Email: mingwong*at*berlin.com
born
Singapore 1971, lives & works in Berlin & Singapore
TRAINING
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MFA
at the Slade School of Art, University College London,
1997-99
(Fine Art Media, Tutor: Bruce McLean) |
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Diploma
of Fine Arts (Chinese Art) at Nanyang Academy, Singapore,
1992-95 |
EXHIBITIONS
(*denotes one man show)
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Life of Imitation* |
Singapore Pavilion, 53rd Venice Biennale, Italy, June-Nov 2009
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If There Is No Audience! |
Centro Cultural Montehermoso, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain May-Aug 2009
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And the Difference Is |
Gertrude Contemporary Art Spaces, Melbourne, Australia May-June 2009
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The Agency of Words |
Text Festival, Bury Art Gallery, UK May-July 2009
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Images Festival |
Art Gallery of York University, Toronto, Canada April 2009
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Vain Efforts* |
Gallery 4A, Asia Australia Arts Centre, Sydney Mar-Apr 2009
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Jakarta Biennale |
Jarkarta, Indonesia 6 - 27 Feb 2009
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At Home Abroad |
Singapore Art Museum, Jan - June 2009
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mononoaware* |
MK Galerie Rotterdam, the Netherlands 10 Jan – 8 Feb 2009 [link]
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And the Difference Is |
National University of Singapore 12 Dec 08 – 15 Feb 2009 (in collaboration with Gertrude Art Spaces, Melbourne)
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I Queerelanti |
Galleria neon>campobase, Bologna, Italy 1-20 Nov 2008
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ART FORUM BERLIN |
Berlin Exhibition Grounds, 31 Oct - 3 Nov 2008
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PREVIEW BERLIN |
Tempelhof Airport Berlin, 30 Oct - 2 Nov 2008
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mononoaware* |
MK Galerie Berlin, 5 Sept - 18 Oct 2008
[link]
[review]
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Das Piraterieproblem |
Brandenburgischer Kunstverein Potsdam, Aug-Sept 08
(curator: Gerrit Gohlke & Astrid Mania)
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Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere |
Galerie Wendt+Friedman, Berlin July-Aug 2008
(curator: Marc Wellmann & David Keating)
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Vertraut oder Verdaut |
ZKM Center for Art & Media, Karlsruhe June-Oct 08
(curator: Ludwig Seyfarth& Chantal Blatzheim) |
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Angst Essen / Eat Fear* |
Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin 5-27 June 2008
[review1]
[review2]
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Kunstinvasion |
Blumengroßmarkt, Berlin 31 May - 1 June 2008
(curator: Initiative Berliner Kunsthalle) |
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Filem-Filem-Filem* |
Singapore Fringe Festival, Jan 2008 |
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S.T.O.R.A.G.E: Ming Wong |
The Agency Gallery, London Sept - Oct 2007[link] |
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Word of Mouth |
Curating Lab, Singapore Art Show, Aug - Oct 2007
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WE |
National University of Singapore Museum, July-Nov 2007 |
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Futurama & re-inventing tradition? |
Collegium Hungaricum Berlin, Mar-May 2007 [link] |
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A Complete Guide to Rewriting Your History 2 |
Sparwasser HQ, Berlin, Mar-Apr 2006 |
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Peninsula |
Singapore
History Museum, Feb/Mar 2006 |
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LabiLabu |
The
Esplanade, Singapore Oct 05 - Jan 06 [PRESS] |
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Whodunnit?* |
Toynbee Studios, London June 2005 |
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Whodunnit?* |
Chinese
Arts Centre, Manchester 2004 |
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Re:Thinking:Time |
Peterborough
City Art Museum, Peterborough 2004 |
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Tape291 |
291
Gallery, London 2004 |
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Glamour |
Windows Gallery, British Council Prague 2003 [PRESS] |
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Michael Marriott & Ming Wong |
Windows
Gallery, British Council Prague 2003 [PRESS] |
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ASSEMBLY |
Sackler
Centre of Arts Education, Serpentine Gallery 2002 |
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Dia E Vento |
Teatro do Campo Alegre, Porto, Portugal 2001 [PRESS] |
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swipe2001 |
