Yokohama, Japan
1997
Sinner in Paradise, IT Park, Taipei, Taiwan
2000
Crawling on the Belly, Hanart Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2001
Ali Temple, Galerie Pierre, Taichung, Taiwan
2002
Mido’s Father, Wind Mountain Cloud Water, Chiayi, Taiwan
2004
Hometown Plants, Hwataoyao, Miaoli, Taiwan
2005
Going Home- The Reshaping Trilogy of Legend Hou’s Life, Yannick Co., Taipei, Taiwan
Mind Writing, Dadaocheng Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
2006
Journal by Pillow, Cansbook, Beijing, China
2007
Lesbian’s Lace Whipping, Grain Rain‧Amorous Affair, Art Taipei 2007, Taipei, Taiwan
The Rise of Dragon．The Flight of Phoenix, Cansbook, Beijing, China
Journal by Pillow, 107 Gallery, Taichung, Taiwan
Calm Down at Toufen, Moon Gallery, Taichung, Taiwan
2008
In the Name of God, PYD Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
Confession by Jun-meeng at Age 47, L’orangerie Non Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2009
Collision between Taboo and Desire：Hou Chun-Ming’s Works of Print 1992-2008, Taichung / Miaoli, Taiwan
The Announcement of Hou’s Resurrection, Chiayi, Taiwan
2010
Portrait Chronological Exhibition Inart space, Tainan
2012
Something Good To Say Cans Tea & book house, Taipei
Selected Collective Exhibitions & Presentations
1987
Realty Side Show, The Intestine Sutra, Graduation Exhibition at YFY Building, Taipei, Taiwan
1988
Little Women, A Trio Exhibition in October, Yunhan Culture Hall, Taipei, Taiwan
1990
The Hall of Fame, Hsing-tien, Taiwan Document Cell Exhibition, U Theater, Taipei, Taiwan
1991
Bye-bye: Reading from the Hell, The Society Observation Exhibition, Lion Art Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
1992
Re-transfigure of Hsing-tien, NTU the February 28 Massacre Community Exhibition, Taipei, Taiwan
Extension vs Breaking, Taipei Fine Art Museum, Taipei,
1996
New Paradise, Taipei Biennale, Taipei Fine Art Museum, Taipei,
1997
Transfigure in Middle Age, Taiwan Installation Art Exhibition, Chiayi City Art Center, Chiayi
1998
God Hates You, Taipei Biennale, Taipei Fine Art Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
The House of Fire, Fire at Night, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung, Taiwan
1999
You came from my hometown and you supposed to know what happened there, The Installation Exhibition at Mountain 99, Tsaotun, Nantou
2002
I-ness: About Me, Kaohsiung Fine Art Museum, Kaohsiung
2004
Strong Anal Sex, Homer Lee’s Art Center, Art Taipei 2004, Taipei
The Magic Pot, Modern Art Festival, Golden Dragon Kiln, Miaoli
2005
Paint to Calm Down, The Mind Picture of Liu-chiao Family, Taoshan Humanity Hall, Chiayi
The First Year of Misha, The Pebble Land Exhibition, Huatao Kiln, Homer Lee’s Art Center, East Gate Museum, The Cultural Affair Bureau of Miaoli County
The Fierce Chiayi Artists, Chiayi County Mei Ling Arts Museum
2006
The Contemporary Landscape, MOCA, Taipei
Body Love, Art Center, Feng Chia University, Taichung
2007
Grain Rain‧Amorous Affair, Art Taipei 2007, Taipei
As Nature Takes Its Own Course – The Avant-garde Exhibition of Chinese Contemporary Art, Asian Art Center, Beijing
2008
The Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea, Electronic Colorful Glass Flower – The Translation of Ordinary Culture, Kaohsiung Fine Art Museum, Kaohsiung
Fudge in Solemn Silence at Fan Gallery, Transfigure Prince at L’orangerie Non Gallery, and Mandela at Moon Gallery, Art Taipei 2008
2009
Star bright, Sincewell gallery ,Kaohsiung/ Taiyugallery ,Chiayi
2010
Taiwan Biennale 2010 ,Taichung
2011
International Paper Art Exhibition and Symposium, Taipei
2011
Had To Write, Art Taipei 2011 atMoon Gallery Taipei
2012
Artist in Wonderland Kuandu Biennale /kuandu Museum of Fine Arts
Taipei
2012
Time game:Contemporary Appropriations Of The Past ,Taipei Fine Art Museum Taipei
2012
Modern Monsters / Death and Life of Fiction, Taipei Biennial 2012 /Taipei Fine
Art Museum Taipei
2012
Textual Criticism In Bed Art Taipei 2012 at Moon Gallery, Taipei
Selected International Exhibitions
1990
Busan International Biennale, Busan, South Korea
1995
Anecdotes about Spirits and Immortals, The 46th Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy
Art Taiwan- Erotic Paradise, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, Australia
1996
Say Yes, My Boy, CONTAINER '96 - ART ACROSS OCEANS, Copenhagen, Denmark
Hong Kong: Sin and Punishment, Out of Gallery, Hong Kong Arts Centre, Hong Kong
Art Today at Taiwan, Ludwig International Art Forum Hall, Berlin, Germany
1997
Tracing Taiwan: Works on Paper, The Drawing Center, New York, USA
Lu-Ting (Lantou), Three Generations of Hong Kong Reading, Museum for 1997 Hang-over, Hong Kong Arts Center, Hong Kong
1998
INSIDE OUT: NEW CHINESE ART, New York, USA
Modern Taiwan Art Exhibition, Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Japan
1999
God Hates You, Fin de Siècle Rituals: Contemporary Taiwanese Art, Taipei Gallery, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, New York, USA
2004
Contemporary Taiwanese Art in the Era of Contention, Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, New York, USA
2006
The 15th JAALA Biennia, Kyoto Fine Arts Museum, Japan
2008
Name of by the god ,Pyo Gallery ,South Korea
2009
“Paper Symbol - Medium Extending”Tang Temporary Art ,HongKong
2009
Always(as it was),Tang Temporary Art ,Bangkok
2010
Festival Of Imaginary St. Germain des Près Paris
2010
Hou Chun-Ming solo exhibition ,Ai Kowada Gallery ,Tokyo
2010
Asian father interview project Vergallery ,Thailand ,Bangkok
2010
Hou Chun-Ming exhibition at Indexgallery ,Canada Toronto
Hou Chun-Ming's exhibition at INDEXG, 2010 (installation views)
Selected Collections
Ludwig International Art Forum Hall, Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Taipei Fine Art Museum, Kaohsiung Fine Art Museum, National Taiwan Art Museum, Dimension Endowment of Art, Wen-shiou Collection Center, Spring Culture Foundation, Five Cent Driftwood House.
Publications
Legend Hou’s Sin & Punishment by Garden City Publishing
The Caution in Mirror by Psygarden Publishing;
My Mandela Sketch Book by Psygarden Publishing;
A Suicide Message of Dying on Love at Age 36 by Locus Publishing;
Anecdotes about Spirits and Immortals by China Times Publishing;
Crawl by Belly by Ali Temple Publishing;
Going Home by Ali Temple Publishing;
Grain Rain‧Amorous Affair by Cans Art