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John Clang
Born: Singapore, 1973
Lives and works in New York & Singapore
EDUCATION
2015
Master of Arts Fine Arts, LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore - Goldsmiths, University of London, UK
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023
So this is what it feels like to be free, FOST Gallery, Singapore
2018
Of Frames and Passing Time - The Gift of a Year, DECK, Singapore
2016
The World Surrounding an Indoor Plant, FOST Gallery, Gillman Barracks, Singapore
2014
(Re)Contextualizing My Mind, Pékin Fine Arts, Hong Kong
2013
Being Together: Family & Portraits - Photographing with John Clang, National Museum of Singapore, Singapore
When I say you are dreaming, so am I, Art Stage, Singapore
2012
John Clang: Self Reflection, Pékin Fine Arts, Beijing, China
2010
(Con)Front, 2902 Gallery, Singapore
2007
Clang: A White Book, The Substation, Singapore
2004
Clang. A Self Portrait, Jendela Gallery, Singapore
2003
Fear Of Losing The Existence, Bank Art Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
They Were In Color: Jun 4 2001 – Jan 27 2002, Galerie Colette, Paris, France
2001
Backs, DVF Studio, New York, USA
1993
Critical Framework, 5th Passage Gallery, Singapore (duo-show)
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025
Sharjah Biennial 16: to carry (upcoming)
2024
An Ode to Absence, ADM Gallery, Singapore
2023
The Lie of the Land: Real, FOST Gallery, Gillman Barracks, Singapore
2021
5th Passage: In Search of Lost Time, Gajah Gallery, Singapore
FAMILY AFFAIRS. FAMILY IN CURRENT PHOTOGRAPHY, House of Photography / Deichtorhallen Hamburg, Germany
2020
Margins: drawing pictures of home, ArtScience Museum, Singapore
Come Together, FOST Gallery, Gillman Barracks, Singapore
2019
Half . Past Four, Art Wood Space Gallery, Singapore
Nature’s Playground, by Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF), Singapore Grove Colonnade in Gardens by the Bay, Singapore
2018
Görünenin Ardındaki Singapur, Pera Müzesi, Istanbul, Turkey
2017
In Praise of Shadows, ADM Gallery, Singapore
Posers II, Pékin Fine Arts, Hong Kong
The Poetics of Absence, 1X1 Art Gallery, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2016
Krísis, Bonington Gallery, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK
2015
Echoes of Anticipation, FOST Gallery, Gillman Barracks, Singapore
Urban:ness: Encountering the City, DUCTAC, Gallery of Light, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Fear of Losing the Existence, Bergdorf Goodman, New York, USA
Twentyfifteen.sg: The Exhibition By PLATFORM, Jendela (Visual Arts Space), Esplanade, Singapore
Half . Past, Art Wood Space Gallery, Singapore
I wasn't everything, Institute of Contemporary Arts, Singapore
2014
Asuntos domésticos, Sala exposiciones Diputación de Huesca, Spain
AFTERIMAGE: Contemporary Photography in Southeast Asia, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore
Anthropos New York, Sundaram Tagore Gallery, New York, USA
Family Matters, The Centre for Contemporary Culture Strozzina, Florence, Italy
2013
Ghost: The Body at the Turn of the Century, Sculpture Square, Singapore
Zoological, 2902 Gallery, Singapore
2012
W I T H ( O U T ), Brockspace, London, UK
Venti d'Oriente, mc2gallery, Milan, Italy
Paper Moon, KSU Art Museum, Keenesaw, USA
I See China, Pékin Fine Arts, Beijing, China
Crossing SEA(s), 2902 Gallery, Singapore
The 2011 Sovereign Asian Art Prize, The Sands Expo and Convention Center, Singapore
2011
Not Too Far Away, 2902 Gallery, Singapore
What's Next 30 x 30 Creative Exhibition, ArtisTree, Hong Kong
What's Next 30 x 30 Creative Exhibition, The OCT Art & Design Gallery, Shenzhen, China
NOW or NEVER, ION Art Gallery, Singapore
The 2010 Sovereign Asian Art Prize, The Rotunda, Exchange Square, Hong Kong
ANGSANA: Southeast Asian Photographers Taking Flight, 2902 Gallery, Singapore
The Open Daybook Exhibition, Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions (LACE), Los Angeles, USA
2010
The 2010 Sovereign Asian Art Prize, Artspace@Helutrans, Singapore
