#leewen

[hemanchong]

Scenes from my 2004 solo show #SnoreLouderIfYouCan @the_substation featuring a work of mine entitled #SMOKINGISONLYPERMITTEDINTHEYELLOWBOX. It is of course a major reference to these painted boxes within military camps in #Singapore where these are the only places within the camps that you can smoke in. I was very lucky that #TheSubstationGallery was going to have a major renovation after my show so I could 100% totally trash it without having to clean up haha. Believe or not, back in 2004, you can still smoke in airconditioned spaces. Lots of people turned up to smoke in the gallery which made Mrs Chua so angry. The biggest fan of the show is #LeeWen who loved the fact that I was finally being somewhat political with my work. Goodbye, Substation. See you soon. Somehow. #SingaporeArtHistories #HemanChong (at The Substation) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRqGsc9lAV8/?utm_medium=tumblr

[hemanchong]

It was nice hanging out with you that one summer in #Berlin in #2005, dear #LeeWen. It was the first time I had a camera in my phone and you were noticeably annoyed with me taking a photo of you with it. What’s that, man? you asked. Camera la, I replied. Why you take my picture? you asked. It’s just a picture la, I replied. I’m sorry I was a terrible friend to you. I never once saw you when you got really ill. It’s really hard for me to be around sickness after 2 years of working as a medic in the army. Rest in peace, dear friend. I will always remember our days and nights in Berlin, in #Tokyo, in #Singapore. (at Bateau Ivre) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-cbuwNF4eD/?igshid=1d0u45vj5canx

[hemanchong]

It was #1999 and this was before we even had a #SingaporeBiennale. #NokiaSingaporeArt @singaporeartmuseum was more or less a kind of prototype for the #Biennale. I met many artists because of our involvement with this show, including #LeeWen, #HoTzuNyen, #JasonLim, #JohnLoh and many many others. Seems like a million years ago. Curated by #AhmadMashadi #SingaporeArtMuseum (at National Gallery Singapore) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1spLRnFdUq/?igshid=19ux03pnhyc21

[alejandrachaparroo-blog]

Lee Wen (1957–2019)

Lee Wen, a Singaporean performance artist, writer, and organizer whose work traces themes of European colonialism and the modernization of his home country, died last Monday of a lung infection, reports the Straits Times. He was sixty-one years old. Lee was perhaps best known for his “Journey of a Yellow Man” series, 1992–2012. He worked as a computer operator and an officer in banking and logistics before quitting to pursue his art career full time in 1987, which also included involvement in various artist groups such as The Artists Village and the Black Market International performance arts

“Why do I still paint myself yellow? Yellow is the color of the sun, the color of the moon, the color of the river that runs in the old country . . . It is also the color of the persecuted and the oppressed.” -Lee Wen (Artist)

[hemanchong]

#Goodbye #LeeWen (at Independent Archive & Resource Centre) https://www.instagram.com/p/BukrPxklcNE/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1owqwk0otbfuc

[oursg50wishes]

LEE WEN | Artist

I want to run, so I can fly. I want to fly up to the sky to be with you.

[who-wore-it-better]

Lee Wen Ping Pong Go Round  ::  Laurent Perbos Circular Ping Pong