Taiwan comic artists shine at 2022 MoCCA Arts Festival

2022/04/11

Taiwan comic artists Fang Ruei-yi and Liu Chien-fan shine at the 2022 MoCCA Arts Festival, according to the Ministry of Culture April 6.
 
Fang and Liu are among over 500 creators featured at this year’s edition of the prestigious festival in New York City. Running April 2 to 3, the event included live lectures, panel discussions and artist signings.
 
According to the MOC, Liu’s “Love is Plastic” was awarded the Best of Show prize. “BO_ING COMIX,” co-edited by Fang and Liu, was also well-received by U.S. audiences, with prints of the comic anthology selling out within two days.
 
The latter was conceived after Fang and Liu met at the 2018 Angouleme International Comics Festival, the MOC said. In addition to works by the two, pieces in a range of styles by other artists and illustrators from Taiwan are included in the collection, the ministry added.
 
The inaugural volume featured the works of artists such as Tseng Yao-ching, Wei Middag and XUE, the MOC said, adding that a total of five volumes have been published thus far.
 
Organized by the New York-based Society of Illustrators, the MoCCA Arts Festival is a two-day multimedia event and Manhattan's largest comics and cartoon festival. It attracts more than 7,000 visitors each year.


Source: Taiwan Today (https://taiwantoday.tw/index.php)