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based in london, liang-jung chen (she/they) works across drawing, object, installation and performance. her practice is informed by material culture in anthropological study which leads her to investigate the usage, consumption, creation, and trade of artefacts as well as the behaviours, norms, and rituals that the artefacts take part in.
intrigued by tensions embedded in everyday scenarios, each series of her work scrutinises a specific interaction between a daily object and its user.
she is an associate lecturer at chelsea college of arts.
she also runs ii (initial initiatives) and hardware archive.
◦ selected shows
2024 regarding the retractability of boundaries at the v&a museum, london
2024 have you had breakfast yet? at hweg, cornwall
2024 on tenderness and time at daniel katz gallery, london
2024 plus20degree at galerie im traklhaus, salzburg
2023 playing house at hudson wilder, new york
2022 the spout and its churn rate at tangent projects, barcelona
2021 local ware: cooking edition, oros, marseille
2021 the egg rack made a disclaimer 2.0 at now space, taipei
2020 the egg rack made a disclaimer 1.0 at error22, tainan
2020 1 two 1 two at national gallery of victoria, melbourne
2020 the misused 3.0 at coal drops yard, london
2020 the misused 2.0 at taiwan design research institute, taipei
2019 the misused 2.0 at piet hein eek, eindhoven
◦ performances
2024 regarding the retractability of boundaries at the v&a museum, london
2023 ebb is to flow as wax is to wane at vasto gallery, barcelona
2023 open circuit and close circuit test, new york
2023 ebb is to flow as wax is to wane at xenia, hampshire
2022 the spout and its churn rate at tangent projects, barcelona
◦ awards
◦ residencies
◦ publications
◦ features
◦ contact details
liang’s studio in east london is open for studio visits, if you wish to arrange an appointment, please send us an email.
liang[at]initial-initiatives.org
@liangjung_chen
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