Hong Kong Art: Visual Archive
So Yan Kei 蘇恩祺 | |||
Name in pinyin: Su Enqi | |||
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Place of birth: Hong Kong | |||
Dates: 1969- | |||
Art Medium: mixed media work | |||
So Yan Kei received her MFA from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). She was the first Chinese artist selected by P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center in New York City in 1999 and has been actively exhibiting her works in local and overseas exhibitions. She has received several awards and scholarships: Rising Artist Award Hong Kong Arts Development Council (2003); Lee Hysan Foundation Fellowship, Asian Cultural Council, New York (2001); Freeman Foundation Asian Artist Award, Vermont (1999) & Urban Council Fine Arts Award, Contemporary Kong Kong Art Biennial (1998). | |||
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I would rather you didn't know it (1995) cloth, doll size unknown | The Chicken in the Pond (1996) glass, candle, doll size unknown | The Bad Art Show (1997) acrylic, cockroaches size unknown | Bitter Gourd No.5 (1997 ) ice, refrigerated truck, photo, candy, record player size unknown |
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Perfect Tense (1997) steel, water, envelop size unknown | Ask Me Tomorrow (1999) mirror, bath tub, cloth, steel, pull toys size unknown | What kind of thing can last forever? (1998) piano, sand, doll size unknown | Can you hear me? (2000) stone, sensor, fog machine size unknown |
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Hair Dryer for Francis Bacon (2000) razor, fan, steel size unknown | Find (2000) paper size unknown | Hide and Seek (2000) hand-make doll, video projection, mercurochrome size unknown | Miss Garley (2001) steel, punching machine size unknown |
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l l (2002) steel, punching machine, fog machine size unknown | Battery Operated Car (2003) battery operated toys car, steel size unknown | Black (2003) water, paint, pump size unknown | Black Wall (2003) video projection size unknown |
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Gold (2003) paint, pump size unknown | Memo (2003) memo pad, pen size unknown | Red (2003) cloth, fire size unknown | Revolution (2003) steel size unknown |
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White (2003) mirror size unknown | |||
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Contact the artist: yankeiso@hotmail.com |
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Last updated: 3 July, 2020.