Wong Ping

Name: Wien Energie Days: Free admission to the MAK
Start: 2023-12-26T10:00
End: 2023-12-26T21:00
Location: MAK – Museum of Applied Arts

edging

Titled “edging,” Hong Kong-based artist Wong Ping is presenting his first solo exhibition in Austria at the MAK. The exhibition features four animated films in a spatial setting created especially for the occasion.

25.10.2023—31.3.2024

MAK Contemporary

Wong’s animations stage absurd and often salacious narratives that explore themes of intimacy, isolation, societal pressures, and political tension. Camouflaged by the characteristic cuteness of his flat, colorful animations, the short films offer a mix of witty and disturbing insights, thereby reflecting the complexity of society in the 21st century.

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MAK Exhibition View, 2023, WONG PING. edging, Courtesy of the artist, Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York / Los Angeles und Kiang Malingue, Hong Kong / Shanghai

Wong Ping, Who’s the Daddy, 2017 Single channel animation 9 min, 15 sec Edition of 5, 2 AP Courtesy of the artist, Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York / Los Angeles and Kiang Malingue, Hong Kong / Shanghai

Wong Ping, Wong Ping’s Fables 1, 2018 Single channel animation 13 min Edition of 5, 2 AP Courtesy of the artist, Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York / Los Angeles and Kiang Malingue, Hong Kong / Shanghai

Wong Ping, Wong Ping’s Fables 2, 2019 Einkanal-Animation 13 Min. Auflage von 5 + 2 AP Courtesy of the artist, Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York / Los Angeles und Kiang Malingue, Hong Kong / Shanghai

Wong Ping, Sorry for the late reply, 2021 Single channel animation, 15 min Edition of 5, 2 AP Courtesy of the artist, Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York / Los Angeles and Kiang Malingue, Hong Kong / Shanghai

The artist weaves together personal and fictional stories, using sexual desire and suppressed fantasies as metaphors for larger societal problems. His works delve into the abysses of human behavior and focus on social differences, political ideologies, and individual freedom in a humorously cynical way.

CURATOR
Marlies Wirth, Curator, Digital Culture and MAK Design Collection

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Tue, 26.12.2023
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Wien Energie Days: Free admission to the MAK

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Thu, 4.1.2024
4.30 PM

MAKtuell: All Current Exhibitions at a Glance (in German)

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Fri, 19.1.2024
4.30 PM

Curator’s tour Wong Ping. edging

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MAK Exhibition View, 2023, WONG PING. edging, Courtesy of the artist, Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York / Los Angeles und Kiang Malingue, Hong Kong / Shanghai © kunst-dokumentation.com/MAK

Wong Ping, Who’s the Daddy, 2017 Single channel animation 9 min, 15 sec Edition of 5, 2 AP Courtesy of the artist, Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York / Los Angeles and Kiang Malingue, Hong Kong / Shanghai © Wong Ping

Wong Ping, Wong Ping’s Fables 1, 2018 Single channel animation 13 min Edition of 5, 2 AP Courtesy of the artist, Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York / Los Angeles and Kiang Malingue, Hong Kong / Shanghai © Wong Ping

Wong Ping, Wong Ping’s Fables 2, 2019 Einkanal-Animation 13 Min. Auflage von 5 + 2 AP Courtesy of the artist, Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York / Los Angeles und Kiang Malingue, Hong Kong / Shanghai © Wong Ping

Wong Ping, Sorry for the late reply, 2021 Single channel animation, 15 min Edition of 5, 2 AP Courtesy of the artist, Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York / Los Angeles and Kiang Malingue, Hong Kong / Shanghai © Wong Ping