On October 12, 2024, Soka Art will once again present a solo exhibition by Hsi Shih-Pin, “Stars and Mythical Beasts”, following “Adventure – Hsi Shih-Pin” at Soka Art Taipei in 2021,. In ancient times, the stars in the sky were used for navigation. Yet, the celestial bodies themselves exist in a multidimensional manner. Their cyclical movements—rising and setting day after day—are not restricted by any perspective. Similarly, the mythical stories of humans transforming into beasts and beasts attempting to revert to human form follow the same cyclical pattern, akin to the artist's process of repeatedly disassembling and reassembling that imbues his works with limitless expansiveness and vitality.

Following the “Hsi Shihpin．Invisible Stars of the Hydra” solo exhibition at Soka Art Taipei in 2017, Soka Art will be launching Hsi's new solo exhibition adventure on November 6, 2021. Hsi opened the prelude to this exhibition with a short poem - "Ordinary men are traveling into space, and the universe is full of unknown possibilities for tomorrow.". He once again built the exhibition hall into a narrative intertwining the mundane and fantastic, leading visitors on a gorgeous fantasy journey about exploration and the unknown.

The COVID-19 pandemic that swept across the globe in 2020 has interrupted many human activities and connections. International trade has become stagnant, and interpersonal contact has been restricted. Many people are forced to isolate themselves at home over long periods as a way to fight the COVID-19 outbreak. On the other hand, the pandemic also prompted many long-term foreign workers to return to their hometown, and back to the familiar embrace of their families. While re-adjusting to their new lives back home, communicating and getting along with family members as well as maintaining and enhancing the quality of home life have become important.

Hsi Shih-Pin is now back with “Hsi Shih-Pin．Invisible Stars of the Hydra”, a grand solo exhibition launched by Soka Art Center Taipei for the ART TAIPEI international fair.

This exhibition focuses on the concept of Asian contemporary art. Soka is the first art gallery to introduce Southeast Asian art to galleries in Taiwan, showing works from Indonesian artist Agus Suwage, Thai artist Natee Utarit and Filipino artist Gabriel Barredo. Their unique styles are ahead of their times, yet incorporated with local cultures and traditions. Soka has a close relationship with the art industry in Japan and Korea. We have hosted tours for prominent minimalist Korean artists, becoming the very first art organization in Taiwan to exhibit Korean minimalist works. This time, we present Park Seo Bo’s famous “Ecriture” series from his earlier works and contemporary Korean ink artist Moon Bong Sun’s works. Representing the Japanese contemporary art are works of Yayoi Kusama and Yoshitomo Nara, who both are trend-setting and well-known artists.

Circus Maximus at Soka Art Center Beijing is the first large scale exhibition Hsi has held in Beijing. It is a bold and magnificent display of works created by a young, up-and-coming Taiwanese sculptor. Drawing from his architectural training, Hsi created a perfect interpretation of the ruins of the Roman Colosseum.