‘ghostwriting’ by tsang kin-wah, 2007

the hong kong based artist tsang kin-wah has sent us these images of his recent exhibition at the yvon lambert gallery in new york. the show titled simply ‘tsang kin-wah’ featured two installations ‘ghostwriting’ and ‘mom dad daughter’ which, further explored his typographic style.

tsang kin wah at yvon lambert gallery ‘ghostwriting’ by tsang kin-wah, 2007

‘ghostwriting’
transparent, glossy text cut outs contain tsang’s thoughts on issues such as racial discrimination and terrorism,
and are arranged around the front gallery’s walls, beams and floor. through employing text, painting and lighting
to create work that relates to our contemporary environment, at once exposing and obscuring the strains of anger,
fear and extreme emotion that run through it. patterns of light create tensions of visibility and invisibility, evoking
the emotions that are present in our surroundings, often unseen but palpably felt.’ yvon lambert gallery

tsang kin wah at yvon lambert gallery detail of ‘ghostwriting’ by tsang kin-wah, 2007

tsang kin wah at yvon lambert gallery tsang kin-wah at the installation of of ‘ghostwriting’ at the yvon lambert gallery, 2007

tsang kin wah at yvon lambert gallery detail of ‘ghostwriting’ by tsang kin-wah, 2007

tsang kin wah at yvon lambert gallery view to ‘mom dad daughter’ installation by tsang kin-wah, 2007

‘mom dad daughter’
‘the walls of the second gallery have been covered with traditional chinese lotus patterns in soothing blue and pink,
a pattern that repeats in accompanying paintings. while the lotus flower is closely associated with buddhism in the
east to symbolize purity, upon closer inspection tsang’s flowers spell out…

tsang kin wah at yvon lambert gallery ‘mom dad daughter’ installation by tsang kin-wah, 2007

pornographic texts. the language itself is abstracted and concealed in the cartoonish manner in which it
is often seen, leaving little distance between the ‘dirty’ and the ‘pure.’ tsang questions the concealed
and revealed nature of society through a visual relation to environment, where the viewer may
simultaneously act as voyeur and explorer by observing private space.’ yvon lambert gallery

tsang kin wah at yvon lambert gallery detail of ‘mom dad daughter’ installation by tsang kin-wah, 2007

tsang kin wah at yvon lambert gallery detail of ‘mom dad daughter’ installation by tsang kin-wah, 2007

you can see a video of the show here ____________________________________________________________________________________________

related links: tsang kin-wah’s website yvon lambert gallery website tsang kin-wah ‘f-ing t-shirt’ for designboom designboom contemporary: ‘tsang kin-wah’ (2005)