Ming Wong Artist's Statement

Ming is a multi-disciplinary artist exploring performance, moving image, language and identity. His work is informed by his experiences working in the theatre in multi-lingual, multi-ethnic Singapore from where he originates, before re-locating to London ten years ago. The use of stagecraft in his film/video/live art work is often subverted by structural breakdowns in language, narrative, visual continuity, etc to lay bare the artificiality in the construction of national identity or identity policies.

Images of work

Brief CV

EDUCATION 1997-9 MFA at the Slade School of Art, University College London 1992-5 Diploma of Fine Arts (Chinese Art) at Nanyang Academy, Singapore EXHIBITIONS(*denotes one man show) 2006 The Mothership Collective, South London Gallery A Complete Guide to Rewriting Your History 2, Sparwasser HQ, Berlin Peninsula, Singapore History Museum Lassie Come Home, Camden Arts Centre, London 2005 LabiLabu, The Esplanade, Singapore Whodunnit?, Toynbee Studios, London* Homofonia, The British Library, London* 2004 Whodunnit?, Chinese Arts Centre, Manchester* Re:Thinking:Time, Peterborough City Art Museum, Peterborough Tape291, 291 Gallery, London 2003 Glamour, Windows Gallery, British Council Prague Michael Marriott & Ming Wong, Windows Gallery, British Council Prague 2002 ASSEMBLY, Sackler Centre of Arts Education, Serpentine Gallery 2001 Waterwall, Regents Canal, Kings Cross, London Dia E Vento, Teatro do Campo Alegre, Porto, Portugal swipe2001, PVA MediaLab, Bridport, Dorset No Sleep till Hammersmith, The Central Space, London Cultural Advancement, Century Gallery, London 2000 EAST International, Norwich Gallery, Norwich AWARDS/COMMISSIONS/RESIDENCIES 2006 Nominated for Jerwood Artists Platform 2005 The Fire Station Residency and Bursary, awarded by ACME Studios 2003 Pearson Creative Research Fellowship, at the British Library ïSilent FilmsÍ commission from Statement Media Arts, Bath 2002 London Artists Film & Video Award from Film London 2001 Nominated for BeckÍs Futures ICA Art Award 2000 ACAVA First Base Studio Award

Contact

Email: mingwong@london.com Website: www.mingwong.org

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