PVA
MediaLab, Bridport, Dorset 2001 |
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No Sleep till Hammersmith |
The
Central Space, London 2001 |
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Cultural Advancement |
Century Gallery, London 2001 |
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ROSL Scholars' Exhibition |
Royal Over-Seas League, London & Edinburgh 2000 |
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EAST International |
Norwich
Gallery, Norwich 2000 [PRESS] |
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Hello Kitty Kitty Bang Bang* |
Watermans
Arts Centre, London 2000 |
SCREENINGS/EVENTS
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Stage of Desire |
Arthur Boskamp-Stiftung M.1, Hohenlockstedt, Germany 2009
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S1 Salon 2009 |
S1 Artspace, Sheffield, UK 2009
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VideoVortex3 |
Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey 2008
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Projecto MONOLOGS |
Galatina, Italy 2008
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Film Programme |
Kunstverein Dusseldorf, Germany 2008
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Damn! I Wish I’d Done That!! |
Project Space 176, London, UK 2008
Chapter, Wales, UK 2008
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100 Tage=100 Videos |
GL Strand, Copenhagen, Denmark 2007
Heidelberger Kunstverein, Germany 2006
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The Mothership Collective |
South London Gallery, UK 2006
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Lassie Come Home |
Camden Arts Centre, London UK 2006
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HOMOFONIA |
The British Library, London, UK 2005
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The Acton Art Crawl |
Acton Town, London, UK 2002
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Camden Remix |
Camden Town, London, UK 2001
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Waterwall |
Regents Canal, Kings Cross, London, UK 2001
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TOW |
Millenium Festival Project, Camden Lock, London, UK 2000
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AWARDS/COMMISSIONS/RESIDENCIES
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Special Mention (Expanding Worlds), 53rd Venice Biennale 2009 [link] |
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Awarded the Wollita Kulturpreis 2008 in Berlin by Wolfgang Müller & Françoise Cactus [link] |
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One year residency at Kunstlerhaus Bethanien in Berlin (fr Aug 2007) |
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Nominated
for Jerwood Artists Platform 2006 |
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The
Fire Station Residency and Bursary, awarded by ACME
Studios. (Apr 2005) |
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Pearson
Creative Research Fellowship, at the British Library.
(Nov 2003 - Feb 2005) |
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'Silent
Films' commission from Statement Media Arts, Bath. (Oct
2003) |
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London
Artists Film & Video Award from Film London. (2002/2003) |
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Combined
Arts Award from London Arts for The Acton Art Crawl.
(2002) |
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PVA
MediaLab commission & residency for new media festival
swipe2001. (2001) |
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Big
Screens Year of the Artist Residency, Arts Council England/ACAVA
(2001) |
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Nominated
for Beck's Futures ICA Art Award 2001 |
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ACAVA
First Base Studio Award (2000) |
ART
EDUCATION PROJECTS
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Guest Lecturer, Universität der Künste, Berlin (Nov 2008) |
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Guest Lecturer, Fine Art Photography Dept, Camberwell College of Arts (Dec 2006) |
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Education project in conjunction with Runa Islam: Conditional Probability exhibition at the Serpentine Gallery (Nov 2006) |
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Education project in conjunction with Nick Relph/Oliver
Payne exhibition at the Serpentine Gallery (Sept 2005) |
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Digital
imaging project and commission at Lister School, organised by the Photographers
Gallery & Creative Partnerships East.
(Mar-Apr 2004) |
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Inter-Faith
digital art project, with Churchill
Gardens Youth Club & Avenues Youth Centre, organised
by Serpentine Gallery & Westminster City Council.
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Digital
art project at Frank Barnes School
for the Deaf,
organised by The Roundhouse, Camden Council & Plugfish.
