Tsang s interest in forgotten narratives does not just emerge in work about underground culture. Looks is a group exhibition that includes works by juliette bonneviot, andrea crespo, morag keil, wu tsang and stewart uoo. Join facebook to connect with wu tsang and others you may know. Blis sways and sings, an ethereal presence whose every inch. Wu tsangs artistic practice explores states of connectedness and inbetweenness. Wu tsangs radical approach to fiction and truth explored wallpaper. Wu was charged in brooklyn on monday alongside the companys chief financial officer, 46yearold tak yung samson sam tsang. Katie and kevin tsang met while studying at the chinese university of hong kong.
As you can see, this list of kids books about embarrassment is a work in progress. It was there that you came across the historical figures of qiu jin and wu zhiying. Through a wide range of media, from film installation and painting, to sculpture and photography, this exhibition explores the ways in which mass digital culture informs how identity is constructed, performed and challenged. Imagination is one thing, but not knowing the difference between fiction and reality is getting annoying especially given his age. The central focus of the exhibit is damelo todo give me everything, a hybrid narrativedocumentary. Some of sam wu s experiences are based on kevins childhood.
One film that explores the notion of identity and social media directly is wu tsangs the looks, which manages to captivate through the humane charisma of the films protagonist bliss. The new york and berlinbased artist is a week into filming a 23minute experimental documentary about the origins of house music, which will premiere at frieze new york. Blis is a pop star by day and underground performer by night. Wu tsang is an awardwinning filmmaker and visual artist who combines documentary and narrative techniques with fantastical detours into the imaginary in works that explore hidden histories, marginalized narratives, and the act of performing itself. And when it looks like his house is haunted, sam may just get to prove how brave he is. Some of sam wus experiences are based on kevins childhood. In suburban california, a chicana mother is mourning the death. Elodie evers, raquel gutierrez, raphael gygax, fred moten, thomas lax, wu tsang. What does it mean to make a film about a marginalized community.
Wu tsang s vision can help us all in extending the slippery issues of gender and sexuality into the even more complex zone where race and class further complicate the social dynamic. Wu tsang born 1982 is a filmmaker, artist and performer currently based between new york and berlin, whose work is concerned with hidden histories, marginalized narratives, and the act of performing itself. Wu tsang, the trans artist retelling history with lesbian kung fu. Sam wu has a long list of fears ghosts, sharks, the dark, and much more. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your first box. Its a twochannel, 20minute film called a day in the life of blisspart of a multifaceted project that im making in collaboration with a performer called boychild. Their unofficial love story stuck with me because, despite it being undefinable in modern terms, it was clearly transformative for both women. Wu tsangs wildness and the quest for queer utopia tsq. Moved by the motion is the first in a series of performances and works to premiere in houston by wu tsang.
Xiaodong wu, 59, is the ceo and founder of china medical, which filed five years ago for chapter 15 bankruptcy protection in the southern district of new york. Wildness looks through a personal microscope at an underground scene, in a way that i hope is relatable. Oct 09, 2018 katie and kevin tsang met while studying at the chinese university of hong kong. Inspired by questions of cultural identity in hong kong and the genre of kung fu, tsangs new short film and installation duilian 2016 takes the narrative form of an illegitimate wild history. They currently live in london and sam wu is not afraid of ghosts is their first joint novel. Nearby, wu tsang s the looks introduces us to the performer blis played by someone called boychild. The young artist wu tsang is one of its most visible representatives. Wildness became an international destination for artists and djs, young and old, of all races, creeds, and gender identifications. Wu tsang, safe space, 2014, installation view a day in the life of bliss 2014 is a twochannel projection reflected onto two large mirrors, which likewise prompts a voyeuristic role. Were currently exploring the best books available, and wed love your input. American transgender artist wu tsangs yearlong residency at berlin institution.
Nov 27, 2018 the looks is a vision of a near future, outside of the constraints of conventional storytelling. At sxsw, an honest look at a latina transgender bar in. The books title plays on the name of a youtube video by the. Tsang is an awardwinning filmmaker and performer who explores the relationship between self, identity, and the narratives that construct them. A series of cprints in the second gallery showed tsang in the off moments of a recent performance adjusting his clothes, ducking out of a spotlight or posing dramatically behind floating, confessional paragraphs, turned away from the viewer as if deep in thought. Our heroine blis is a pop star by day and underground performer by night. Wu tsang s recent exhibition at 356 mission, the luscious land of god is sinking, was a mesmerizing and entirely unexpected outing for the artist. The story deals with basic human problems of belonging and conflict, which are especially at stake in spaces that are rare and vital for oppressed communities. The aging of population in china wu, tsang ping on. Over the course of 201415, several related projects will be presented, including a live. Wu tsangs latest exhibition explores lesbos and the.
The film explores the life and writings of qiu jin. Filmmaker, installation artist, activist, and performer wu tsang produces artwork that addresses issues in the transgender and lgbt community. An artists monograph that tests the limits of language the. If you have a title youd suggest including on our list of kids books about embarrassment, please share it with us. Society has grown dependent on the looks, but there is a growing resistance. Jan 01, 2014 wu tsang is a multimedia artist and filmmaker. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Wu tsang at clifton benevento, artnews, august 31 looks at ica. Calling from san antonio, texas, where she is in residency at the nonprofit contemporary art gallery artpace, she is describing her new film, duilian, about the life of the famous revolutionary poet and feminist activist qiu jin and her intimate friend wu zhiying. Played by tsangs frequent collaborator, the artist and performer boychild, bliss is an alterego dreamt up by tsang, inspired directly by boychilds performances. Wu tsangs radical approach to fiction and truth explored. But hes determined to prove to his classmates that hes not a scaredycat, and that he can, in fact, be a hero. This notion is central to the practice of american artist wu tsang, as manifested across the moving image and glassbased works featured in a new major exhibition, opened at gropius bau. Gender as a weapon and a tool, new museum, new york.
