The group exhibition 'Intellectual Structures: Trigger, Judgment, and Decision' at Each Modern in Taipei explores the cognitive processes behind artistic creation. Featuring works by DAZHI, Ding Hongdan, Jing Ao, Liang Yuanwei, Wenjue, and Xu Qu, the show examines how human thought remains distinct from artificial intelligence by focusing on the 'neural algorithms' of the brain. The curatorial framework breaks down the creative act into three stages: the initial sensory trigger, the critical judgment between experience and transcendence, and the final decision that collapses multiple possibilities into a singular work.
This exhibition matters as a timely defense of human agency and intellectual complexity in an era increasingly dominated by AI-generated content. By framing artistic production through the lens of cognitive science and philosophy—referencing thinkers like Adorno, Deleuze, and Gombrich—the show positions contemporary art as a unique 'source code' of human reality. It highlights how personal history, material sensitivity, and skepticism toward art history form a visible circuit of cognition that cannot be easily replicated by machines.