SAMSON YOUNG

b. 1979, Hong Kong

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Samson Young Biography

Samson Young’s (b. 1979) practice straddles sound performances, installation, video and drawing. Recent solo exhibitions include SMART Museum Chicago; Hong Kong Visual Arts Center, HK; Talbot Rice Gallery, Edinburgh; DeAppel (duo solo with Steffani Jemison), Amsterdam (all 2019); M+ Pavilion HK (2018); Hong Kong Pavilion, Venice Biennial (2017); Kunsthalle Dusseldorf (2016); Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art (2015) amongst others. Young holds a Ph. D. in Music Composition, Princeton University (2013); M.Phil. in Music Composition, University of Hong Kong (2007) and a BA in Music, Philosophy and Gender Studies, University of Sydney (2002). Young lives and works in Hong Kong.

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Samson YoungGrids offcuts 1 by Samson Young contemporary artwork painting works on paper

Samson Young Samson YoungGrids (offcuts) #1, 2021 Watercolour, colour pencil, ink, soft pastel, and stamps on paper
17.8 x 25.9 cm
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Samson YoungGrids offcuts 2 by Samson Young contemporary artwork painting works on paper

Samson Young Samson YoungGrids (offcuts) #2, 2021 Watercolour, colour pencil, ink, soft pastel, and stamps on paper
17.8 x 25.9 cm
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Samson YoungGrids offcuts 3 by Samson Young contemporary artwork painting works on paper

Samson Young Samson YoungGrids (offcuts) #3, 2021 Watercolour, colour pencil, ink, soft pastel, and stamps on paper
17.8 x 25.9 cm
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Samson YoungGrids offcuts 4 by Samson Young contemporary artwork painting works on paper

Samson Young Samson YoungGrids (offcuts) #4, 2021 Watercolour, colour pencil, ink, soft pastel, and stamps on paper
17.8 x 25.9 cm
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28-08-2020 forking paths and bodies-packing by Samson Young contemporary artwork drawing works on paper

Samson Young 28-08-2020 (forking paths and bodies-packing), 2020 Colour pencil, ink, stamps, and soft pastel on paper
7 x 10 inches
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28-05-20 the dao binds us by Samson Young contemporary artwork drawing works on paper

Samson Young 28-05-20 (the dao binds us), 2020 Colour pencil, ink, stamps and soft pastel on paper
7 x 10 inches
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13-07-2020 shape held at a meeting by Samson Young contemporary artwork drawing painting works on paper

Samson Young 13-07-2020 (shape held at a meeting), 2020 Colour pencil, ink, stamps and soft pastel on paper
7 x 10 inches
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How it feels to me by Samson Young contemporary artwork drawing painting works on paper

Samson Young How it feels to me, 2021 Colour pencil, ink, stamps and soft pastel on paper
7 x 10 inches
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Contemporary art exhibition Group Exhibition In Between the Notes at Experimenter Ballygunge Place Kolkata India

Group Exhibition In Between the Notes Experimenter 25 August–14 October 2023
Ballygunge Place, Kolkata

Contemporary art exhibition Samson Young Available Forms at Experimenter Ballygunge Place Kolkata India

Samson Young Available Forms Experimenter 27 November 2019–4 January 2020
Ballygunge Place, Kolkata

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Contemporary art exhibition Group Exhibition Wayfarer of Fire at Kiang Malingue Hong Kong

Group Exhibition Wayfarer of Fire Kiang Malingue 11 September–14 November 2026
Hong Kong

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We Are the World as performed by the HK Federation of Trade Unions Choir Muted Situation 21 by Samson Young contemporary artwork moving image

Samson Young We Are the World, as performed by the HK Federation of Trade Unions Choir (Muted Situation #21), 2017 Video, 5 minutes 26 seconds, and 8-channel sound installation Performed by the Kwan Sing Choir ，526，8
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Often easy sometimes impossible feat. William Lane by Samson Young contemporary artwork moving image

Samson Young Often easy, sometimes impossible (feat. William Lane), 2021-2022 2-channel video with stereo sound (composition for viola, synthesised glass harmonica, and triangle), 17 min 03 sec; repurposed recording isolation booth, dimensions variable; repurposed piano and electronic bow, dimensions variable
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Asemic writing by Samson Young contemporary artwork works on paper

Samson Young Asemic writing, 2020 Soft pastel, pencil, and colour pencil on paper
100 x 70 cm
110 x 80 x 5 cm (incl frame) Kiang Malingue Request Price & Availability

My car makes noises 4 a symphony of MURICA by Samson Young contemporary artwork works on paper

Samson Young My car makes noises #4 (a symphony of MURICA), 2018 Ink on paper
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News 24 Galleries Will Join Art Basel in Switzerland for the First Time in 2021 Sam Gaskin Rebuilding after a tough 2020, the new participants come from near and far, including Milan, Pristina, Hong Kong, and Buenos Aires.

News Angela Su to Represent Hong Kong at Venice Biennale 2022 Sam Gaskin Su is known for works that explore medical science and other ways humanity intersects with technology.

Spotlight Advisory Selections from Art Basel OVR: Portals Rory Mitchell Ocula Advisory present a selection of highlights on view in OVR: Portals—the first curator‑led edition of Art Basel’s Online Viewing Rooms.

Opinion Samson Young at Capitain Petzel Rory Mitchell Samson Young’s latest sculpture traverses physical and digital realms.

Spotlight Gallery Weekend Berlin: Shows to See in 2021 Tessa Moldan Ocula Magazine selects 12 exhibition highlights from the 17th Gallery Weekend Berlin, running between 30 April and 2 May 2021.

Conversation Patrick Sun: Collecting with Pride Stephanie Bailey Patrick Sun, founder of the LGBTQ‑focused Sunpride Foundation, reflects on what he has learned in the process of developing an institution that aims to broaden perspectives surrounding identity in Asia.

News Samson Young Wins HK $500,000 Sigg Prize Sam Gaskin The prize recognises outstanding artistic practice in Greater China, including Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Conversation RoseLee Goldberg: Performance Then and Now Fawz Kabra RoseLee Goldberg discusses the history of performance art and her ongoing support of artists in realising ambitious live performance work through the Performa Biennial, which is set to launch its eighth edition in New York on 1 November.

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