Biography

Pak Sheung Chuen (白雙全) 

Pak Sheung Chuen was born in 1977 in Fujian (China) and immigrated to Hong Kong in 1984, Pak Sheung Chuen currently lives and works in Hong Kong. He obtained his B.A. degree in Fine Arts and Theology from Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2002. One of the most promising conceptual and performance artists working today, Pak’s practice often deals with and reflects upon the contradicting absurdness and ordinariness of everyday life in a poetic and humorous nature, thus creating a critical yet poignant sentiment for its viewers. His works was published in a local newspaper Ming Pao almost weekly 2003-07. Pak was awarded the Overseas Exchange Prize (Chinese Performance Art) by the Macao Museum of Art in 2005 and 2008 respectively, the Lee Hysan Foundation Fellowship by the Asian Cultural Council in 2006. Pak authored ODD ONE IN: Hong Kong Diary, ODD ONE IN II: Invisible Travel, and See Walk What on 1 July.

Pak has participated in numerous international exhibitions, including Taipei Biennial (2010 and 2012), Biennale Cuvee 10 (2010), 3rd Yokohama Triennial (2008), 3rd Guangzhou Triennial (2008), China Power Station: Part 2 (2007) and 6th Busan Biennale (2006). His solo exhibition Page 22 is permanently installed in New York’s 58th Street Branch Library. His artworks were collected by Tate Modern Museum, Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art etc. He is the core member of 2nd Floor 5 Sons Studio. He represented Hong Kong in 2009, the 53rd Venice Biennale. In Almanac 2011, Art Asia Pacific selected Pak as one of 5 Outstanding Artists and Promising Figure for 2011. In 2012, his exhibition Left & Right, Blue & Sky got the best stand prize in Frieze London. At the same year, he got the Best Artist Award in the Chinese Contemporary Art Awards (CCAA) 2012. He got the Best Artist Award in Hong Kong by the HKADC in 2013.  
 
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Pak's artwork and interview in newspaper
白雙全在明報的作品及訪問
 
白雙全1977年生於中國福建,1984年移居香港。2002年畢業於香港中文大學藝術系,副修神學。從事攝影、繪畫及概念藝術創作,作品關於人與人與城市和自然之間的感通。喜歡豐子愷的漫畫,陳百強的歌,喜歡旅行。他的作品多發表於星期日《明報》的專欄(2003-2007)。他曾出版《單身看II:與視覺無關的旅行》、《單身看:香港生活雜記》和《七一孖你遊香港》。2005年及2008年他獲澳門藝術博物館頒發「行為藝術獎」,2006年獲亞洲文化協會頒發「利希慎基金」赴紐約創作一年。

他曾參與「台北雙年展2010、2012」、「Cuvee雙年展2010」、「橫濱三年展2008」、「廣州三年展2008」、「釜山雙年展2006」、「中國電站II」等重要展覽。他的個展「第22頁」是一件永久收藏在紐約58街公共圖書館的作品。他的作品獲國際美術館如Tate Modern和Astrup Fearnley Museum等收藏。他是二樓五仔工作室核心成員。2009年他代表香港參加第53屆威尼斯雙年展。他在Art Asian Pacific的《2011年鑑》被選5 名年度最傑出及有展望的亞太藝術家之一。2012年他憑展覽「左與右/藍與天」獲得Frieze London的全場最佳展位,同年獲得中國當代藝術獎(CCAA)2012的最佳藝術家獎,2013年收獲香港藝術發展局頒發年度香港最佳藝術家獎。個人網站:www.oneeyeman.com
 
 
Two books by Tozer Pak
白雙全出版的兩本書