Lee Wen
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Title
Lee Wen
Description
Cultural Medallion recipient Lee Wen’s work is strongly motivated by social investigations as well as inner psychological directions using art to interrogate stereotypical perceptions of culture and society.
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Contributor Item Type Metadata
First Name
Wen
Surname or Business Name
Lee
Years Affiliated
2013/2014-2015/2018
Affiliation
Independent Archive
Birth Date
1957
Birthplace
Singapore
Death Date
2019
Occupation
Artist
Biographical Text
Lee Wen was awarded the Cultural Medallion of Singapore in 2009. He entered the art scene comparatively late in the ‘80s, but quickly gained attention. His early practice was associated with The Artists Village in Singapore and later forged a more individuated artistic career. Lee Wen has been exploring different strategies of time-based and performance art since 1989. He helped initiate both R.I.T.E.S. (Rooted In The Ephemeral Speak) (2009-) and Future of Imagination (2003-), an international performance art event. Since 2012, he has taken an active interest in the memory of Singapore’s performance art history through the initiation of the Independent Archive. Recent group exhibitions include SUNSHOWER: Contemporary Art from Southeast Asia 1980s to Now, The National Arts Centre and Mori Art Museum, Japan (2017), Secret Archipelago, Palais de Tokyo, France (2015) and a solo show at the Singapore Art Museum (2012). Lee Wen was an NTU CCA Singapore Artist-in-Residence from August 2014 to February 2015.
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Citation
“Lee Wen,” NTU CCA Singapore Digital Archive, accessed April 25, 2024, https://ntuccasingapore.omeka.net/items/show/1848.
Item Relations
| This Item | References | Item: Lee Wen |
| This Item | Is Part Of | Item: Inaugural Event / Screenings and Performances by Lee Wen & Jason Wee, Lucy Davis, Grieve Perspective, OFFCUFF |