Sou Fujimoto brings the doughnut to Tainan
The architect's November 1 keynote opens a free forum about art in the city. Book a place at the National Museum of Taiwan Literature.
Buddy Lien · Tainan · October 17, 2026
Tainan Art Biennale opening forum
Opening-forum poster: Tainan Art Museum.
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Hear the architect of Osaka's Expo ring talk about Tainan's little doughnut.
Sou Fujimoto's keynote has an unusually appetising title: “Between the Grand Ring and the Little Donut.” The Osaka Expo architect opens the first Tainan Art Biennale's forum on November 1, at the National Museum of Taiwan Literature. His session runs 09:50–11:20.
The rest of the day puts the city around the museum into the conversation. Yukie Kamiya and Daisaku Yoshida discuss social engagement and art institutions; later sessions take up museums and communities, then art publishing and the groups who sustain it. The forum ends at 17:30. Admission is free with registration; foreign-language talks have consecutive interpretation into Mandarin.
Go to the first-floor auditorium at 1 Tang Dezhang Boulevard, beside Tang Dezhang Memorial Park. From Tainan railway station, allow 20–25 minutes for the roughly 1.24 km walk. Follow the museum-bound directions below to the literature museum's auditorium.
The wider biennial runs October 31, 2026–March 1, 2027 across the city. Fujimoto's The Loop at Tang Dezhang Memorial Park will be assembled on site November 20–December 4 and opens to visitors December 5–March 1, 2027. Use the official biennial map and event calendar to choose what is happening on your visit.
Get there
Public transport
From Tainan railway station, walk about 1.24 km; allow 20–25 minutes.
Sources
- The Loop: official artwork page ↗ — On-site assembly and public opening dates
- Tainan Art Museum: opening forum ↗ — Keynote, free admission, language service and registration
- Forum registration on ACCUPASS ↗ — November 1 session and venue
- Official biennial event calendar ↗ — Keynote timing and full-day programme
- Tainan Art Biennale ↗ — Exhibition dates, venues and walking routes
- 南埕衖事 on The Loop ↗ — Museum graphic and on-site construction dates