Paul Chan: Present Tense
April 30 through August 13, 2006
This exhibition will present new works by Paul Chan, one of the country's most provocative new media artists. Urgent, thoughtful, and compassionate, his works—which have been cited for their visual intensity and graphic flair—pose deeply philosophical questions in order to provoke awareness and debate. Born in Hong Kong, raised in Nebraska, and currently based in New York, Chan received his B.F.A. from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and his M.F.A. from Bard College. The recipient of critical acclaim for his recent films, videos, and projected animations, in the past year Chan has presented his work in group shows/screenings at the 2006 Whitney Biennial, the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the 54th Carnegie International in Pittsburgh, and the 8th Biennale d'Art Contemporain de Lyon, France. He has completed several solo projects at the Hammer Museum, UCLA and the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, among myriad other venues. This will be Chan's first solo museum exhibition.
