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. At sxsw, an honest look at a latina transgender bar in. Artist wu tsang on how performance complicates identity. 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.
But hes determined to prove to his classmates that hes not a scaredycat, and that he can, in fact, be a hero. Played by tsangs frequent collaborator, the artist and performer boychild, bliss is an alterego dreamt up by tsang, inspired directly by boychilds performances. The exhibition will feature work by more than fifteen artists. Tsang is a chinese surname, particularly used by persons from hong kong. 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. The film explores the life and writings of qiu jin. They currently live in london and sam wu is not afraid of ghosts is their first joint novel. 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. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Moved by the motion is the first in a series of performances and works to premiere in houston by wu tsang.
The looks is a vision of a near future, outside of the constraints of conventional storytelling. Wildness looks through a personal microscope at an underground scene, in a way that i hope is relatable. 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. 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. Curated by carlo mccormick wildness movie poster collaboration between wu tsang and familiar, 2012. 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. Apr 21, 2016 wu tsang, you first came to china in 2005 to reconnect with your ethnic rootsyour father was born in chongqing. Memories of the future, shown at the store x, london, octdec 2018. Some of sam wu s experiences are based on kevins childhood. 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.
If you have a title youd suggest including on our list of kids books about embarrassment, please share it with us. Over the course of 201415, several related projects will be presented, including a live. Wu tsangs radical approach to fiction and truth explored. Sam wu is not afraid of ghosts sam wu is not afraid series. Entitled there is no nonviolent way to look at somebody, it spans. The young artist wu tsang is one of its most visible representatives. The central focus of the exhibit is damelo todo give me everything, a hybrid narrativedocumentary.
Wu tsangs voice is cheerful, if a little winded, when she answers the phone. This collage of text, film, movement, and sound is complemented by the words of langston hughes, james baldwin, hannah arendt, w. 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. Sam wu is not afraid of ghosts hardcover keplers books. Katie tsang is the author of sam wu is not afraid of ghosts 4. Nov 27, 2018 the looks is a vision of a near future, outside of the constraints of conventional storytelling. 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. I came across her story when i first went to china ten years ago to discover my roots. The aging of population in china wu, tsang ping on. 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.
Sam wu is not afraid of ghosts by katie and kevin tsang. Oct 09, 2018 katie and kevin tsang met while studying at the chinese university of hong kong. Cowritten with nana oforiattaayim, the film takes place in. 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. Wu tsangs films, installations, performances, and sculptures move fluidly between documentary, activism, and fiction. Their unofficial love story stuck with me because, despite it being undefinable in modern terms, it was clearly transformative for both women. 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. Wu tsang at michael benevento, mousse magazine, summer 20, issue 39, p.
Tsang is an awardwinning filmmaker and performer who explores the relationship between self, identity, and the narratives that construct them. Wu tsang, the trans artist retelling history with lesbian kung fu. 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. Sudden risecowritten by wu tsang, boychild, and fred motenis the new york city performance debut of the ensemble moved by the motion. The looks is currently showing at the store x new museums strange days exhibition, which is open until 9th december.
Sam wu has a long list of fears ghosts, sharks, the dark, and much more. Looks is a group exhibition that includes works by juliette bonneviot, andrea crespo, morag keil, wu tsang and stewart uoo. American transgender artist wu tsangs yearlong residency at berlin institution. Wu tsang on communicating underground spaces in the age of. Usually, when i get to the end of a work and look back through the early thoughts, its amazing to. 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. For tsang, artists begin with good intentions but how that does justice to someones story or makes them visible is more complex. Merging these artistic forms with grassroots activism and community organizing, he maintains a fluid, unfixed practice intent on questioning the role of the artist in relationship to certain. Some of sam wus experiences are based on kevins childhood. 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.
What does it mean to make a film about a marginalized community. Blis is a pop star by day and underground performer by night. It was there that you came across the historical figures of qiu jin and wu zhiying. Tsang is an awardwinning filmmaker and performer, who explores the relationship between self, identity, and the narratives that construct them. Not to relegate difference to a specific agenda, but rather to gain a better understanding of ourselves and our. In suburban california, a chicana mother is mourning the death. Artists and filmmaker wu tsang asks questions about identity and underground spaces in the looks, currently showing at strange days. Tsang, dense media radiative transfer theory for dense discrete random media with spherical particles of multiple sizes and permittivities, progress in electromagnetics research, vol. Wu tsangs radical approach to fiction and truth explored wallpaper. Sam wu is back, and this time he is definitely not afraid of sharks. Katie and kevin tsang are americans who met while studying at the chinese university of hong kong. Wildness 2012, the first feature film by transgender artist wu tsang.
Imagination is one thing, but not knowing the difference between fiction and reality is getting annoying especially given his age. Join facebook to connect with wu tsang and others you may know. 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. Wu tsangs artistic practice explores states of connectedness and inbetweenness.
Blis sways and sings, an ethereal presence whose every inch. Artist wu tsang partners with gucci on a short film about. 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. In his 1990 book poetics of relations, martinican philosopher and poet. 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. As you can see, this list of kids books about embarrassment is a work in progress. An artists monograph that tests the limits of language the. Society has grown dependent on the looks, but there is a growing resistance. Wu tsang born 1982 is a filmmaker, artist and performer currently based between new york.
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. Gender as a weapon and a tool, new museum, new york. Transgender identity, long the basis of an underground lifestyle. Sam wu is not afraid of the dark sam wu is not afraid series. And when it looks like his house is haunted, sam may just get to prove how brave he is. Wu was charged in brooklyn on monday alongside the companys chief financial officer, 46yearold tak yung samson sam tsang. Wu tsangs latest exhibition explores lesbos and the. 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. 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. This book introduces the reader to this work in its virtuality, while tracing moten and tsang s lived.
The looks evolved from presentday algorithmbased metadata systems. Her work interrogates themes of gender identity, social spaces, and the tension between film and art. Wildness became an international destination for artists and djs, young and old, of all races, creeds, and gender identifications. Filmmaker, installation artist, activist, and performer wu tsang produces artwork that addresses issues in the transgender and lgbt community. Jul 08, 2011 wu tsang, at clifton benevento, is an artist to watch. Tsang s interest in forgotten narratives does not just emerge in work about underground culture. Were currently exploring the best books available, and wed love your input. 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.
I gravitated toward qiu and her relationship with another woman, wu zhiying, who was a calligrapher and publisher. Posthuman bodies and overedited identities, sleek magazine, april 28. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. The books title plays on the name of a youtube video by the. 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. 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 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. 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. 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. 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. Tsang is an awardwinning filmmaker and performer, who explores the relationship between self. Katie and kevin tsang met while studying at the chinese university of hong kong. They currently live in london and the books in the sam wu series are their first together. The work takes us through a day in a sciencefictional digital age, where dancer and performer blis played by american artist boychild and her friends strive.
Wu tsang at clifton benevento, artnews, august 31 looks at ica. Our heroine blis is a pop star by day and underground performer by night. Katie tsang author of sam wu is not afraid of ghosts. Elodie evers, raquel gutierrez, raphael gygax, fred moten, thomas lax, wu tsang. Wu tsangs wildness and the quest for queer utopia tsq. 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. Jan 01, 2014 wu tsang is a multimedia artist and filmmaker. 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. His work explores issues of transgender identity and queer communities.