Paul Wong Movies

  • 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
  • 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
    Hell Money

    Hell Money

    Hell Money

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    Excerpts featuring Paul Wong as the Wiry Man in Season 3, Episode 19 of the X-Files (1996). Part of Paul Wong’s ‘5’, a series of...

    Hell Money
  • 1984
    Confused: Sexual Views

    Confused: Sexual Views

    Confused: Sexual Views

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    The installation Confused: Sexual Views was part of a three-phase project that also included Confused [the videotape] and Confused [the performance]....

    Confused: Sexual Views
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1992
    Chinaman's Peak: Walking the Mountain

    Chinaman's Peak: Walking the Mountain

    Chinaman's Peak: Walking the Mountain

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    The images seem to suggest a traditional Chinese funeral ceremony associated with ancestor worship, though Wong has remarked they do not represent...

    Chinaman's Peak: Walking the Mountain
  • 2010
    Pool

    Pool

    Pool

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    Abandoned pool used by skateboarders. Remnants of former yacht club on the Salton Sea, Mojave Desert.

    Pool
  • 2010
    Downtown Eastside

    Downtown Eastside

    Downtown Eastside

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    The artist records everyday activities in the streets and alleys around the Main and Hasting Street intersection. On the right, the view is from a...

    Downtown Eastside
  • 1984
    Confused [The Videotape]

    Confused [The Videotape]

    Confused [The Videotape]

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    A visual/aural non-linear narrative. A layering of ideas, facts, opinions, prejudices, fears, and styles. The story is based upon the innuendoes and...

    Confused [The Videotape]
  • 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
  • 1974
    Earthworks In Harmony

    Earthworks In Harmony

    Earthworks In Harmony

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    Based on four ancient elements: Earth, Air, Fire, and Water, this four-tape, multi-monitor piece was presented on sixteen monitors at the Burnaby Art...

    Earthworks In Harmony
  • 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
  • 2002
    Smash: Reflecting Sex

    Smash: Reflecting Sex

    Smash: Reflecting Sex

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    “In 2002, I was invited to curate two video programs of Canadian works for EuroPride in Koln, Germany. Feeling disillusioned by the...

    Smash: Reflecting Sex
  • 2008
    Chelsea Hotel Room 207

    Chelsea Hotel Room 207

    Chelsea Hotel Room 207

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    Crack induced euphoria amplifies a sexually charged environment. The cameraman is implicitly involved in the activities of two men in tightie-whities...

    Chelsea Hotel Room 207
  • 1987
    Body Fluid

    Body Fluid

    Body Fluid

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    A skillful, sensual rendering of an intriguing performance orchestrated by the artist. Through a fog-laden atmosphere, iconic figures emerge to...

    Body Fluid
  • 2010
    The Fallen

    The Fallen

    The Fallen

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    Dedicated to all who have risked climbing, and to those who have fallen by choice, circumstance or by accident. Mixing of original, found, and...

    The Fallen
  • 2008
    Sally

    Sally

    Sally

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    Sally is a portrait, a love ballad. The artist gazes at beautiful Sally as she relaxes in her bathrobe in the sumptuous suite of the China Club in...

    Sally
  • 2010
    Little Big Horn

    Little Big Horn

    Little Big Horn

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

    Little Big Horn
  • 1977
    Murder Research

    Murder Research

    Murder Research

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    “Early in the morning on Thursday Feb 26, 1976, a young First Nations man named Eugene Lloyd Pelly was fatally stabbed in an apartment at 4272...

    Murder Research