All We Want Is More: The Tobias Wong Project
Catalogue Launch
Catalogue Design: Monnet Design
Join us for an in-person catalogue launch of "All We Want is More: The Tobias Wong Project". Visiting guest and speaker Aric Chen, from the National Museum and Institute for Architecture, Design, and Digital Culture in Rotterdam will be in special attendance in Vancouver for this event. Aric was one of Tobias Wong’s friends and collaborators. He will be speaking about his work and collaborations with the artist – as well as his own perspectives on design trends and its future.
Collaborator and friend of Tobias Wong, Pablo Griff will also be in attendance to share his memories and work with Wong.
Exhibition Curator, Viviane Gosselin will moderate the event and the Q&A with the audience.
Tickets to the event includes admission to the exhibition and the MOV galleries prior to the panel.
Date: Thursday, March 30, 2023
Time: 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Tickets: $5 - $15, Sliding Scale (A service fee, processing fee and GST is also applied to ticket sales)
The exhibition catalogue is available at a special price with purchase of a ticket to the launch. Select it as an "add-on" when purchasing your ticket. Those who opt in may pick up their catalogues when checking in for the event.
Spaces are limited! Register early. Masks are recommended but not required.
About the Speakers
Aric Chen
Aric Chen is the General and Artistic Director of the Nieuwe Instituut, the Netherlands’ national museum and institute for architecture, design and digital culture, in Rotterdam. American-born, Chen previously served as Professor and founding Director of the Curatorial Lab at the College of Design & Innovation at Tongji University in Shanghai; Curatorial Director of the Design Miami fairs in Miami Beach and Basel; Creative Director of Beijing Design Week; and Lead Curator for Design and Architecture at M+, Hong Kong, where he oversaw the formation of that new museum’s design and architecture collection and program.
Pablo Griff
Pablo Griff is originally from Derby, England. Raised very English in Vancouver, BC, Canada. Pablo Griff now creates in Vancouver after extensive travelling. Griff treats art as a collaborative endeavour. He has assisted artists Megan Griffiths, Rod Jacobson, Dean MacGregor, and D. Tobias Wong) where he found most of his joy. He also collaborated with Clare Holland, Clark Nicolai and Andrew Power.
His early works include photography, sculpture, text and conceptual work. He is also a part of the New York-based artist collective FILE (not to be confused with FILE Magazine from General Idea).
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