{"id":13412,"date":"2023-02-03T18:50:44","date_gmt":"2023-02-03T23:50:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/?p=13412"},"modified":"2023-02-03T18:52:41","modified_gmt":"2023-02-03T23:52:41","slug":"ben-tong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/ben-tong\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Tong"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5835\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-13412-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2023\/BenTong.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2023\/BenTong.mp3\">https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2023\/BenTong.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/interviews-by-brainard-carey\/id1468502583?mt=2&amp;ls=1\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5ZxsN79E1W6VJOjQF9GNuZ\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/tunein.com\/radio\/Interviews-by-Brainard-Carey-p1236598\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/feeds.podcastmirror.com\/interviews-by-brainard\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/xSQrKY\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click here to  join mailing list\" rel=\"nofollow\">Click here to  join mailing list<\/a><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-13415 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bt-2-233x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"154\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bt-2-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bt-2-795x1024.jpg 795w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bt-2-768x989.jpg 768w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bt-2-1193x1536.jpg 1193w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bt-2-1590x2048.jpg 1590w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bt-2-696x896.jpg 696w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bt-2-1068x1375.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bt-2-1920x2472.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bt-2-scaled.jpg 1988w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 154px) 100vw, 154px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jackbarrettgallery.com\/ben-tong-in-a-year-of-thirteen-moons\">Ben Tong<\/a> (b.1981 Toronto, Canada) is an artist based in Los Angeles, California.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">His work has been exhibited at Night Gallery, Los Angeles; Commonwealth and Council, Los Angeles; K11 Art Foundation, Hong Kong; Art Basel Film program, Hong Kong; Europa NYC, New York; Island, New York. He was a fellow at the Villa Aurora Foundation, Berlin, and in residency at the Soma Summer Program, Mexico City.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Tong received a BSc in Computer Science from the University of Toronto, a BFA in Photo from CalArts, and an MFA in Art from CalArts.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13416\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13416\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13416 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_3786-894x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"797\" srcset=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_3786-894x1024.jpg 894w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_3786-262x300.jpg 262w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_3786-768x879.jpg 768w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_3786-1342x1536.jpg 1342w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_3786-1789x2048.jpg 1789w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_3786-696x797.jpg 696w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_3786-1068x1223.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_3786-1920x2198.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13416\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ben Tong, Evening\u2019s Revelation, 2022, Oil on canvas, 60 x 60 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13417\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13417\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13417 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image1-2-2-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"870\" srcset=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image1-2-2-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image1-2-2-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image1-2-2-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image1-2-2-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image1-2-2-1639x2048.jpg 1639w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image1-2-2-696x870.jpg 696w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image1-2-2-1068x1335.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image1-2-2-1920x2399.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13417\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ben Tong, I Lost All My Money to You, 2022, Oil on canvas 66 x 56 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13418\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13418\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13418 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_6163-882x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"808\" srcset=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_6163-882x1024.jpg 882w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_6163-258x300.jpg 258w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_6163-768x891.jpg 768w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_6163-1323x1536.jpg 1323w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_6163-1765x2048.jpg 1765w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_6163-696x808.jpg 696w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_6163-1068x1240.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_6163-1920x2228.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13418\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ben Tong, Dog Star, 2022 Oil on canvas 66 x 66 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2023\/BenTong.mp3Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | TuneIn | RSS | Click here to join mailing listBen Tong (b.1981 Toronto, Canada) is an artist based in Los Angeles, California. 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