IMA Professor Poyen Wang had a solo exhibition of work that opened on Friday January 6th at Essex Flowers on 19 Monroe Street, NYC. The exhibition is titled: Endearing Insanity named after his latest video work which is a 9-minute film using 3D Computer graphics, alongside a series of still images derived from the film. “The film takes place in a small apartment kitchen which references where the artist once lived in Brooklyn, New York. A seemingly ragged protagonist constrained in various enclosed spaces such as a cabinet, microwave, and sink, performs a monologue waiting for someone to visit. The spoken words are composed of found text from online message boards, hovering between sincerity and absurdity. A collage of sounds including liquid, wind, and drums suggests an unstable state and enhances the theatrical tension of everyday life.”
The show was called a ‘Must See’ by ArtForum.
https://essexflowers.us/POYEN-WANG
https://poyenwang.com
https://www.artforum.com/artguide/essex-flowers-12641/endearing-insanity-212507
