{"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_2414\"><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 data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-13415 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bt-2.jpg?resize=154%2C198&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"154\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bt-2-scaled.jpg?resize=233%2C300&amp;ssl=1 233w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bt-2-scaled.jpg?resize=795%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 795w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bt-2-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C989&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bt-2-scaled.jpg?resize=1193%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1193w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bt-2-scaled.jpg?resize=1590%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1590w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bt-2-scaled.jpg?resize=696%2C896&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bt-2-scaled.jpg?resize=1068%2C1375&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bt-2-scaled.jpg?resize=1920%2C2472&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bt-2-scaled.jpg?w=1988&amp;ssl=1 1988w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bt-2-scaled.jpg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" 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 data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13416 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_3786.jpg?resize=696%2C797&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"797\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_3786-scaled.jpg?resize=894%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 894w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_3786-scaled.jpg?resize=262%2C300&amp;ssl=1 262w, 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_3786-scaled.jpg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_3786-scaled.jpg?w=2088&amp;ssl=1 2088w\" 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 data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13417 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image1-2-2.jpg?resize=696%2C870&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"870\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image1-2-2-scaled.jpg?resize=819%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 819w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image1-2-2-scaled.jpg?resize=240%2C300&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image1-2-2-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C960&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image1-2-2-scaled.jpg?resize=1229%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1229w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image1-2-2-scaled.jpg?resize=1639%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1639w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image1-2-2-scaled.jpg?resize=696%2C870&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image1-2-2-scaled.jpg?resize=1068%2C1335&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image1-2-2-scaled.jpg?resize=1920%2C2399&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image1-2-2-scaled.jpg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" 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 data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13418 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_6163.jpg?resize=696%2C808&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"808\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_6163.jpg?resize=882%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 882w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_6163.jpg?resize=258%2C300&amp;ssl=1 258w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_6163.jpg?resize=768%2C891&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_6163.jpg?resize=1323%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1323w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_6163.jpg?resize=1765%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1765w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_6163.jpg?resize=696%2C808&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_6163.jpg?resize=1068%2C1240&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_6163.jpg?resize=1920%2C2228&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_6163.jpg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_6163.jpg?w=2088&amp;ssl=1 2088w\" 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: 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