Kenneth Tin-Kin Hung
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Kenneth Tin-Kin Hung is a Chinese-American new media
artist who lives and works in New York. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Arts degree from San Francisco State University
. Hung's works are digital collages of popular culture and current events. His media includes hi-definition video animation, video games, net.art, digital graphics and mixed-media installations. Hung has been called the "John Heartfield
of Digital Era". He loans 5 percent of his art earnings to low-income entrepreneurs listed on Kiva Microfunds.
, San Francisco; Berkeley Art Museum, Berkeley, California; Sundance Film Festival
, Park City, Utah; Postmasters Gallery
, New York; Cartwright Hall
, Bradford, United Kingdom; Urbis
, Manchester, United Kingdom; Galerie Guy Bärtschi, Geneva, Switzerland; Hebbel Am Ufer theatre, Berlin, Germany and ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum
, Aarhus, Denmark.
He is represented by Postmasters Gallery in New York, U.S.A. and Galerie Guy Bärtschi in Geneva, Switzerland.
New media
New media is a broad term in media studies that emerged in the latter part of the 20th century. For example, new media holds out a possibility of on-demand access to content any time, anywhere, on any digital device, as well as interactive user feedback, creative participation and community...
artist who lives and works in New York. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Arts degree from San Francisco State University
San Francisco State University
San Francisco State University is a public university located in San Francisco, California. As part of the 23-campus California State University system, the university offers over 100 areas of study from nine academic colleges...
. Hung's works are digital collages of popular culture and current events. His media includes hi-definition video animation, video games, net.art, digital graphics and mixed-media installations. Hung has been called the "John Heartfield
John Heartfield
John Heartfield is the anglicized name of the German photomontage artist Helmut Herzfeld...
of Digital Era". He loans 5 percent of his art earnings to low-income entrepreneurs listed on Kiva Microfunds.
Exhibitions
His work has been exhibited at the New Museum, New York; Yerba Buena Center for the ArtsYerba Buena Center for the Arts
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts is a multi-disiplinary contemporary arts center in San Francisco, California, United States. Located in Yerba Buena Gardens, YBCA features visual art, performance, and film/video that celebrates local, national, and international artists and the Bay Area's diverse...
, San Francisco; Berkeley Art Museum, Berkeley, California; Sundance Film Festival
Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival is a film festival that takes place annually in Utah, in the United States. It is the largest independent cinema festival in the United States. Held in January in Park City, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, as well as at the Sundance Resort, the festival is a showcase for new...
, Park City, Utah; Postmasters Gallery
Postmasters (art gallery)
Postmasters is a contemporary art gallery located on 19th Street in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan owned and directed by Magda Sawon and Tamas Banovich...
, New York; Cartwright Hall
Cartwright Hall
Cartwright Hall is the civic art gallery in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, situated about a mile from the city centre in the Manningham district....
, Bradford, United Kingdom; Urbis
Urbis
Urbis is an exhibition centre located in Manchester, England. From 2002 to 2010, the centre hosted changing exhibits on popular culture topics including urban living, art, music, fashion, photography and videogames alongside talks, gigs and special events....
, Manchester, United Kingdom; Galerie Guy Bärtschi, Geneva, Switzerland; Hebbel Am Ufer theatre, Berlin, Germany and ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum
ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum
ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum is an art museum in Aarhus. ARoS is one of the largest art museums in northern Europe, 10 storeys tall with a total of 17,000 m². The museum opened on 8 April 2004 after a construction process that started with Danish architects schmidt hammer lassen winning the design...
, Aarhus, Denmark.
Awards
- Tribeca Film InstituteTribeca Film Institute-Mission:The Tribeca Film Institute is a year-round non-profit arts organization founded by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, and Craig Hatkoff in the wake of September 11, 2001...
Media Arts Fellowships - “VIPER International Award- Internet” in Switzerland
- “Honorary Mention- Net Excellence” in the 2002 Prix Ars ElectronicaPrix Ars ElectronicaThe Prix Ars Electronica is one of the most important yearly prizes in the field of electronic and interactive art, computer animation, digital culture and music...
.