Human Faces, National Museum of Singapore, Singapore
2nd Dali International Photography Festival, Human : Nature, Dali, Yunan, China
HIDEntities, mc2gallery, Milan, Italy
Through The Looking Glass, 2902 Gallery, Singapore
Through The Looking Glass, Annexe Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2009
TransportAsian, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore
(super)natural, The Tobacco Warehouse, Brooklyn, New York, USA
2002
Fascination, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore
Porn?, Proud Galleries, London, UK
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2018
Lui, John. “The afterlife and fashion on screen” The Straits Times [Singapore], October 11
一鸣,王. “摄影师汪春龙把懂事留给父母” Lianhe Zaobao [Singapore], October 7
“Interview: John Clang” Pass The Popcorn [Malaysia], October 6
“Their Remaining Journey 摄影凸显想法” PIN Prestige [Singapore], September 28
亦筠,李. "知名摄影师汪春龙新片 入围鹿特丹影展" Lianhe Zaobao [Singapore], January 7
Kalsi, Jyoti. "Exploring the concept of absence" Gulf News [UAE], February 22
2016
Xu, Yvonne. "Just Images" Cubes [Singapore], Issue 82, pp. 162-163, October - November
Huang, Lijie. "An out-of-focus look at life" The Straits Times [Singapore], July 19
Ui-Hoon, Cheah, "Transcending the limits of photography" The Business Times [Singapore], July 1
Howarth, Sophie and Stephen McLaren. Family Photography Now [London: Thames & Hudson], pp. 166-169, June
Howarth, Sophie and Stephen McLaren. "Nine great family photographs" TheGuardian.com [UK], May 14
2015
"Über alle Grenzen verein" GEO WISSEN [Germany], Issue 56, pp. 24-25, November
Ong, Daphne. "Big Clang Theory" The A List [Singapore], Issue 28, p. 10, November
Ng, Natalie. "John Clang X Bynd Artisan Capsule Collection" Esquire [Singapore], October 18
Sanchez-Kozyreva, Cristina. "John Clang" Pipeline [Hong Kong], Issue 49, pp. 50-55, July - August
Ruggia, James. "The Lion City to Celebrate its 50th in the Big Apple" TravelPulse.com [USA], July 30
Tam, Ariel. “Making art in a foreign land” TODAYonline.com [Singapore], March 4
Lee, Patricia. “In Conversation: John Clang” Club 21 in conjunction with Singapore Art Week [Singapore], January 16
Ho, Pamela. “Imagine Dragon” The A List [Singapore], Issue 5, p. 26, December
Poirier, Alexander. "John Clang's The Land of My Heart" Blackwing602.com [USA], November 19
Colin, Nat. "Remembering Strangers | John Clang" InkultMagazine.com [Mexico], October 8
Wong, Kim Hoh. “Paying homage to Singapore… and the Girl” The Sunday Times [Singapore], p. 45, October 5
Phillips, Tracy. "'The Land of My Heart' - A Book Launch by John Clang" thePresentPurpose.com [Singapore], September 27
Lim, Eugene. “Brother” Secret Behavior [USA], Issue 2, pp. 50-57, September
Kray, Cédric. "John Clang Photography" TrendsNow.net [France], May 20
Wong, Kim Hoh. “Snapshots boost sense of self-worth” The Sunday Times [Singapore], p. 45, November 3
Spalding, David. “John Clang BEING TOGETHER” Photoworks Annual - Family Politics [UK], Issue 20, pp. 35-40, October
Kasai, Reiko. "重なるヴィジョンが描き出す、 ある瞬間の心象風景" PEN Magazine [Japan], Issue 345, pp. 134-135, September
Fisher, Jason Zone. "Skype. "The Family Portrait Gets a Makeover" parade.com [USA], August 23
Herma, Mariusz. "Na skajp świata" Polityka [Poland], Issue, pp. 92-95, August 12
Boersma, Valerie. "Skype: Stay Together" Adformatie.nl [The Netherlands], July 5
Merigo, Carlos. "Tecnologia gera retratos de famílias reunidas" Exame.com [Brazil], July 3
Schonauer, David. "In Focus: Skype Creates Project Based on Photog's Work" AI-AP.com [USA], June 26
Bradley, Buddy. "John Clang - Time" Collater.al [Italy], May 3
Infranca, Gabriele. "John Clang - Time" Design You Trust [online], May
"Photographs by John Clang" Juxtapoz.com [USA], April 30
""隔空”家庭照的新家坡情结" 蓝郁 [online], April 13
Yeoh, Grace. "Far Apart, Close At Heart" Campus.com.sg [Singapore], April 2
Winks, Mathias. "Photography: Myth of the Flat Earth by John Clang" WHUDAT.de [Germany], March 8
Bohr, Marco. "The Family Photograph in a Globalized World" Visual Culture Blog [online], February 25