(Jan-Mar 2003) |
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Artist-in-residence
at Serpentine Gallery, collaborating with students from
Quintin Kynaston School and Royal Brompton Hospital
School, London, UK. (2002) |
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Digital
art project and commission at Acton High School following a talk by the father of Stephen
Lawrence, organised by ACAVA, London, UK. (2000/2001) |
THEATRE WORK
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Selected
for international residencies at the Royal Court Theatre
in London (1995) and the Kitchen Center for Video, Music,
Dance, Performance, Film, and Literature, in New York
City (2000). |
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Professional
playwright in Singapore. Plays include Balls (1998), Ka-Ra-you-OK? (1996) & Wayang Sayang (1993). |
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Wrote the book for Chang & Eng - the Musical based on the lives of the Siamese Twins, which has been presented in Singapore, Bangkok, Beijing, Kuala Lumpur. (1997-2001) |
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Guest artist at Singapore Theatre Festival 2006. Showed video installation Four Malay Stories at Drama Centre, Singapore, Aug 2006. |
SELECTED
PUBLICATIONS / WEBLINKS
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Life of Imitation exhibition publication for 53rd Venice Biennale, 2009 |
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Broadsheet exhibition preview by Adele Tan, vol 38 no 2, June 2009
[article] |
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ArtAsiaPacific preview for 53rd Venice Biennale ‘Cinema Paradiso’ by Philip Cornwell-Smith, May/June 2009 |
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ARTERI artist profile ‘Ming Wong’s Four Malay Stories’ 03.06.2009 [link]
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Nafas art magazine exhibition review ‘Jakarta Biennale 2009 - An “Arena” for a Hectic City’ by Enin Supriyanto [link]
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www.nzartmonthly.co.nz exhibition review by Lydia Chai, April 2009
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Boonscafe exhibition review ‘A Mirror of the Banal and Contemporary’ 05.04.2009 [link]
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At Home Abroad exhibition publication, Singapore Art Museum, 2009
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The Jakarta Post exhibition review ‘The Jakarta Biennale XIII: A visionary breakthrough’ by Carla Bianpoen, 12.02.2009 [article]
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Zitty Berlin Das Jahhrbuch 2009 interview with Matthias von Viereck, 2009 [article] |
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be magazin exhibition review ‘Hamlet Or Omelet’ by Karin Schulze, #15 / 2008
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And The Difference Is exhibition publication, NUS Museum/Gertrude contemporary art spaces, 2008
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ArtAsiaPacific exhibition review by Astrid Mania, Nov/Dec 2008
[article] |
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Yishu Journal of Contemporary Chinese Art 'Vain Efforts: Ming Wong in conversation with Sally Lai', Nov 2008
[article] |
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21 : Discussions with artists of Chinese descent in the UK published by Chinese Arts Centre, UK 2008
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artnet.de exhibition review 'Fragebogen Essen Seele Auf' by Ludwig Seyfarth, Sept 2008
[link] |
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Art Review magazine exhibition review 'Ming Wong - Eat Fear' by Axel Lapp, Sept 2008
[article] |
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artmagazin.de featured artist in 'Radar' by Wolfgang Müller, Sept 2008
[link] |
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SLEEK magazine #19 & website, Summer 2008, Berlin
[link] |
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Boonscafe exhibition review 'Filem-Filem-Filem by Ming Wong' 28.01.2008
[link] |
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Word of Mouth exhibition publication, Curating Lab/Singapore Art Show, Aug-Oct 2007 |
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WE exhibition publication, National University of Singapore Museum, July-Nov 2007 |
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Yishu
Journal of Contemporary Chinese Art fall issue, Taiwan/Canada
Sept 2004
(Ticking the Boxes: Definition and Categorisation in
the Work of Chinese Artists in the UK; Sally Lai, author)
[PRESS] |
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British
Library: http://bllearning.co.uk/live/creativeresearch/ming/ |
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Everything
Magazine contributing artist, UK 2002 [PRESS] |
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The
Arts Magazine article contribution (Beyond Disciplines),
Singapore 2000 |
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EAST
International exhibition catalogue, UK 2000 |
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