Paul Wong’s year-long residency at the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden concluded with an open house and exhibition at his permanent Chinatown studio and gallery space in BC Artscape Sun Wah from April 4 to 6, 2019.
This location has been the 身在唐人街 / OCCUPYING CHINATOWN studio and production space for the past year. This exhibition featured works from 淑芳你好嘛 (Suk-Fong Nay Ho Mah) / Suk-Fong, How Are You? including Father’s Words, Lai-Fong, and Gin Cheung wall scrolls, Snow’s 13-page letter 1994 table scroll, and Suk-Fong Red-Yellow-Blue. The open house also exhibited a wide array of accumulated artworks and projects created during this year-long residency. This includes neon, photographs, ephemera, and a new series of limited edition prints.
Featured artworks include:
媽媽的藥櫃 / Mother’s Cupboard (series of 10)
Paul Wong, 2019
24” X 36”
digital print on photo matte paper, edition of 5
父字 / Father’s Words triptych
Paul Wong, 2019
27.5” X 39.5”
digital print on bamboo paper, edition of 3
限华 / Chinese Only
Paul Wong, 2018
48″ x 26″ x 3.5”
neon, glass and steel with dimmer
This is a unique series designed for interior display and fitted for easy wall mounting. It is available in pink, yellow, red, and white, mounted on black plexiglass. All electronic components are hidden inside the plexiglass box, and is CSA certified.
Father’s Words
Paul Wong, 2019
30” x 102”
digital print on canvas wall scroll
Lai-Fong
Paul Wong, 2019
30” x 102”
digital print on canvas wall scroll
Gin-Cheung
Paul Wong, 2019
30” x 102”
digital print on canvas wall scroll
Snow’s 13-page letter, 1994
Paul Wong, 2019
16” x 181” and 12” x 136”
digital print on canvas table scroll
Suk-Fong – Red
Paul Wong, 2019
20” x 27”
digital print on photo matte paper
Suk-Fong – Yellow
Paul Wong, 2019
20” x 37”
digital print on photo matte paper
Suk-Fong – Blue
Paul Wong, 2019
20” x 27”
digital print on photo matte paper