John Clang
John Clang is a photographer/visual artist. He was born in Singapore in 1973, and lives and works in New York and Singapore. Clang’s work is exhibited in galleries and museums worldwide.[1][2][3] In 2009, he has his first gallery representation by 2902 Gallery and Singapore Art Museum acquired his artwork as part of their permanent collection.[4]
Early years
Clang was born Ang Choon Leng （汪春龙）in Singapore. He earned his moniker while in the National Service in Singapore as his badge read C L Ang.[5] At age 17 he enrolled in Lasalle College of the Arts in Singapore to study fine arts but left after six months to assist a fine-art photographer named Chua Soo Bin, who is the Cultural Medallion recipient in 1988.[6]
Exhibitions
Selected solo exhibitions
- 2001 Backs, DVF studio, New York, USA
- 2003 They Were in Color: Jun 4 2001 – Jan 27 2002, Galerie Colette, Paris, France
- 2003 Fear of Losing the Existence, Bank Art Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
- 2004 Clang. A Self Portrait, Jendela Gallery/The Esplanade, Singapore
- 2007 Clang: A White Book, The Substation, Singapore
- 2010 Con(Front), 2902 Gallery, Singapore[7]
Selected group exhibitions
- 1993 Critical Framework, 5th Passage Gallery, Singapore
- 2002 Porn?, Proud Galleries, London, UK
- 2002 Fascination, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore
- 2009 (super)natural, The Tobacco Warehouse, Brooklyn, New York, USA[8]
- 2009 TransportAsian, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore
- 2010 Through the Looking Glass, Annexe Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- 2010 Through the Looking Glass, 2902 Gallery, Singapore
- 2010 HIDEntities, mc2gallery, Milan, Italy
- 2010 2nd Dali International Photography Festival, Human : Nature, Dali, Yunan, China
- 2010 Human Faces, National Museum of Singapore, Singapore[9]
- 2010 The 2010 Sovereign Asian Art Prize, Artspace@Helutrans, Singapore
- 2011 The Open Daybook Exhibition, Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions (LACE), Los Angeles, USA
- 2011 ANGSANA: Southeast Asian Photographers Taking Flight, 2902 Gallery, Singapore
- 2011 The 2010 Sovereign Asian Art Prize, The Rotunda, Exchange Square (Hong Kong), Hong Kong
Awards
On Nov 19, 2010, John Clang became the first photographer in Singapore to receive the Designer of the Year award at the annual President's Design Award. The President's Design Award is the most prestigious design accolade in Singapore.[10][11]
He was one of the 30 finalists for the Sovereign Asian Art Prize 2010.[12] He was also one of the 3 finalists of the ICON de Martell Cordon Bleu award in 2011 and had his works exhibited as part of the 2011 Month of Photography Asia in Singapore.
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