PAUL WONG LECTURE AND EXHIBITION

VIDEO ARTIST SPOTLIGHT ON PAUL WONG

Artist Talk and Reception: PAUL WONG
November 10, 2008, 7 pm - 9 pm
MIST Room CCT Building, University of Toronto Mississauga
3359 Mississauga Road North

WONG-MO-BILE-A-GO-GO: Movies and Mischief aboard a free shuttle bus
Departs at 6 pm from the 401 Richmond Street West parking lot to the University of Toronto Mississauga campus with en-route screenings. Returning at 9 pm.

Reel Asian Canadian Artist Spotlight on PAUL WONG.
Since his teenage years, Paul Wong has used video as mirror and probe, both to discover his own identity and to interact with the world at large. Based in Vancouver, he is a video art pioneer and recipient of the Bell Canada Award in Video Art and Canada's Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts. He is known for his tough engagement with issues of race, sex and death. A poignant and infectious speaker PAUL WONG will be in attendance at the Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival, in Toronto and Mississauga, to contextualize his practice as video artist for over 30 years.

The Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival celebrates the 12th annual festival Nov 12- 16th, 2008. For more information go to www.reelasian.com .

For more information or to reserve seating please contact Blackwood Gallery at 905-828-3789.

Presented by the Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival, in collaboration with the Office of Arts and Culture of the City of Mississauga and the Blackwood Gallery, University of Toronto Mississauga, with the assistance of the Malton Public Library and Community Centre.

Events Schedule

Exhibition | Nov 1 - 30 | Malton Public Library and Community Centre | 3540 Morning Star Drive, Mississauga| FREE
CLASS OF REFUGEES, 2008, 4:00

Exhibition | Nov 3-19 | CCT Building | University of Toronto Mississauga | 3359 Mississauga Road North | FREE
Blackwood Gallery Video Wall Installation: RUNNING IN A MAZE, 2007, 3:00

Artist Talk and Reception | Mon Nov 10 | 7 pm | MIST Room CCT Building | University of Toronto Mississauga | 3359 Mississauga Road North | FREE

Feature Presentation | Fri Nov 14 | 4:30 pm | Innis Town Hall, 2 Sussex Ave @ St. George
Reel Asian Canadian Artist Spotlight: Paul Wong Retrospective
ORDINARY SHADOWS. CHINESE SHADE, 1988, 89:00

Shorts Presentation | Fri Nov 14 | 6:30 pm | Innis Town Hall, 2 Sussex Ave @ St. George
Reel Asian Canadian Artist Spotlight: Paul Wong reMASTERED
A selection from Wong's body of work including the newly re-mastered versions of 60 UNIT: BRUISE; 7 DAY ACTIVITY and IN TEN SITY, as well as Wong's new works from his UNPLUGGED compilation, SALLY, CHELSEA HOTEL ROOM 207, PERFECT DAY and DOG EAT DOG.