Lot 152: Heman Chong (b.1977)

Est: ₱350,000 PHP - ₱455,000 PHPPassed

Leon GalleryMakati City, PhilippinesSeptember 08, 2018

Item Overview

Description

Heman Chong (b.1977)
Things That Remain Unwritten #106
The paintings that constitute 'Things That Remain Unwritten'
are images set adrift, castaways, things that are lost. It is a territory
of secrets. Similar to stories that have been forgotten, erased
and/or censored, unwritten; these works move in a realm that
is ambiguous, devoid of contexts, particles in suspended animation.
While effortlessly fusing familiar genres in painting, of abstraction,
colour fields, expressionism, assemblage, the series evokes
a particular autobiographical grapple with the history of art,
of painting. Beginning in July 2013, 'Things That Remain Unwritten'
compliments an earlier series 'Cover (Versions)', where both series
are often presented in tandem, and without any boundaries,
flowing in and out of each other, entangled and intertwined.
Biography:
Heman Chong (b. 1977, Muar, Malaysia) is a Singaporean artist, curator,
and writer. He received his M.A. in Communication Art & Design
from the Royal College of Art, London in 2002. He lives and works in
Singapore.
In 2014, he co-founded "Stationary'"with Christina Li. A collection of
stories published by Spring Workshop, defined as a recess from their
own practices, 'Stationary' invites artists, curators and writers to take
stock, chart and elaborate on their obsessions,
fascinations and influences within a suspended temporal moment.
Copies of 'Stationary' are distributed free of charge via
stationarystories.com
Chong has spearheaded several curatorial projects, including The Part
In The Story Where A Part Becomes A Part Of Something Else, Witte
de With Centre for Contemporary Art, Rotterdam, Netherland (2014);
The Library (Selection of 20 books), 166B Rochor Road, Singapore
(2012); And the difference is, Gertrude Contemporary, Melbourne
(in collaboration with NUS Museum, Singapore) (2009); 100 Objects
(Remixed), Singapore Art Show 2009, Artspace @ Helutrans, Singapore
(with Ahmad Mashadi) (2009); Staring Into Space, (part of Arte Temps
d'Images), Trafo, Budapest, Hungary (with Rodney Latourelle) (2006);
An Unlikely Return to The Legend of Origins, Sparwasser HQ, Berlin
(with Rodney Latourelle) (2006); Old habits die hard, Art in General /
Goethe Institute, New York, USA (with Lise Nellemann) (2005).
He has had a number of solo exhibitions at South London Gallery
(London, 2015), Art Sonje Center (Seoul, 2015), P! (New York, 2014),
The Reading Room (Bangkok, 2013), NUS Museum (Singapore, 2012),
Vitamin Creative Space (Guangzhou, 2007), Art in General (New York,
2007), Project Arts Centre (Dublin, 2006). He has also participated in
numerous international biennales including 10th Gwangju Biennale
(2014), Asia Pacific Triennale 7 (2012), Performa 11 (2011),
Momentum 6 (2011), Manifesta 8 (2010), 2nd Singapore Biennale
(2008), SCAPE Christchurch Biennale (2006), Busan Biennale
(2004), 10th India Triennale( 2000) and represented Singapore
in the 50th Venice Biennale (2003). His work has been featured
in A Prior, ArtAsiaPacific, Artforum International, ArtInfo, Art-iT, Art
Lies, Frieze, LEAP, SITE and Visionaire.
References:

2017
acrylic on canvas
18" x 24" x 1 1/2" (46 cm x 61 cm x 4 cm)

Artist or Maker

Heman Chong

Provenance

Museum of Contemporary Art and Design (MCAD) Manila

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Auction Details

The Magnificent September Auctions 2018

Leon Gallery

September 08, 2018, 02:00 PM PHT

Eurovilla 1, Rufino corner Legazpi Streets, Legazpi Village, Makati City, PH

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₱60,000	₱199,999	₱10,000
₱200,000	₱399,999	₱20,000
₱400,000	₱799,999	₱50,000
₱800,000	₱1,999,999	₱100,000
₱2,000,000	₱4,999,999	₱200,000
₱5,000,000	₱9,999,999	₱500,000
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Address: G/F Corinthian Plaza, 121 Paseo de Roxas, Legazpi Village, Makati City, Philippines
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