Paul Wong (artist)
Encyclopedia
Paul Wong, is a Canadian multimedia artist. An award-winning artist, curator, and organizer of public interventions since the mid-1970s, Wong is known for his engagement with issues of race, sex, and death. His work varies from conceptual performances to narratives, meshing video, photography, installation, and performance with Chinese-Canadian cultural perspectives.
and CHUM limited. Wong was the 2005 recipient of the Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts and was the Canadian Spotlight Artist and also awarded Best Canadian Film or Video at the 2008 Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival
.
Paul Wong is the founding director of several artists groups including the Video In / VIVO (Satellite Video Exchange Society 1973) and On Main (On The Cutting Edge Production Society).
, the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Canada Council Art Bank
(Ottawa) and the Vancouver Art Gallery
.
Wong is currently involved with "5 Paul Wong Projects", five site-specific events between February 13 to March 13, 2010, showcasing works from both Wong and selected guest artists. Produced by ON MAIN (On The Cutting Edge Production Society), the event is commissioned by The City of Vancouver, Public Art Program, as part of Mapping and Marking Artist-Initiated Projects for Vancouver 2010.
, Hell Money (originally aired 29 March 1996).
Biography
Winner of the Bell Canada Award in Video Art in 1992, Wong was also the first recipient of the Transforming Art Award from the Asian Heritage Foundation in 2002. In 2003 he was the inaugural winner of the Trailblazer Expressions Award, created by Heritage Canada, the National Film Board of CanadaNational Film Board of Canada
The National Film Board of Canada is Canada's twelve-time Academy Award-winning public film producer and distributor. An agency of the Government of Canada, the NFB produces and distributes documentary, animation, alternative drama and digital media productions...
and CHUM limited. Wong was the 2005 recipient of the Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts and was the Canadian Spotlight Artist and also awarded Best Canadian Film or Video at the 2008 Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival
Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival
The Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival is an annual film festival in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, devoted to Asian cinema, specifically the cinematic works of East and Southeast Asia, as well as those by Asian-Canadian and Asian-American filmmakers....
.
Paul Wong is the founding director of several artists groups including the Video In / VIVO (Satellite Video Exchange Society 1973) and On Main (On The Cutting Edge Production Society).
Work
Wong has produced projects and shown his work throughout Canada, as well as in China and Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, the Uk and in the United States amongst elsewhere. His works are in public collections including the National Gallery of CanadaNational Gallery of Canada
The National Gallery of Canada , located in the capital city Ottawa, Ontario, is one of Canada's premier art galleries.The Gallery is now housed in a glass and granite building on Sussex Drive with a notable view of the Canadian Parliament buildings on Parliament Hill. The acclaimed structure was...
, the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Canada Council Art Bank
Art Bank
The Art Bank is a division of the Canada Council for the Arts that rents works of art to public and private sector offices.Established in the 1970s the Art Bank buys art from notable Canadian artists through a system of peer review juries. The Bank continues to expand its collection, buying 52...
(Ottawa) and the Vancouver Art Gallery
Vancouver Art Gallery
The Vancouver Art Gallery is the fifth-largest art gallery in Canada and the largest in Western Canada. It is located at 750 Hornby Street in Vancouver, British Columbia...
.
Wong is currently involved with "5 Paul Wong Projects", five site-specific events between February 13 to March 13, 2010, showcasing works from both Wong and selected guest artists. Produced by ON MAIN (On The Cutting Edge Production Society), the event is commissioned by The City of Vancouver, Public Art Program, as part of Mapping and Marking Artist-Initiated Projects for Vancouver 2010.
Other media
Wong plays the "Wiry Man" in Season 3, Episode 19 of The X-FilesThe X-Files
The X-Files is an American science fiction television series and a part of The X-Files franchise, created by screenwriter Chris Carter. The program originally aired from to . The show was a hit for the Fox network, and its characters and slogans became popular culture touchstones in the 1990s...
, Hell Money (originally aired 29 March 1996).