New york: A documentary titled “Daughter of Nectar,” which features a Taiwanese sculptor, was screened at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York on Saturday, marking its U.S. debut. Directed by Huang Pang-chuan and Chunni Lin, the film takes its name from a 1921 sculpture by Taiwanese artist Huang Tu-shui, the Taipei Cultural Center in New York (TCC) said Sunday.

According to Focus Taiwan, MoMA introduced the film by highlighting Huang’s transformation into a postwar pariah due to his early 20th-century studies in Japan, Taiwan’s former colonizer, leading to his work being pushed into near obscurity. The documentary revisits Huang’s artistic practice amid debates over nationalism and arts education during his era, and “elegantly folds in the present day,” with footage of the 2021 unveiling of his “Daughter of Nectar” sculpture after 47 years in storage, MoMA said.

The Tainan Art Museum exhibits Taiwanese artist Huang Tu-shui’s “Daughter of Nectar” sculpture, which was highlighted in this documentary. The museum also described the film as “deeply rhythmic in construction” and “intimate and grand.” The next screening of the “Daughter of Nectar” art documentary at the museum is scheduled for March 3.