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“Joke with Picture”
笑話圖文
“Joke with Picture”笑話圖文
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“Joke with Picture”
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“Joke with Picture”笑話圖文
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“Joke with Picture”
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“Joke with Picture”笑話圖文
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“Joke with Picture”
笑話圖文
“Joke with Picture”笑話圖文
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“Joke with Picture”
笑話圖文
“Joke with Picture”笑話圖文
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“Joke with Picture”
笑話圖文
“Joke with Picture”笑話圖文
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“Joke with Picture”
笑話圖文
“Joke with Picture”笑話圖文
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“Joke with Picture”
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“Joke with Picture”笑話圖文
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“Joke with Picture”
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“Joke with Picture”笑話圖文
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“Joke with Picture”
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“Joke with Picture”
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“Joke with Picture”
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“Joke with Picture”笑話圖文
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“Text Document”
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“Text Document”文字文件
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"Process Documentation 1: Preface"
過程文件 1
"Process Documentation 1: Preface"過程文件 1
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"Process Documentation 2: Draft Proposal and Consultations"
過程文件 2
"Process Documentation 2: Draft Proposal and Consultations"過程文件 2
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"Process Documentation 3-1: Grant Application"
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"Process Documentation 3-1: Grant Application"過程文件 3-1
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"Process Documentation 3-2: Grant Application"
過程文件 3-2
"Process Documentation 3-2: Grant Application"過程文件 3-2
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"Process Documentation 4: Grant Awarded"
過程文件 4
"Process Documentation 4: Grant Awarded"過程文件 4
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Process documentation (detail):
The approval letter of grants application on Joke Project from National Culture and Arts Foundation.
Final report of Joke Project for National Culture and Arts Foundation.
過程文件：獲得國家文化藝術基金會補助之通知函。
國藝會創作補助之成果報告書範本。
Process documentation (detail):
The approval letter of grants application on Joke Project from National Culture and Arts Foundation.Final report of Joke Project for National Culture and Arts Foundation.
過程文件：獲得國家文化藝術基金會補助之通知函。
國藝會創作補助之成果報告書範本。
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"Process Documentation 5: Project Extension"
過程文件 5
"Process Documentation 5: Project Extension"過程文件 5
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"Process Documentation 6: Exhibition Venue Logistics"
過程文件 6
"Process Documentation 6: Exhibition Venue Logistics"過程文件 6
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Process documentation (detail): The draft of the exhibition install arrangement.
過程文件：接洽展場時間與地點，並規劃展場。
Process documentation (detail): The draft of the exhibition install arrangement.
過程文件：接洽展場時間與地點，並規劃展場。
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"Process Documentation 7-1: Production Process"
過程文件 7-1
"Process Documentation 7-1: Production Process"過程文件 7-1
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Process documentation (detail): The process of making Joke Project.
過程文件：笑話圖文的製作規劃與過程。
Process documentation (detail): The process of making Joke Project.
過程文件：笑話圖文的製作規劃與過程。
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"Process Documentation 7-2: Production Process"
過程文件 7-2
"Process Documentation 7-2: Production Process"過程文件 7-2
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"Process Documentation 8: Color Proofing and Printing"
過程文件 8
"Process Documentation 8: Color Proofing and Printing"過程文件 8
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"Process Documentation 9: Commissioning Art Critics"
過程文件 9
"Process Documentation 9: Commissioning Art Critics"過程文件 9
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"Process Documentation 10: Art Criticism Texts"
過程文件 10
"Process Documentation 10: Art Criticism Texts"過程文件 10
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"Process Documentation 11: Advertising and Media Placement"
過程文件 11
"Process Documentation 11: Advertising and Media Placement"過程文件 11
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"Process Documentation 12: Invitation Cards and Posters"
過程文件 12
"Process Documentation 12: Invitation Cards and Posters"過程文件 12
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Process documentation (detail): The revise process of the invitation card.
過程文件：請柬的修改過程。
Process documentation (detail): The revise process of the invitation card.
