![Image by photographer and videographer Paul Wong](http://www.uwindsor.ca/visualarts/sites/uwindsor.ca.visualarts/files/styles/full/public/paulwong.gif?itok=QwWb7CXC "Paul Wong has been described as a "rebel without a handbook"")
Paul Wong has been described as a "rebel without a handbook"
Soca Presents
Guest Artist Paul Wong
Wednesday, October 19, 2:30 pm
Room 115, LeBel Building
The LeBel building is located on the southwest corner of College Ave. at Huron Church Rd.
FREE Event.
Paul Wong has been described as a "rebel without a hanbook" by the Georgia Straight, 2010, a "Chinese Canadian Warhol" (Taxi magazine, 2004) and as a "master of the video camera in Vancouver art, making him to video what Emily Carr and Jack Shadbolt were to painting, or Ian Wallace and Jeff Wall to photomontage" (Michael Turner, 2008).
Capturing the everyday, he uses video as mirror and probe, both to discover his own identity and to reflect the world back onto itself. Wong picked up a portpak video camera in the 1970s as a renegade against the world around him and has become one of Canada;s most renowned multimedia artists. He is known for his fierce engagement with issues of race, sex and death. His work is varied and eclectic, ranging from conceptual performances to complex narratives and site-specific spectacles. He is a media subersionist and cultural strategist relying on artistic entrepreneurial smarts and raw originality with an eye for social context, driven by an insatiable search for identity, community and authenticity. He always has a camera.
Thank you to our collaborative partner on this event:
