Sougwen Chung
Sougwen Chung, phot. Aki Aki, courtesy of the artist
Sougwen 愫君 Chung (b. 1985) is is a Chinese-Canadian artist and researcher whose work explores the dynamics between humans and systems. Their speculative critical practice spans performance, installation, and drawings which have been featured in numerous exhibitions at museums and galleries around the world. Chung is a former research fellow at MIT’s Media Lab and a pioneer in the field of human-machine artistic collaboration. In 2016, Chung received Japan Media Art’s Excellence Award.
Their works have been exhibited internationally, including at the National Art Center, Tokyo; NTT InterCommunication Center [ICC], Tokyo, Japan; ArtScience Museum, Singapore; MIT Media Lab, Cambridge; The Drawing Center, New York; The New Museum (Sky Room), New York; Museum of Contemporary Art, Geneva; Mana Contemporary, New York. Their works have also been featured in Art In America, The New Yorker, Wired, Art F City, Forbes, Dazed and Confused, The Creators Project.