Levasseur de la Motte, Patricia. "Being Together: Family and Portraits - Photographing with John Clang", The Philanthropic Museum [online], February 8
Wan, Clement. "Connecting Families Within a Flash" Overseas Singaporean Unit [Singapore], February 7
Martin, Mayo. “We RAT on John Clang” TODAYonline.com [Singapore], For Art’s Sake section, February 4
Wang, Yiming. ““温馨”的家 汪春龙摄影个展 在第三度空间合成” Lianhe Zaobao [Singapore], p. 10, February 2
Wong, Marcus. "The long and shot of it" Next Magazine [Singapore], pp. 18-19, February
Ho, Guo Wei. "Being Together by John Clang" PoachedMag.com [Singapore], January 29
Martin, Mayo. “Click and Clang” TODAY [Singapore], pp. 16-17, January 26
Yusof, Helmi. “A click in time” The Business Times [Singapore], January 25
Lijie, Huang. “Moved to tears by portraits” The Straits Times [Singapore], Arts LIFE! Section, p. C3, January 22
2012
Schallmaier, Frank. “Skypeportretten Familie compleet” de Volkskrant [The Netherlands], pp. 10-11, December 29
Mikocki, Lara. “designboom’s 2012 top ten: art” designboom.com [Italy], December 24
尤,文虎. “在一起” China Photo Press [China], p. 8, October 16
"Sleeping Beauty Raises Eyebrows" lomography.asia [online], September 7
Blank, Gerd. “Nur anfassen geht nicht” VIEW Magazin [Germany], pp. 56-60, September
Bridle, James. “The New Aesthetic” British Journal of Photography [UK], Volume 159, Issue 7804, pp. 66-71, September
Zhang, Katherine. "Photographs: Paper Dolls Immigrants" Open City [USA], August 23
Wang, Yiming. “在照片沉思的汪春龙” Lianhe Zaobao [Singapore], zbNOW Section, p. 1, July 27
Wang, Yiming. "在纽约傍晚六点听国歌" Lianhe Zaobao [Singapore], zbNOW (封面故事) Section, p. 2 July 27
Kurze, Caroline. "Beon Sleeps" iGNANT.de [Germany], July 23
Michon, Anabelle. “Métamorphoses optiques Ça déchire” Libération [France], p. V, July 19
Katz, Leslie. "Shooting long-distance family portraits via Skype" CNET.com [USA], June 28
Gao. "John Clang - 在⼀起" IMGII.com [China], June 27
"他们在拍什么 - John Clang, 在⼀起" Leica.org.cn [China], June 27
Mikoleizik, Sarah. “Zusammen ist man weniger allein” Süddeutsche Zeitung Magazin [Germany], June 26
"Quando só há retratos de família através do Skype" p3.publico.pt [Portugal], June 26
Nimigean, Constantin. "John Clang - Being Together" Oitzarisme.ro [Romania], June 19
"Being Together / John Clang" gooood.hk [Hong Kong], June 15
Nastasi, Alison. "Uncanny Portraits Featuring Layered, Multiple Faces" Flavorwire.com [USA], June 14
Bolduc, Leigha. "skype reunion family photo" designboom.com [Italy], June 13
Cortellucci, Romina S. "Reunited Family Portraits" Trend Hunter [Canada], June 13
Starr, Benjamin. "Family Portraits: Reunited Using Skype Video" Visual News [USA], June 11
Wong, Kim Hoh. “Same picture frame, yet miles apart” The Sunday Times [Singapore], Top News Section, p. 9, June 10
Noorata, Pinar. "New Age Family Portraits with Skype Projections" MyModernMet.com [online], June 8
On, Nok. "替分隔两地的家人拍摄全家福" Photoblog.hk [Hong Kong], June 8
Florence. "远隔千万里的全家福" Fotomen.cn [China], June 8
Jhuang, Martin. "另類但感人的全家福照片" DCView.com [online], June 8
Bosman, Julie. “Be Here Now” The New York Times Magazine [USA], pp. 54-57, June 3
Bosman, Julie. "Futuristic Family Reunions" NYTimes.com [USA], June 1
Baptiste. "John Clang" Fubiz.net [France], February 19
Hosmer, Katie. "A Montage of Time in New York" MyModernMet.com [online], February 13
Molnar, Mark. "John Clang 'Time'" MASHKULTURE.net [online], February 13
Goh, Gwyneth. ""Time" by John Clang" Hypebeast.com [online], February 11
Kurze, Caroline. "John Clang" iGNANT.de [Germany], February 10
Toh, Jason. “Remembering Strangers” Visual Culture [Singapore: Singapore Art Museum], Issue 1, pp. 16-17, January
2011
Atwell, Alis. “Circle of Confusion: John Clang” ArtAsiaPacific.com [Hong Kong], August 30
Rasid, Hafiz. “Unchartered Waters” Designare [Singapore], pp. 138-141, April
Lee, Kevin WY. “Invisible Interview: John Clang” InvisiblePhotographer.Asia [Singapore], January 28
Kew, Irene. “Frame of Mind” The Peak [Singapore], p. 102, January
2010
"50 movers and shakers of Singapore's art scene" Time Out [Singapore], December 29