過程文件：請柬的修改過程。
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"Process Documentation 13: Correspondence with Sponsors and Reviewers"
過程文件 13
"Process Documentation 13: Correspondence with Sponsors and Reviewers"過程文件 13
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"Process Documentation 14: Exhibition Load-in and Installation Scheduling"
過程文件 14
"Process Documentation 14: Exhibition Load-in and Installation Scheduling"過程文件 14
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"Process Documentation 15: Compliance with Institutional Requests"
過程文件 13
"Process Documentation 15: Compliance with Institutional Requests"過程文件 13
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"Process Documentation 16: Three MSN Messenger Convos"
過程文件 16
"Process Documentation 16: Three MSN Messenger Convos"過程文件 16
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"Process Documentation 17: Guestbook Wall"
過程文件 17
"Process Documentation 17: Guestbook Wall"過程文件 17
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"Process Documentation 18: Project Expense Reimbursement and Closure"
過程文件 18
"Process Documentation 18: Project Expense Reimbursement and Closure"過程文件 18
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"Process Documentation 19: Catalogue Production"
過程文件 19
"Process Documentation 19: Catalogue Production"過程文件 19
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Installation view, 2005 "Jokes Project," Art Center, Providence University, Taichung, Taiwan
展場實錄：2005「笑話計畫」，靜宜大學藝術中心，臺中，臺灣
Installation view, 2005 "Jokes Project," Art Center, Providence University, Taichung, Taiwan
展場實錄：2005「笑話計畫」，靜宜大學藝術中心，臺中，臺灣
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Installation view, 2005 "Jokes Project," Art Center, Providence University, Taichung, Taiwan
展場實錄：2005「笑話計畫」，靜宜大學藝術中心，臺中，臺灣
Installation view, 2005 "Jokes Project," Art Center, Providence University, Taichung, Taiwan
展場實錄：2005「笑話計畫」，靜宜大學藝術中心，臺中，臺灣
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Installation view, 2007 “Kaohsiung Awards," Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
展場實錄：2007「高雄獎」，高雄市立美術館，高雄，臺灣
Installation view, 2007 “Kaohsiung Awards," Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
展場實錄：2007「高雄獎」，高雄市立美術館，高雄，臺灣
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Installation view, 2007 “Kaohsiung Awards," Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
展場實錄：2007「高雄獎」，高雄市立美術館，高雄，臺灣
Installation view, 2007 “Kaohsiung Awards," Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
展場實錄：2007「高雄獎」，高雄市立美術館，高雄，臺灣
Shi Jin-Hua
Joke Project, 2001–2006
Text document, process documentation, and photographs
Text Document: 11 11/16 × 8 1/4 in. (29.7 × 21 cm)
Process Documentation: 21 parts; sizes variable:
1. 37 13/16 × 19 11/16 in. (96 × 50 cm)
2. 56 11/16 × 26 in. (144 × 66 cm)
3-1. 52 × 41 5/16 in. (132 × 105 cm)
3-2. 49 3/16 × 54 1/2 in. (125 × 138.5 cm)
4. 50 3/8 × 25 3/16 in. (128 × 64 cm)
5. 50 3/8 × 33 7/16 in. (128 × 85 cm)
6. 39 3/8 × 39 3/8 in. (100 × 100 cm)
7-1. 54 5/16 × 59 13/16 in. (138 × 152 cm)
7-2. 47 1/4 × 55 15/16 in. (120 × 142 cm)
8. 38 9/16 × 49 5/8 in. (98 × 126 cm)
9. 37 13/16 × 25 3/16 in. (96 × 64 cm)
10. 54 5/16 × 42 1/2 in. (138 × 108 cm)
11. 52 3/8 × 52 3/8 in. (133 × 133 cm)
12. 47 1/4 × 68 7/8 in. (120 × 175 cm)
13. 49 3/16 × 16 9/16 in. (125 × 42 cm)
14. 46 7/16 × 33 7/8 in. (118 × 86 cm)
15. 54 5/16 × 26 in. (138 × 66 cm)
