In the 1960s and at the beginning of the 1970s, modernism became the mainstream of culture in Taiwan. Hsieh tried to join the trend by using tricks and gimmicks, and turned to nude photography.
現代主義在六○年代，以及七○年代初期，確實成為台灣文化的一股主流，年輕的藝術家們趨之若鶩，唯恐跟不上潮流。