Paul Wong Movies

  • 2007
    Perfect Day

    Perfect Day

    Perfect Day

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    The artist records himself at home proudly indulging in the happiness of a drug (heroin and cocaine) inspired perfect day. The music of Lou Reed:...

    Perfect Day
  • 1995
    Miss Chinatown

    Miss Chinatown

    Miss Chinatown

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    Miss Chinatown juxtaposes the views of eight subjects against the background image of a beauty pageant: the Miss Chinese-Vancouver 1996. The...

    Miss Chinatown
  • 2011
    The Hotel

    The Hotel

    The Hotel

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    The Hotel featured 12 site-specific performances and art installations created by Wong, which wowed the thousands who attended. This 17-minute video...

    The Hotel
  • 1981
    '4'

    '4'

    '4'

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    ’4′ originated as a collaborative performance by Deborah Fong, Carol Hackett, Annastacia McDonald and Jeanette Reinhardt as the S.S....

    '4'
  • 1976
    Rock Garden

    Rock Garden

    Rock Garden

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    A two-channel installation from the Modern Television Loop series. Rock Garden shows two continuous shots of stone piles. On one monitor we see a...

    Rock Garden
  • 2010
    Scorched

    Scorched

    Scorched

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    In picture-in-picture style Wong has structured four recordings made in the Sonoran and Mojave deserts of Southern California. Recorded in the...

    Scorched
  • 2009
    2 Hot 2 Handle

    2 Hot 2 Handle

    2 Hot 2 Handle

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    On the right stills and video of the 2009 Canadian Rockies International Rodeo in Strathmore, Alberta. On the left stills and titles/text of rodeo...

    2 Hot 2 Handle
  • 2010
    Enter the Dragon 1973-2008

    Enter the Dragon 1973-2008

    Enter the Dragon 1973-2008

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    Two seminal moments of recent media history are presented side by side. The closing scene from the film Enter The Dragon* starring Bruce Lee are...

    Enter the Dragon 1973-2008
  • 1978
    Asteroid

    Asteroid

    Asteroid

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    A made for the camera video collaboration with Steve Paxton, a unique pas de deux between videographer and dancer.

    Asteroid
  • 1977
    7 Day Activity

    7 Day Activity

    7 Day Activity

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    Early colour video recorded on ½ in. Part of The Mainstreet Tapes (1976-1980) a series of autobiographic tapes documenting Wong & friends...

    7 Day Activity
  • 2010
    Mahjong

    Mahjong

    Mahjong

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    "Paul Wong’s Mahjong is rooted in the visual and oral sensuality of the game–the saturated colours of green in the game pieces and table...

    Mahjong
  • 2010
    Easter Parade

    Easter Parade

    Easter Parade

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    Icon of Jesus is marched through town in the days leading up to Easter.

    Easter Parade
  • 2010
    Ross, Kay, and Elsie

    Ross, Kay, and Elsie

    Ross, Kay, and Elsie

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    Friends and family members buried and cremated at Mountain View Cemetery. Ross Charles Haynes (1981-2000). Katherine Alma Erickson (1918-2003). Elsie...

    Ross, Kay, and Elsie
  • 2010
    Ooooo Canada

    Ooooo Canada

    Ooooo Canada

    02010HD

    Ooooo Canada is a 30-minute edited version presenting highlights from the five-hour live webcast on February 13,2010. Ooooo Canada was the first in...

    Ooooo Canada
  • 2010
    Little Big Horn

    Little Big Horn

    Little Big Horn

    02010HD

    Custer’s Last Stand. Sitting Bull Wins. Recorded in South Dakota.

    Little Big Horn
  • 1995
    Mixed Messages

    Mixed Messages

    Mixed Messages

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    Mixed Messages is a work that addresses the issues of race and sexuality. This mixed media installation consists of three life size photographs of...

    Mixed Messages
  • 2010
    Joshua Tree

    Joshua Tree

    Joshua Tree

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    Projected onto 8’ weather balloon. Recorded at Joshua Tree National Park. Part of the Scorched series.

    Joshua Tree
  • 2010
    Round Trip

    Round Trip

    Round Trip

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    Recorded in Vancouver, Round Trip takes you on a car ride that starts on Main Street, goes through downtown, the west end, Stanley Park, and then...

    Round Trip
  • 2010
    Save the Queen

    Save the Queen

    Save the Queen

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    Installation featuring flowing, erupting, bubbling lava projected on water, rocks and Koi fish.

    Save the Queen
  • 2010
    Vigil 5.4

    Vigil 5.4

    Vigil 5.4

    02010HD

    At the 2002 Talking Stick Festival in Vancouver Paul Wong recorded Rebecca Belmore’s performance VIGIL. The unedited document and excerpts have...

    Vigil 5.4