Like his peers, Hou’s career spans a period of rapid social and cultural change in Taiwan. In contrast to the mass movements and aggressive opposition prevalent in his time, Hou’s art preciously carries the sensibility of a generation. His practice focuses on liberating, healing, kindness and caring, revealing not only his own fantasies, but also those of the people. In today’s tumultuous context of pandemic and war, we can’t help but look back at the absurd world that Hou has created in his art. Moreover, we expect to receive a similar feeling from his new work at the returning Taipei Dangdai.