This is the second time that Taiwan has been represented at the Venice show. Two years ago in 1995, which was the exhibition's centennial, Taiwan art appeared in the 46th Biennale for the first time ever when the ROC was given its own national pavilion. This was an important milestone in the efforts of Taiwan's contemporary art world to join the international community.
台灣參加威尼斯雙年展這是第二回，兩年前的一九九五年，適逢威尼斯雙年展百年大展，台灣以國家館名義首度參加第四十六屆威尼斯雙年展，是台灣當代藝術進入國際的重要里程碑。