Ep.29 | Artist Joseph Chen on grappling with identity, the negative image of queer people, and Virtue Village.

In this episode I sat down and met Joseph Chen at his workplace at Eaton in Hong Kong. We discussed his group exhibition at PHD Group, his collaboration with Cas Wong, his research, and we talked about his personal experience of being queer in Hong Kong. Joseph Chen King Yuen is an artist and curator based in Hong Kong, currently the Director of Culture at  Eaton HK. Joseph is the co-founder of Virtue Village, Aurora Trip Sitter, and the member of Video Cypher. His practice revolves around video art, also involving still images, installation, and performance. His artworks deal with the found materials and the post-internet experience, with an emphasis on the absurdity and ambiguity of myth/religion, pop/subculture, and low/loud aesthetic. His works have been shown around the world, including Denny Dimin Gallery (New York), HOME (Manchester), PHOTOFAIRS (Shanghai), KLEX (Kuala Lumpur), Tai Kwun (Hong Kong), and ARTnSHELTER (Tokyo). He recently received the Media Arts Emerging Artist Scheme of Project Grant from Hong Kong Arts Development Council for his solo project, Shameplant in Glory Hole, presented by Videotage from 19 Jun 2021 to 17 Jul 2021, and curated the exhibition The Third South Sour Water / Performance and Visual Art Festival: Hong Kong Unit - 爆mon in Waley Art (Taipei). His video Invisible Rock was awarded Special Mention in the Open Category of the 19th ifva Award. Website www.josephchenart.co Instagram @chenyuen1314 Eaton Hong Kong www.eatonworkshop.com ----- The Last Supper Instagram @thelastsupper.asia Website The Last Supper | Email: [email protected] ----- The Last Supper is supported by the Hong Kong Art Gallery Association http://www.hk-aga.org