林,诗慧. “一个走出 一个走入 两专才获总统设计奖” Lianhe Zaobao [Singapore], p. 14, November 20
Tay, Suan Chiang. “Photographer and architect win top design award” The Straits Times [Singapore], Prime News Section, p. A8, November 20
Subrahmanian, Madhvi. “Art Show with charity bent comes to town” The Business Times [Singapore], p. 34, October 22
Chia, Adeline. “Singapore artists vie for art prize” The Straits Times [Singapore], p. C3, October 7
Lim, Kok Boon. “(Con)Front by John Clang” boonscafe.wordpress.com [Singapore], June 15
Nanda, Akshita. “CLang-ing success” The Straits Times [Singapore], LIFE! Section, p. C2, May 31
Salamat, Hidayah. “First Person: John Clang” I-S Magazine [Singapore], May 21
Asril, Celine. “John Clang, '(Con)Front'” Time Out [Singapore], May 21
2009
Baey, Shi Chen. "Moving Images: Get serious about photography" I-S Magazine (Singapore), May 28
2007
Lim, Kok Boon. “Clang: A White Book” boonscafe.wordpress.com [Singapore], July 1
Ng, King Kang. “世界大同观 让本地摄影师汪春龙爱上纽约” Lianhe Zaobao [Singapore], zbNOW Section, p. 3, June 30
Tay, Michelle. “Colour of Money” The Straits Times [Singapore], LIFE! Section, p. 4, June 25
2004
Greer, Fergus. "John Clang", The World's Top Photographers [UK: Rotovision], pp. 22-25, October
Teo, Ginnie. “Photo opportunity” The Sunday Times [Singapore], p. L13, June 13
黄,向京. “如果人生有两条路可抵达目标 他建议年轻人选最难的路走”, Lianhe Zaobao [Singapore], zbNOW Section, April 28
2001
Diaz, Ann-Christine. "Photography: John Clang" AdAge.com [USA], November 1
Gwee, Elisabeth. “Giving it his best shoot” The Straits Times [Singapore], LIFE! Section, April 5
Ong, Soh Chin. “Shot of S’pore style in NY” The Straits Times [Singapore], LIFE! Section, p. L8, February 8
LECTURES / TALKS / WORKSHOPS
2021
Guest Speaker, School of Art, Design and Media, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
2019
Portfolio Review, Parsons the New School for Design, New York, USA
2018
Panel Discussion - Who are you? (Singapore Girl), with Koh Buck Song and Dr. Simon Obendorf, moderated by Alan Oei, The Substation, Singapore
Film Panel on Death & Spirituality in Southeast Asia - Where do we belong?, with Kamila Andini and Dr Mohamed Effendy Abdul Hamid, moderated by Zarina Muhammad, National Gallery Singapore, Singapore
Portfolio Review, DECK, Singapore
2017
Artist Talk, with Ning Chong & Mr Chong, The Culture Story, Singapore
2016
Artist Talk, hosted by North East Photo Network (NEPN), Pop Recs Ltd, Sunderland, UK
Artist Talk, in conversation with Regina (Maria) Möller, FOST Gallery, Singapore
2015
Portfolio Review, Objectifs - Centre for Photography and Film, Singapore
Artist Talk for Fine Arts Diploma level 3 students, LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore
2014
Artist Talk - The Risks of Dream Chasing, NTUC Centre, Singapore
Artist Talk & Book launch - The Land of My Heart, National Museum of Singapore, Singapore
2013
Artist Tours, National Museum of Singapore, Singapore
Artist Talk - Platform 13.2, National Museum of Singapore, Singapore
Public Lecture - Philosophy and Poetry of Lighting, National Museum of Singapore, Singapore
Public Lecture - The Process and Inspiration, National Museum of Singapore, Singapore
Masterclass with John Clang, National Museum of Singapore, Singapore
2012
Masterclass with John Clang, Objectifs - Centre for Photography and Film, Singapore
Artist Talk - On Being An Artist by 2902 Gallery, Albert Court Hotel meeting room, Singapore
Portfolio Review, Parsons the New School for Design, New York, USA
2011
Artist dialogue & Portfolio Review, Objectifs, Singapore
Artist dialogue, Pow Wow Session, A Curious Teepee, Singapore
2010
Workshop with young photographers / students @ 2902 Gallery during (Con)Front exhibition, Singapore
2004
Workshop with young photographers / students @ Jendela Gallery during Clang: A Self Portrait exhibition, Singapore
2001
Photo Plus Expo @ Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York. USA
Photo District News – Thirty Under Thirty
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Singapore Art Museum, Singapore
National Museum of Singapore, Singapore