Works
- 腦殘遊記 The Travelogue of Dr. Brain Damages (2011)
- In G.O.D. We Trust (2009)
- Gas Zappers (2008)
- Residential Erection (2008)
- Because Washington Is Hollywood For Ugly People (2007)
- Global Presidential Election (2003)
- 60X1.CAM ULTIMATE INTERACTIVE WEBCAM SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM FOR HOMELAND SECURITY (2003)
- www.111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111.com (2001–present)
Commission Works
- In 2004 he is commissioned by architect Rem KoolhaasRem KoolhaasRemment Lucas Koolhaas is a Dutch architect, architectural theorist, urbanist and "Professor in Practice of Architecture and Urban Design" at the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University, USA. Koolhaas studied at the Netherlands Film and Television Academy in Amsterdam, at the Architectural...
and Office for Metropolitan ArchitectureOffice for Metropolitan ArchitectureOMA , is a Rotterdam based architecture firm of Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas.The firm was founded in 1975 by Rem Koolhaas and Elia Zenghelis with Madelon Vriesendorp and Zoe Zenghelis.-History:...
to design the cover of their book "Content". - He is hired to design and create illustrations for electroclashElectroclashElectroclash is a style of music that fuses New Wave and electronic dance music. It emerged in New York and Detroit in the later 1990s, pioneered by acts including I-F and those associated with Gerald Donald, and is associated with acts including Peaches, Adult, and Fischerspooner...
artist Felix Da HousecatFelix da HousecatFelix da Housecat is an American DJ and record producer, mostly known for house music and electroclash. His name was inspired by Felix the Cat....
's album "Devin Dazzle & the Neon FeverDevin Dazzle & the Neon FeverDevin Dazzle & the Neon Fever is a 2004 album by Felix da Housecat, his first studio album since the 2001 album Kittenz and Thee Glitz. It is concept album based on the story of the character Devin Dazzle and his involvement with a group of women called the Neon Fever. The album is Felix's...
". - He provides designs and illustration for hip-hop artist The CoupThe CoupThe Coup is a political hip hop group based in Oakland, California. It formed as a three-member group in 1992 with emcees Raymond "Boots" Riley and E-Roc along with DJ Pam the Funkstress. E-Roc left on amicable terms after the group's second album but appears on the track "Breathing Apparatus" on...
's album "Pick A Bigger WeaponPick a Bigger WeaponPick a Bigger Weapon is the fifth studio album by American rap group The Coup, released April 25, 2006 on Epitaph Records. Rolling Stone included the album at 49 in its list of the top 50 albums of 2006...
". - He designs and illustrates Italian ska artist Roy Paci & Arestuka's "SuonoGlobal" album.
- He is hired by Lane CrawfordLane CrawfordLane Crawford is a retailing company with specialty stores selling designer label luxury goods in Hong Kong and Beijing, China....
to create large pop-up book sculptures for their 2009 "Popstatic" campaign.
Press
His work has been reviewed in the following publication among many others:- The New York Times
- Art In AmericaArt in AmericaArt in America is an illustrated monthly, international magazine concentrating on the contemporary art world, including profiles of artists and genres, updates about art movements, show reviews and event schedules. It is designed for collectors, artists, dealers, art professionals and other...
- The Village Voice
- LibérationLibérationLibération is a French daily newspaper founded in Paris by Jean-Paul Sartre and Serge July in 1973 in the wake of the protest movements of May 1968. Originally a leftist newspaper, it has undergone a number of shifts during the 1980s and 1990s...
- Le MondeLe MondeLe Monde is a French daily evening newspaper owned by La Vie-Le Monde Group and edited in Paris. It is one of two French newspapers of record, and has generally been well respected since its first edition under founder Hubert Beuve-Méry on 19 December 1944...
- El Pais
- Der SpiegelDer SpiegelDer Spiegel is a German weekly news magazine published in Hamburg. It is one of Europe's largest publications of its kind, with a weekly circulation of more than one million.-Overview:...
- La RepubblicaLa Repubblicala Repubblica is an Italian daily general-interest newspaper. Founded in 1976 in Rome by the journalist Eugenio Scalfari, as of 2008 is the second largest circulation newspaper, behind the Corriere della Sera.-Foundation:...
- Art Asia Pacific
- San Francisco Bay Guardian
- The Miami Herald
He is represented by Postmasters Gallery in New York, U.S.A. and Galerie Guy Bärtschi in Geneva, Switzerland.
Additional References
- http://fora.tv/2009/09/22/Tribeca_at_The_New_School_New_Forms_of_Storytelling#chapter_02
- http://beautifuldecay.com/2009/05/29/kenneth-tin-kin-hung/
- http://nymag.com/movies/features/videos/40624/