由藝術工作者所組成的台北當代藝術中心，其成立目的是要提供一個公共的論述平台，讓不同的多元聲音能夠發聲，討論藝術創作的美學問題、與藝術生產相關的議題、公共文化形成與運作的議題，包括文化政策、美術館、藝術團體、藝術與社區、公共空間、城市的關係，以及一般社會運動所關懷的問題。針對這些使命，台北當代藝術中心籌畫了第一次的「論壇雙年展」，希望藉由雙年展的模式，一方面能夠每兩年檢視在特定時空下的藝術創作，以展覽的形式呈現一些具有議題性的作品，另一方面也計畫每兩年舉辦一次大規模的論壇，探討在這特定時空下、具有緊急迫切性質的相關公共議題。

Founded by a group of artists, curators, scholars and cultural activists, the mission of the Taipei Contemporary Art Center (TCAC) has been to provide a platform for public discourse where diverse voices can be heard in discussions about aesthetics and art production, and the issues related to the formation of a public culture — including cultural policies, museums, artistic organizations; as well as issues such as the relationship between art and the community, public spaces, the city, or social movements. In line with this mission, we organized this inaugural “Forum Biennial of Taiwanese Contemporary Art”. The purpose of the biennial is twofold. First, it aims to re-examine artistic production in the specificities of every two years in an exhibition format, by presenting works that provoke thinking or controversy. Secondly, it offers an opportunity to organize large-scale forums during the exhibition period to discuss – debate – pressing public issues.