Chih-Chien Wang

[English follows] "Lili Fell in a Glass" fait partie d'un groupe d'œuvres inspirées de rencontres accidentelles, de gestes, de fragments de temps et de traces, d'histoire. L’évolution de la vie ou de ses états et le potentiel du récit et de l’interprétation sont au coeur de ces oeuvres. "Lilli Fell in a Glass" étire la durée de la décomposition et donne à voir la transition entre disparition et devenir alors même que, tout au long du processus; l’oeuvre se présente comme un geste sûr et élégant et affirme sa pleine adhésion à ce qu'elle est, telle qu'elle est.
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"Lili Fell in a Glass" was produced along with a few works dealing with accidental encounters, gestures, fragments of time, and traces of history. The progression of life or its statuses and the potential of narrative or interpretation have been the main considerations in these works. "Lili Fell in a Glass" prolongs a duration of decaying and attends to the transition of disappearance and becoming, while during the process, it presents itself as a confident and elegant gesture and a statement of embracing itself as what it is.

Wang (born in Taiwan) is an associate professor in photography at Concordia University. He has had numerous solo exhibitions including at Arsenal NY (2023), Kunstlerhaus Bethenien (2016), Art Gallery of Mississauga (2015), Darling Foundry in Montreal (2015), Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (2012), and numerous group shows, including at the Kamploops Art Gallery (BC), Justina M Barnicke (U of Toronto), Jack Shainman Gallery in New York, Quebec Triennial at the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal, National Gallery of Canada, Leonard and Bina Ellen Art Gallery, Zenith Gallery in Beijing, Aperture in New York, Musée de l’Elysée in Lausanne Switzerland. His work is in public institutions like Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal, Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal, Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Québec, the National Gallery of Canada, Global Affairs Canada, the Musée de l’Élysée, Lausanne, Switzerland, Giverny Capital, City of Montreal and Canada Council Art Bank. The Canada Council of the Arts awarded Wang the 2017 Duke and Duchess of York Prize in photography and received in 2020 the Prix Louis-Comtois given by the City of Montreal.