Paul Wong Movies
- 2010
Dovetale
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Mixing together of Pantages’ Implosion of a longtime down town east side landmark: the Woodwards building, with Wong’s Downtown Eastside...
- 1998
Jazz Slave Ships
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Jazz Slave Ships was a site-specific performance collaboration between Vancouver artist Jan Wade and London-based performer Vanessa Richards that...
- 2010
Last Year
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Approx. 6000 images, 1000 still photographs a minute flash on and off the screen. A year of pictures mash into an intense viewing experience. Using...
- 1984
Confused: Sexual Views
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The installation Confused: Sexual Views was part of a three-phase project that also included Confused [the videotape] and Confused [the performance]....
- 2008
EastVan 'John'
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Dennis and Barb McDonald are empty nesters from the suburbs. On this day they get legal possession of their new house. They have privately purchased...
- 1995
Mixed Messages
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Mixed Messages is a work that addresses the issues of race and sexuality. This mixed media installation consists of three life size photographs of...
- 2010
Ross, Kay, and Elsie
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Friends and family members buried and cremated at Mountain View Cemetery. Ross Charles Haynes (1981-2000). Katherine Alma Erickson (1918-2003). Elsie...
- 1977
7 Day Activity
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Early colour video recorded on ½ in. Part of The Mainstreet Tapes (1976-1980) a series of autobiographic tapes documenting Wong & friends...
- 2010
Joshua Tree
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Projected onto 8’ weather balloon. Recorded at Joshua Tree National Park. Part of the Scorched series.
- 2003
Hungry Ghosts Mix
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HUNGRY GHOSTS is a collaboration between the artist and the curator. The video installation provides an ephemeral form where interdisciplinary...
- 1981
Prime Cuts
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"For those who came of age in the 1960s and 70s, glamour received its highest expression in fashion magazines like Vogue, where the representation of...
- 2000
Refugee Class of 2000
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Refugee Class of 2000 is a series of three TV ads produced as part of the Unite Against Racism campaign mounted by the Canadian Race Relations...
- 2008
Chelsea Hotel Room 207
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Crack induced euphoria amplifies a sexually charged environment. The cameraman is implicitly involved in the activities of two men in tightie-whities...
- 1992
Chinaman's Peak: Walking the Mountain
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The images seem to suggest a traditional Chinese funeral ceremony associated with ancestor worship, though Wong has remarked they do not represent...
- 2010
Exit Upon Arrival
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In vertical split screen we see and hear two shifting views of the artist entering and exiting via a set of swinging doors. Going in and out of the...
- 1988
Ordinary Shadows, Chinese Shade
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Wong uses his second generation Chinese-Canadian perspective to frame the Chinese here in the new world, Canada, and in the motherland, China. This...
- 1987
Body Fluid
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A skillful, sensual rendering of an intriguing performance orchestrated by the artist. Through a fog-laden atmosphere, iconic figures emerge to...
- 2009
2 Hot 2 Handle
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On the right stills and video of the 2009 Canadian Rockies International Rodeo in Strathmore, Alberta. On the left stills and titles/text of rodeo...
- 1974
Earthworks In Harmony
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Based on four ancient elements: Earth, Air, Fire, and Water, this four-tape, multi-monitor piece was presented on sixteen monitors at the Burnaby Art...
- 2010
Downtown Eastside
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The artist records everyday activities in the streets and alleys around the Main and Hasting Street intersection. On the right, the view is from a...