 In 1996 the largest ever Taipei Biennial was held under the title "The Quest for Identity", involving 110 artists and all floors of the building.Since 1995 the TFAM has organized the Taiwan Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, which from 1995 until 2000 was recognized as a national pavilion.Starting in 1997 China exerted diplomatic pressure against the use of the name "Republic of China", and by 2001 the TFAM's Taiwan Pavilion in Venice was relegated to the list of institutional participations, and later to the category of collateral events.