WU TSANG

b. 1982, United States

Wu Tsang Biography

Wu Tsang is an artist, performer and filmmaker. Her films, performances, and installations have been presented at museums and film festivals internationally. Tsang’s first feature WILDNESS (2012) premiered at MoMA’s Documentary Fortnight and won the Grand Jury Prize for Documentary at OUTFEST Los Angeles.

Her recent short YOU’RE DEAD TO ME premiered on PBS and won the 2014 Imagen Award for Best Short. Tsang has presented projects at the Tate Modern (London), the Stedelijk Museum (Amsterdam), the Whitney Museum and the New Museum (New York), the Hammer Museum and MOCA (Los Angeles), Gwangju Biennial (South Korea), Liverpool Biennial (UK), and the 2012 Whitney Biennial (New York). Tsang is a 2014 Rockerfeller Bellagio Creative Arts Fellow and a 2015 Creative Capital Fellow.

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Wu Tsang, Anthem (2021). Colour video, with sound, fabric, and carpet. Dimensions variable. Exhibition view: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York (23 July–6 September 2021). Commissioned with funds contributed by the Asian Art Circle and Susy and Jack Wadsworth and through prior gifts of Thomas Messer, James J. Hanafy, John G. Powers Fund, Alice Crocker, Nina Bleiberg-Rudel, and Dr. Vance Kondon 2021. © Wu Tsang. Rendering by Lucie Rebeyrol. Courtesy © Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. Photo: David Heald.
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Wu Tsang, Anthem (2021). Colour video, with sound, fabric, and carpet. Dimensions variable. Exhibition view: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York (23 July–6 September 2021). Commissioned with funds contributed by the Asian Art Circle and Susy and Jack Wadsworth and through prior gifts of Thomas Messer, James J. Hanafy, John G. Powers Fund, Alice Crocker, Nina Bleiberg-Rudel, and Dr. Vance Kondon 2021.4 © Wu Tsang. Rendering by Lucie Rebeyrol. Courtesy © Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. Photo: David Heald.
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Wu Tsang, Duilian (2016). Exhibition view, Wu Tsang. Courtesy of the artist and Spring Workshop, Hong Kong. Photo: MC.
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Wu Tsang, Duilian (2016). Courtesy of the artist, Spring Workshop, Hong Kong and Galerie Isabella Bortolozzi, Berlin.
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Spotlight The Hartwig Art Foundation Steps into the Fold Nadine Khalil The Netherlands‑based foundation embarks on a shape‑shifting model for private museums, supporting the development of major works by artists like Wu Tsang and Julien Creuzet.

Spotlight Must-See Events at Melbourne's Rising Festival Misong Kim and Tim Stone From 7 to 18 June, Naarm (Melbourne) hosts RISING festival. Highlights include unmissable artworks by Julian Rosefeldt, Wu Tsang, and Geumhyung Jeong, and an immersive exhibition by 30 First Peoples artists and collectives.

News Venice Biennale 2022 to Reframe Art History as a Story of ‘Symbiosis, Solidarity, and Sisterhood’ Sam Gaskin The event’s main exhibition will explore the representation of bodies and their connections with technologies and the Earth.

Spotlight Gallery Weekend Berlin: Shows to See in 2021 Elaine YJ Zheng Gallery Weekend Berlin launches its second event of the year with galleries presenting artists whose work is lesser known to the broader public.

Spotlight Wu Tsang's Anthem Calls All Lovers Stephanie Bailey Wu Tsang is bringing her Guggenheim homage to singer, composer, and transgender activist Beverly Glenn‑Copeland to Berlin.

News How the Seventh Athens Biennale Would Queer History Itself Sam Gaskin Artists participating in the event include Cajsa von Zeipel, Zanele Muholi, and Samson Kambalu.

News Black Lives Matter Tops ArtReview Power 100 in 2020 Sam Gaskin The list remains overwhelmingly dominated by people, institutions and movements in the Western world.

Spotlight Sharjah Biennial 14: Leaving the Echo Chamber Stephanie Bailey Sharjah Biennial 14: Leaving the Echo Chamber (7 March–10 June 2019) features over 80 artists and more than 60 new commissions in three exhibitions, each organised by a different curator: Zoe Butt, Omar Kholeif, and Claire Tancons.

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