I came across her story when i first went to china ten years ago to discover my roots. Sam wu is not afraid of the dark sam wu is not afraid series. Their unofficial love story stuck with me because, despite it being undefinable in modern terms, it was clearly transformative for both womenin a way that powerfully communicates across time. Sam wu is not afraid of ghosts by katie and kevin tsang. Usually, when i get to the end of a work and look back through the early thoughts, its amazing to. Posthuman bodies and overedited identities, sleek magazine, april 28. Wu tsang born 1982 is a filmmaker, artist and performer currently based between new york. Cowritten with nana oforiattaayim, the film takes place in. After an unfortunate incident in the space museum, sam goes on a mission to prove that hes not afraid of anythingjust like the heroes on his favorite show, space blasters. The exhibition will feature work by more than fifteen artists.
Wildness, a documentary by the artist wu tsang, won the grand jury award for outstanding documentary feature film today at this years outfest, the 30th. Wu tsang, girl talk, 2015 in 2018, filmmaker wu tsang featured in the brand new tenth anniversary issue of elephant magazinewas the first artist in residence at gropius bau, berlin. For tsang, artists begin with good intentions but how that does justice to someones story or makes them visible is more complex. I have to say that whereas i liked sam wu in the first book, i wasnt too big of a fan of him in this. Tsang is a chinese surname, particularly used by persons from hong kong. Her work interrogates themes of gender identity, social spaces, and the tension between film and art. In my fear makes me do, 20, the word fear crosses tsang s bare chest. They currently live in london and the books in the sam wu series are their first together. Sam wu is back, and this time he is definitely not afraid of sharks. Jul 08, 2011 wu tsang, at clifton benevento, is an artist to watch. In his 1990 book poetics of relations, martinican philosopher and poet. The looks is a vision of a near future, outside of the constraints of conventional storytelling. Wu tsang s solo exhibition there is no nonviolent way to look at somebody presents films in dialogue with her sculptural practice, working with the interaction of glass, light and text, and including a new stained glass commission conceived for the gropius bau.
His work explores issues of transgender identity and queer communities. Apr 21, 2016 wu tsang, you first came to china in 2005 to reconnect with your ethnic rootsyour father was born in chongqing. Wu tsangs films are a part of a body of largely collaborative work produced in the form of performances, events, installations, films, and videos. His projects include mishima in mexico, tied and true, shape of a right statement, damelo todo, breakdown, green room, for how we perceived a life take 3, full body quotation performance at performa 11, and p. There are a couple of layers to it, but the main layer is a science fiction story set in the near future that i conceived and then cowrote with alexandro segade. Transgender identity, long the basis of an underground lifestyle. Katie tsang author of sam wu is not afraid of ghosts. Artists and filmmaker wu tsang asks questions about identity and underground spaces in the looks, currently showing at strange days. This book introduces the reader to this work in its virtuality, while tracing moten and tsang s lived. Tsang is an awardwinning filmmaker and performer, who explores the relationship between self, identity, and the narratives that construct them. Sudden risecowritten by wu tsang, boychild, and fred motenis the new york city performance debut of the ensemble moved by the motion. Wu tsangs voice is cheerful, if a little winded, when she answers the phone.
Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Sam wu is not afraid of ghosts hardcover keplers books. Wu tsang, clifton benevento, art in america online, october 15 wu tsang, clifton benevento, cura online, september 22 nicolas linnert, wu tsang, artforum online, september 11 opening. Katie and kevin tsang are americans who met while studying at the chinese university of hong kong. Entitled there is no nonviolent way to look at somebody, it spans. This collage of text, film, movement, and sound is complemented by the words of langston hughes, james baldwin, hannah arendt, w. Artist wu tsang partners with gucci on a short film about. Wu tsang on communicating underground spaces in the age of. I gravitated toward qiu and her relationship with another woman, wu zhiying, who was a calligrapher and publisher. Sam wu is not afraid of ghosts sam wu is not afraid series. In his video the shape of a right statement 2008 wu tsangs robotic mimicry of baggs words, which are read by a speech programme, echoes her plea to strip any prejudices we might associate with those different from us.
Wildness 2012, the first feature film by transgender artist wu tsang. Wu tsang in the show theres no nonviolent way to look at somebody at gropius bau in berlin investigates the act of watching and the latent violence of the camera contemporary art magazine since 1980 more. The looks is currently showing at the store x new museums strange days exhibition, which is open until 9th december. The looks evolved from presentday algorithmbased metadata systems. An exhibition opening today is the culmination of that residency and tsang s experience in getting to know the building gropius bau inhabits and its community. Artist wu tsang on how performance complicates identity. Jan 25, 2016 an installation view of the artist, performer and filmmaker wu tsangs damelo todo odot olemad, which was on view last year at the migros museum fur gegenwartskunst, zurich. Wu tsangs films, installations, performances, and sculptures move fluidly between documentary, activism, and fiction. Sudden risecowritten by wu tsang, boychild, and fred motenis the new york city performance debut of the ensemble moved by the motion this collage of text, film, movement, and sound is complemented by the words of langston hughes, james baldwin, hannah arendt, w. Katie tsang is the author of sam wu is not afraid of ghosts 4. Curated by carlo mccormick wildness movie poster collaboration between wu tsang and familiar, 2012. Memories of the future, shown at the store x, london, octdec 2018. Not to relegate difference to a specific agenda, but rather to gain a better understanding of ourselves and our. He examines the gaps between the self and the other in his films and performances by dealing with biographies of people who, for example, are perceived differently and isolated because of their sexual orientation or.