Al Wong

Paper Sisters

Al Wong’s, Paper Sister, (2022) is a response to the Chinese Exclusion Act which was enacted in the U.S. during the years of 1882-1943. This prohibited immigration on the basis of race. One of the only ways for families to come across was to become "paper" relatives of those who had legal status. This video montage expresses the emotions and turmoil these individuals endured.

 

Al Wong is a native San Franciscan artist and has spent the past 50+ years making art in a variety of mediums.  His career has developed from his early years as a student at the San Francisco Art Institute where he earned his Master of Fine Arts degree, to serving as an Art Professor for over 30 years at several universities and colleges including the San Francisco Art Institute, the California State University system and Mills College.  He has shown at exhibition venues such as the New York Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the UC Berkeley Museum & Pacific Film Archive.   His work has toured nationally and internationally including Europe, South America and Japan.  In addition, he has received several awards and honors including an NEA Grant in 1983, a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1986, and a Flintridge Foundation Visual Artist Award in 1997.

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Al Wong 的作品《紙上姐妹——Paper Sister》是回應美國於1882年至 1943年間禁止基於種族移民所頒布的《排華法案》。當時唯一來美的途徑便是成為那些擁有合法身份者的“紙上”親戚。這段視頻剪輯表達了這些人所曾經受過的情緒及動盪。

 

Al Wong 為出生成長於舊金山的藝術家,在過去50多年裡不間斷地致力於通過各種媒介創作藝術。他的職業生涯從早年在舊金山藝術學院求學並獲得美術碩士學位,發展至任教多所大學與學院,包括舊金山藝術學院、加州州立大學系統院校以及米爾斯學院等藝術教授職務,教學經驗超過30年。他曾在紐約現代藝術博物館、惠特尼美國藝術博物館、舊金山現代藝術博物館以及加州大學伯克利分校博物館與太平洋電影文獻庫等展覽場所展出。國內外地區巡迴展出更包括歐洲、南美與日本等。此外,他還榮獲多個獎項榮譽,包括1983年獲國家藝術基金會(NEA)資助、1986年古根漢獎學金(Guggenheim Fellowship)以及1997年福林瑞奇基金會(Flintridge Foundation)視覺藝術家獎。

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About Al Wong 

Al Wong is a native San Franciscan artist and has spent the past 50+ years making art in a variety of mediums.  His career has developed from his early years as a student at the San Francisco Art Institute where he earned his Master of Fine Arts degree, to serving as an Art Professor for over 30 years at several universities and colleges including the San Francisco Art Institute, the California State University system and Mills College.  He has shown at exhibition venues such as the New York Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the UC Berkeley Museum & Pacific Film Archive.   His work has toured nationally and internationally including Europe, South America and Japan.  In addition, he has received several awards and honors including an NEA Grant in 1983, a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1986, and a Flintridge Foundation Visual Artist Award in 1997.

Al Wong為出生成長於舊金山的藝術家，在過去50多年裡不間斷地致力於通過各種媒介創作藝術。他的職業生涯從早年在舊金山藝術學院求學並獲得美術碩士學位，發展至任教多所大學與學院，包括舊金山藝術學院、加州州立大學系統院校以及米爾斯學院等藝術教授職務，教學經驗超過30年。他曾在紐約現代藝術博物館、惠特尼美國藝術博物館、舊金山現代藝術博物館以及加州大學伯克利分校博物館與太平洋電影文獻庫等展覽場所展出。國內外地區巡迴展出更包括歐洲、南美與日本等。此外，他還榮獲多個獎項榮譽，包括1983年獲國家藝術基金會(NEA)資助、1986年古根漢獎學金(Guggenheim Fellowship)以及1997年福林瑞奇基金會(Flintridge Foundation)視覺藝術家獎。