（Taiwan, b. 1975）
Chang Ling (Taiwan, b. 1975) was born in Hualien, Taiwan, and currently lives and works in Taipei, Taiwan. He holds a Master’s degree from L'École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris, where he studied under Christian Boltanski, Jean-Luc Vilmouth, and Jean-Marc Bustamante. Chang Ling is deeply influenced by political, economic, and cultural issues. After returning to Taiwan in 2005, he developed a unique style centered around "human" as the starting point, initiating the six-year-long “Pork Belly” series. Chang Ling's creative language is layered, using the collision between flesh and culture to express dark humor and whimsical aesthetics. After 2010, his “Illusion Society” series explored the distortion and neglect of history and daily life, while responding to social issues. His recent “War Preparation” series directly addresses global concerns such as the Russia-Ukraine war and Taiwan's security, symbolizing "preparatory actions" and reorganizing his creative language accordingly. Chang Ling's works combine documentary elements with strong social concern, exploring the current sense of crisis in the world and the insecurity within human nature. His works are permanently collected by institutions such as Salon de Montrouge (France), White Rabbit Gallery (Australia), National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts and Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts.
Chang Ling’s artistic practice centers on a keen observation of social phenomena and a radical experimentation with visual language. In “Illusion Society” series, sharp, expressive brushstrokes compose visual slices of contemporary society, reflecting the intricate relationship between humans and their environment. Influenced by the philosophical ideas of Russell and Nietzsche—that art is intoxication and freedom—Chang Ling moves beyond depictions of flesh and the body to construct an illusory world that mirrors societal realities. His recent series “War Preparation” continues this acute engagement with the present, focusing on geopolitical and military issues. Through the use of pseudo-prophetic narratives, he humorously yet incisively reflects on historical memory and the current socio-political climate. His work navigates between the absurd and the rational, documenting the times while also envisioning possible futures.
Solo Exhibitions
2023 「戰前準備 – 常陵個展」台北 MOCA 當代藝術館，台北，台灣
2022 “It Blossomed in an Instant When Time Did Not Exist”, Don Gallery, Shanghai, China
2021 “Chang Ling”, InSian Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2019 “Illusion Society-Historical Daily”, Kaohsiung Museum, Kaohsiung,Taiwan
2019“Illusion Society”, Don Gallery, Shanghai, China
2017 “Illusion Society”, Fo Guang Yuan Paris Art Gallery, Paris, France
2015 “Illusion Society”, Gallerie Jean-Francois Cazaux, Paris, France
2013 “Illusion Society- Portraits of Ordinary People”, MOT/ ARTS, Taipei, Taiwan
2010 “Flesh Religion”, Impressions Contemporary Space, Taipei, Taiwan
2008 “Chang-Ling Solo Exhibition”, Impressions Contemporary Space, Taipei, Taiwan
2007 “Streaky Pork Series: Epoch-Makin-Chang-Ling”, Aki Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2007“Flesh Duet (Flesh Landscape in Garden)”, Leda Fletcher Gallery, Geneva, Switzerland
2007“Nanhai Flesh Weapon”, Nanhai Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2007“Flesh Landscape”, Very Temple Art-Salon, Taipei, Taiwan
2007“Streaky Pork Series: Flesh Weapons”, Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts, Taipei, Taiwan
msui Center of Arts and Culture, Danshuei, Taiwan
2005 “Hair Follicle”, Art Space 284, Taipei, Taiwan
2004 “Unnatural Exhibition”, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
2004“Political Utopian”, FNAC, Taipei, Taiwan
1999“Close To The Never Land”, Tamsui Center of Arts and Culture, Danshuei, Taiwan
Selected Group Exhibitions
2024 "Hantoo Kyoki: Taiwan and Japan Contemporary Art Exchange Exhibition", Artist Café Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan
2024 “VOC, Sea Monsters, Artillery Fire, and Them: 400 Years of Fort Zeelandia”,
TNAM, Tainan, Taiwan
2023 "Geopoetics: Changing Nature of Threatened Worlds", National Taiwan Museum of
Fine Arts, Taichung, Taiwan
2023 "A Journey of Lightness: 25 Years of Hantoo", Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
2022 "The Hantoo Lanscape", FreeS Art Space, Taipei, Taiwan
2021 "Hantoo 2021: Every Cloud Has A Silver Lining", PINGTUNG Art Museum, Pingtung, Taiwan
2020 “OldWays, Young”, FreeS Art Space, Taipei, Taiwan
2020“Cloudy”, Don Gallery, Shanghai, China
2019 “SENDAI-TAIWAN”, AROND SPACE, Sendai, Japen
2018 “Hantoo 20TH—POSON “, Taitung Art Museum, Taitung, Taiwan
2018“Fight Club—Hantoo 20th “, Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts, Taipei, Taiwan
2017 "Phiau-phiet ê", OpenSpace Bae, Busan, Korea
2017 "Hardcore Rally with Hantoo Art Group", National Taiwan Museum of Art, Taichung, Taiwan
2016 "Hantoo Art Group in Penang", Daiichi Art Space, Penang, Malaysia
2015 “Vide et Plein”, Maison Bleu Studio, Paris, France
2014 “YES, TAIWAN - 2014 Taiwan Biennial”, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts,
Taichung, Taiwan
2014“RE WRITING- Hantoo Art Group Exhibition”, FreeS Art Space, Taipei, Taiwan
2013 "Hantoo Lip-Tshù - Toughened Hantoo Souls Sentimentally Settled Here After Their Drift”, FreeS Art Space, Taipei, Taiwan
2013“HANTOO ART GROUP”, Inart Space, Tainan, Taiwan
2012 "Chia Chia”, One Year Gallery, Taipei
2012"The Sentimental Boys!", Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
2011 “A Poetry of Silence”, TRENDY INTERIOR DESIGN, Shanghai, China