Continually exploring the possibilities of ink, Wesley Tongson created exquisite pictures of mountains and flora, painting many of them largely with his fingers. “Wesley Tongson: The Journey,” an ...
Wesley Tongson, "Untitled," from the Mountains of Heaven series (2000), ink and color on board, 28 3/8 x 38 3/8 inches (all images courtesy BAMPFA, gift of Lilia and Kenneth Tongson) BERKELEY, CA — ...
Drawn from the M+ Collections, Shanshui: Echoes and Signals explores the complex connections between landscape and humanity in our post-industrial and increasingly virtual world.
On the opening night of “Wesley Tongson: The Journey,” the late artist’s sister, Cynthia Tongson, surveyed the gathered crowd and smiled. A certain satisfaction emanated from her smartly clad figure, ...
Spiritual Mountains debuts a recent gift to BAMPFA of eleven paintings by the Hong Kong artist Wesley Tongson (1957-2012). His work draws heavily on traditional Chinese painting techniques and ...
When the late Hong Kong artist Wesley Tongson was 15, he persuaded his parents to send him to Vancouver Island, off Canada’s Pacific Coast, to attend boarding school. About three months later, he ...
Evening Book Launch & Talk by Catherine MAUDSLEY, Curator of “Wesley Tongson –The Journey” Exhibition, & conversation with Tina PANG and Cynthia TONGSON Curator Catherine Maudsley will begin this ...
Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco presents the first US solo exhibition in over 20 years of Hong Kong ink artist Wesley Tongson, who is now recognized as a profound voice in contemporary ink.
Drawn from the M+ Collections, Shanshui: Echoes and Signals explores the complex connections between landscape and humanity in our post-industrial and increasingly virtual world. M+, Asia’s first ...
At BAMPFA, Tongson’s paintings hang alongside works from the museum’s collection of traditional Chinese ink paintings. Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Hyperallergic is a forum for serious, playful, and ...