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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox person Al Wong (born 1939) is an American artist and educator, known for his experimental film and mixed media installation art.[1][2] He is based in San Francisco, California.[3]

Biography

Al Wong was born in 1939 in San Francisco, California to father Willie Wong.[1][3] He attended San Francisco Academy of Art University from 1960 until 1962 and the San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI), from 1962 until 1968 and again in 1970 until 1971.[1] He received a Masters of Fine Arts degree in 1972 from SFAI.[4] He also studied with Shunryu Suzuki Roshi at the San Francisco Zen Center.[5]

He taught classes at San Francisco Art Institute from 1975 until 2003,[1] as well working as a lecturer at California State University, Sacramento from 1975 until 1977; and as an associate professor at Sonoma State University.[1]

Wong started making films around 1965, with his first film screening in 1967 at the Expo 67 in Montreal, Canada.[4] Wong's work was included in the, Other Sources: An American Essay (1976) multidisciplinary, multiethnic exhibition curated by Carlos Villa.[6] In addition to filmmaking and film installation art, Wong also has created works on paper, light installations and photo installations.

Wong was awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship in Film (1986),[7] and the Flintridge Foundation grant (1998).[8][2]

Filmography

Year Title Type Length Notes
1975 Same Difference 16mm film, color, sound 17.5 minutes The soundtrack is by Terry Fox.[3] Same Difference was filmed in a kitchen window over the span of a years time.[3]
1976 Corner double 16mm film projection on wall corner, black-and-white, silent 16 minutes [3][4]
1977 24 F.P.S. [9][10]
1977 Twin Peaks 16mm transferred to video, sound 50 minutes This film was featured in solo viewings at San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMoMA) and Museum of Modern Art (MOMA).[3][11]
1979 Shadow and Chair 16mm film installation, black-and-white, silent 10.5 minutes [3]
1980 Moon Stand 16mm film installation, black-white, sound 14 minutes [3]

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