News

2008

August 2008

"The Corn Maiden" animations now online

I made three short animations for this multimedia theater show. These are probably the most normal animations I've ever done! Now it's time to go back to my dark, dark cave. Check back for more updates.

 

"The Necrophiliacs" trailer

It's been a busy and interesting summer. I've been working on a play for the Fringe Festival called "The Corn Maiden" which I will post soon. I'm also in the process of revising this website, updating my resume, uploading new work, creating archives of old work, etc.. I plan to post new films and update my blog more often so definitely check it out.

My new animation film "The Necrophiliacs" is still a work in progress. Here's a little preview of what's to come:

 

July 2008

"Dear Lori" and "Kill John Wayne" reviewed!

Read the review here on Badlit.com: http://www.badlit.com/?p=968

 

May 2008

New video "Dear Lori" now online

I hope everybody is well. I finally graduated from Cooper Union!

One of the videos from my senior show can now be seen online on the film/video page. It was great fun working with the talented young actress Kay Copeland.“Dear Lori” combines both original and found footage to explore Jessica Lynch's friendship with her best friend Lori Piestewa, personal and collective memory, the media, women in war, and the notion of nationhood.

More films will be posted soon. Check my blog for sporadic updates.

 

April 2008

Senior Thesis Show

"Dear Jessica and other war narratives". April 15th-April 19th, 2008.

Opening Reception: Tuesday April 15th, 6 to 8 p.m.

Cooper Union, Great Hall Gallery. Gallery Hours: 11 a.m.- 7 p.m. 7 East 7th Street, New York, NY 10003

If you're in town, feel free to drop by the show!

 

January 2008

Happy New Year! Sorry about the lack of updates this past semester. The first part of senior year is over! I've been working and researching for my senior show next year. I may not be able to update the website until May, but please check my blog for daily thoughts and progress.

 

Screen Capricious

My video "Tongue-tied" was included in Screen Capricious, a collection of short films published by Capricious magazine. Visit their website here.

 

New sound art section

This past semester I have been experimenting with sound as a medium and using it in an installation environment. Please visit the new section to see my new projects. More will be added soon.

Film previews

These are stills from my new animation film "The Necrophiliacs", which will be completed next year. The film explores Western medicine's representation of the human body in anatomy books.

 

New drawings

I added a new series called "The Necrophiliacs" on the drawing page. These drawings inspired the animation. More will be added soon.

 

New links and resume

I have added new links of friends and interesting sites on the contact/links page. I also included my resume on the about page.

Film Festivals

My films "Kill John Wayne" and "Tongue-tied" have been showing in film festivals around the country. The full list and links can be found in the film/video and animation section. Here's a partial listing (roll over for links):

 

2007

May 11, 2007

My video "Tongue-tied" was shown at the screening Spark Video held at Spark Contemporary Art Space in Syracuse, New York. The last Spark Video event of the spring 2007 season. Click here for website.

 

May 2007

The school semester is finally over. I have made several updates and changes to the website.

May 9, 2007

Drawings published in Head Magazine issue #45, based in the United Kingdom. Click here.

 

New blog

I decided to start a blog which will contain regular updates on projects, previews on videos, daily thoughts, my thought processes, etc.

Please click on the link to the left or visit the blog itself:

www.vivwong.blogspot.com

 

New animation section

I began to do animation this semester and I have made a new film called "Kill John Wayne". Referencing his 1968 film "The Green Berets", John Wayne meets his own "Heart of Darkness" and engages with history in interesting ways.

 

New video

A new video called "Goodbye Horses" was added to the film/video page. It is a meditation on the physical body and investigates the eroticization of violence.

 

 

April 2007

I have updated the film/video page with a new video called "Push-ups", which explores ideas such as the male spectacle, autoeroticism, and necrophilia in military culture.

More videos and animations will be posted soon. Large size film stills will also be coming soon. Thanks.

 

March 19th, 2007

"Reflections in War, Visions for Peace: Artist Perspectives on Four War Years"

Busboy and Poets, Langston Room in Washington D.C., 6-9 p.m..

Fourth year anniversary since the Iraq War began.

A gallery event sponsored by Institute for Policy Studies, Code Pink, Iraq Veterans Against the War, Military Families Speak Out, Busboy and Poets, D.C. Poets Against the War, and Iraqi Voices for Peace.

My drawings are included in the show along with art works by Iraq War veterans. Click here for website.

 

March 2007

The semester has been crazy so I have not been able to upload new work. New videos, animations, photos, and drawings will be uploaded in May.

Meanwhile, I have updated my film/video page with a new video "Tongue-tied" from this current semester. Go check it out.

More will be coming soon. Thanks for visiting.

 

Upcoming Publications:

Head Magazine

Blank Issue 4

 

March 2-April 7, 2007

Fette's gallery, Los Angeles

Octagon + Personal Effects

bas louter solo show
+ isabelle boinot, john copeland, christopher davison, sacha eckes, andy gilmore, maureen gubia, mel kadel, steven le priol,
susanne mewing, nicola pecoraro, frédéric poincelet and vivian wong.

3 of my drawings are included in a group show about national identity.

Click here for installation views.

January 2007

Happy New Year! I've updated my website with new works, including films and videos. I decided to organize some of the work by projects rather than mediums. The new school semester is coming up so I'm going to disappear for a while. Check back for updates. Thanks for visiting.

My resume will be coming soon.

2006

Fall 2006

This website is still a work in progress. It will be updated over time with new projects and website design changes. The new school semester is coming up so I'll be really busy for a while.

September 6, 2006

Photography works published in the current mooncruise* issue: September Vol. 2 Issue 2.04, click here. Go check it out.

September 7, 2006

Photograph published in File Magazine: A Collection of Unexpected Photography, click here.

September 8, 2006

Photographs published in Art Bureau, click here.

September 28, 2006

Photographs published in JHON?17, click here. Go check it out.

October 12, 2006

Photographic works included in the Aesthetica Magazine Art Exhibition at "Gateway to the Quarter" in York, England. On view from October 1 to October 31, 2006.

November 2006

I apologize for the lack of updates on my recent work. The semester at school has been crazy and I have done a ton of new work. New projects (including films and videos) and website design changes will be posted after the new year. Thanks for visiting.

November 21, 2006

Featured as the thirty-second artist in the e-zine "anything i like". Drawings and photographs are shown along with an interview, click here.