16. 59 1/16 × 65 in. (150 × 165 cm)
17. 41 3/4 × 16 9/16 in. (106 × 42 cm)
18. 62 5/8 × 52 in. (159 × 132 cm)
19. 49 3/16 × 37 3/8 in. (125 × 95 cm)
Joke with Picture: 12 parts; each 89 3/4 × 37 3/8 in. (228 × 95 cm)
Process Documentation: 21 parts; sizes variable:
1. 37 13/16 × 19 11/16 in. (96 × 50 cm)
2. 56 11/16 × 26 in. (144 × 66 cm)
3-1. 52 × 41 5/16 in. (132 × 105 cm)
3-2. 49 3/16 × 54 1/2 in. (125 × 138.5 cm)
4. 50 3/8 × 25 3/16 in. (128 × 64 cm)
5. 50 3/8 × 33 7/16 in. (128 × 85 cm)
6. 39 3/8 × 39 3/8 in. (100 × 100 cm)
7-1. 54 5/16 × 59 13/16 in. (138 × 152 cm)
7-2. 47 1/4 × 55 15/16 in. (120 × 142 cm)
8. 38 9/16 × 49 5/8 in. (98 × 126 cm)
9. 37 13/16 × 25 3/16 in. (96 × 64 cm)
10. 54 5/16 × 42 1/2 in. (138 × 108 cm)
11. 52 3/8 × 52 3/8 in. (133 × 133 cm)
12. 47 1/4 × 68 7/8 in. (120 × 175 cm)
13. 49 3/16 × 16 9/16 in. (125 × 42 cm)
14. 46 7/16 × 33 7/8 in. (118 × 86 cm)
15. 54 5/16 × 26 in. (138 × 66 cm)
16. 59 1/16 × 65 in. (150 × 165 cm)
17. 41 3/4 × 16 9/16 in. (106 × 42 cm)
18. 62 5/8 × 52 in. (159 × 132 cm)
19. 49 3/16 × 37 3/8 in. (125 × 95 cm)
Joke with Picture: 12 parts; each 89 3/4 × 37 3/8 in. (228 × 95 cm)
Edition of 3 plus 1 AP
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The Joke Project is a conceptual work that reflects on and satirizes the production and exhibition mechanisms of contemporary culture. By integrating exhibition, documentation, and archival materials, the project simultaneously...
The Joke Project is a conceptual work that reflects on and satirizes the production and exhibition mechanisms of contemporary culture. By integrating exhibition, documentation, and archival materials, the project simultaneously presents the "visible outcomes" and the "invisible processes" of contemporary art.
The work consists of two components:
1. Joke Images & Texts: Structured as a diptych with imagery on the left and text on the right, these works provide a clinical contrast that challenges the visual-textual logic of capitalist media.
2. Process Documents: A systematic collection of archival materials documenting the trajectory from conception to grant applications, venue negotiations, production, promotion, and final financial reconciliation.
The project highlights the power dynamic between the individual and the institution, exposing the interactive context between the artist, the media, and the art apparatus. It serves as a metaphor for the exhaustion of cultural activities: "You hear it, you laugh, and then it’s over."
《笑話計畫》是一件反思諷喻當代文化藝術展演與生產機制的觀念性作品。藉著展覽、紀錄與文件，將當代藝術中「可見的結果」與「不可見的過程」同時呈現出來。 作品分兩部分，一是「笑話圖文」：構成形式是左邊影像，右邊文字，二者提供一種冷凝的對比，挑戰資本主義傳媒慣用的影像文字邏輯。二是「過程文件」：計畫性的收集、製作文件，呈現從創作構想到申請創作補助、接洽場地檔期、製作作品、買廣告、找藝評、佈展、結案核銷的過程。 這個計畫凸顯個人與體制的權力關係，呈現藝術家與他作品、媒體、藝術機制互動的脈絡，進而成為閱讀與詮釋作品的脈絡。它同時隱喻當代文化藝術活動的功能與消耗，似乎就像笑話一樣：「看了，聽了，笑一笑，就算了吧」。
◆《笑話計畫》2001–2006｜文字文件、過程文件、笑話圖文｜文字文件：29.7 × 21 cm；過程文件：共 21 件，尺寸分別為 96 × 50 cm、144 × 66 cm、132 × 105 cm、125 × 138.5 cm、128 × 64 cm、128 × 85 cm、100 × 100 cm、138 × 152 cm、120 × 142 cm、98 × 126 cm、96 × 64 cm、138 × 108 cm、133 × 133 cm、120 × 175 cm、125 × 42 cm、118 × 86 cm、138 × 66 cm、150 × 165 cm、106 × 42 cm、159 × 132 cm、125 × 95 cm；笑話圖文：共 12 組，每組 95 × 228 cm
Provenance
2007 Kaohsiung Awards, Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
2005 Jokes Project, Art Center, Providence University, Taichung, Taiwan
2005「笑話計畫」，靜宜大學藝術中心，臺中，臺灣
Publications
2005 Jokes Project. Art Center, Providence University, Taiwan.
2005 《笑話計畫》， 靜宜大學藝術中心，臺灣