Lee Wenwas awarded the Cultural Medallion of Singapore in 2009. He entered the art scene comparatively late in the ‘80s, but quickly gained attention. His early practice was associated with The Artists Village in Singapore and later forged a more individuated artistic career. Lee Wen has been exploring different strategies of time-based and performance art since 1989. He helped initiate both R.I.T.E.S. (Rooted In The Ephemeral Speak) (2009-) and Future of Imagination (2003-), an international performance art event. Since 2012, he has taken an active interest in the memory of Singapore’s performance art history through the initiation of the Independent Archive. Recent group exhibitions include SUNSHOWER: Contemporary Art from Southeast Asia 1980s to Now, The National Arts Centre and Mori Art Museum, Japan (2017), Secret Archipelago, Palais de Tokyo, France (2015) and a solo show at the Singapore Art Museum (2012). Lee Wen was an NTU CCA Singapore Artist-in-Residence from August 2014 to February 2015.
Lee Wen
Lee Wen
Cultural Medallion recipient Lee Wen’s work is strongly motivated by social investigations as well as inner psychological directions using art to interrogate stereotypical perceptions of culture and society.
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exhibition
Free Jazz IV. Geomancers
14 Jan 2022 - 23 Jan 2022
residency
Green Zeng
SIngapore
01 Apr 2020 - 29 Sep 2020
exhibition
Free Jazz III. Sound. Walks.
Online
02 Oct 2020 - 31 Mar 2021
02 Oct 2020 - 31 Mar 2021
exhibition
Journey of a Yellow Man. Selected Materials from the Independent Archive
15 Sep 2018 - 25 Nov 2018
residency
Han Xuemei
Singapore
04 Oct 2021 - 31 Mar 2022
exhibition
Tarek Atoui The Ground: From the Land to the Sea
24 Mar 2018 - 24 Jun 2018
residency
Yason Banal
Philippines
06 Jul 2015 - 06 Aug 2015
exhibition
Free Jazz
23 Oct 2013 - 18 Dec 2013
residency
Duto Hardono
Indonesia
13 Jun 2016 - 26 Aug 2016
residency
anGie seah
Singapore
17 Aug 2015 - 18 Dec 2015
exhibition
The Ring of Fire (2014 – ongoing) by Irwan Ahmett and Tita Salina
13 Apr 2019 - 11 Jun 2019