Paul Chan

Hong Kong | 1973

Paul Chan is a Hong Kong Asian Modern & Contemporary artist who was born in 1973. Their work is currently being shown at multiple venues like Art Gallery of New South Wales in Sydney. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Astrup Fearnley Museet have featured Paul Chan's work in the past.Paul Chan's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 563 USD to 32,500 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 2017 the record price for this artist at auction is 32,500 USD for Worldwide Trash (Thanks for Nothing Hegel), sold at Phillips New York in 2018. Paul Chan has been featured in articles for ArtDaily, Hyperallergic and ARTFORUM. The most recent article is Massimiliano Gioni and Daniel Birnbaum on Dream Machines written for Ocula in July 2023.

The Libertine Reader (P. 88) - Paul Chan

The Libertine Reader (P. 88), 2011

Screenprint in colors, on natural woven rayon cloth with foil stamping, mounted on wooden frame (as issued).

25 1/8 x 16 1/2 x 3

Opus at 7:00 a.m., 2006

paper collage on paper

43.2 x 35.6 cm. 17 x 14 in.

Black Republican 2, 2007

Styrofoam, paper, cardboard and glue

48 1/4 x 48 1/4 in.

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At Auction

Recent Auction Results

Maps for the Future I (Flirting)], from Alternumerics

By Paul Chan

+255%

above mid-estimate

Phillips New York

Triosophia

By Paul Chan

Sotheby's New York

After Oh Monica, 2008

By Paul Chan

Venduehuis der Notarissen

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Current Exhibitions

Promenade: Flowers And Figuration In The Marieluise Hessel Collection

CCS Bard, Hessel Museum of Art

Annandale On Hudson | New York | USA

Apr 06,2024 - May 26,2024

Paul Chan: Breathers

CAM, Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis

St. Louis | Missouri | USA

Mar 08,2024 - Aug 11,2024

What Does the Jukebox Dream Of?

Art Gallery of New South Wales

Sydney | Australia

Mar 09,2024 - Sep 22,2024

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Articles

Massimiliano Gioni and Daniel Birnbaum on Dream Machines

Ocula 13/07/2023

Perched on a seaside cliff by a winding road, just a stone's throw from Hydra's port, stands a former slaughterhouse.

Astrup Fearnley Museet Celebrates 30 Year Anniversary with 'Before Tomorrow'

ArtDaily 24/06/2023

Astrup Fearnley Museet just celebrated its thirtieth anniversary this 2023.

Hundreds Sign Petition in Support of Artist Shellyne Rodriguez

Hyperallergic 09/06/2023

Scholars and artists accuse Hunter College and the School of Visual Arts of “craven hypocrisy” for firing Rodriguez as she faced vicious right-wing media attacks.

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Coverage

“ .. Known for innovations in new media, which often examine contemporary issues through the lens of classical philosophy, Paul Chan is an artist, writer and publisher who practices political and cultural... ”
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The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

“ ..Founded in 2010 as a publisher of books, e-books, and various other formats, Badlands has become an integral part of Chan’s work and operates as a platform for experimental projects by artists and writers... ”
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Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

“ ..Chan mixes images of simple beauty with traumatic memories from 9/11 and illuminating quotations from art history... ”
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New Museum, New York

“ ..nt and powerfully declares the writer’s stand against racism and discrimination.” Pillowsophia—a hollow nylon armature activated by industrial fans at its base—follows a series of recent works by Chan,... ”
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The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts