Philosophy Squad: 45 Questions That Critically Examine the Art World

◆Is art a human need? Do you need art?

◆Can artificial intelligence replace human creativity?

◆Why do bad works need to exist?

◆Do you need to present a theory before creating?

◆No need to teach curating? Are you the curator of your own life?

◆Is art a necessary toxin for cities to remain vibrant?

Art critic Keng Yi-wei transforms into a team coach, throwing out 45 questions, inviting you to think and exercise your mind and brain.

Whether you agree or disagree with the views in the book, present your thoughts on art, and welcome to the debate.

By penetrating the complex surface of the contemporary art ecosystem, delving into the core of the problem and the fundamentals of creation, you can find your own unique perspective.

This book collects 45 articles from "Artist Magazine" columns by Keng Yi-wei, a drama scholar, curator, and educator, between 2016 and 2023. These chapters document his thoughts and observations on contemporary art during this period, revealing his philosophical concern for the art ecosystem. The philosophical theories of the four philosophers repeatedly mentioned in the book—Kant, Badiou, McLuhan, and Kuki Shuzo—interweave to form the intellectual scope of this book. It explores the nature of art, artistic creation, curatorial mechanisms, the relationship between art and society, and the future and crises of contemporary art from five perspectives, inviting readers to contemplate art issues that may have gone unnoticed, all in accessible language.

"The Philosophy Squad: 45 Questions That Attack the Art World" is not a book full of answers, but rather allows these different questions to serve as the starting point of starting points, offering readers perspectives to observe the multifaceted relationship between art and life, cities, performance, new media technology, and human health, inspiring more ideas, and thereby finding independent creative viewpoints.

——Mysterious and ethereal black-and-white photographs by French director and photographer Stefan Libiot

(Assistant director for Polish director Krzysztof Kieślowski's "Three Colors: Blue" and "Three Colors: White")