Beatrix Pang
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 Beatrix Pang, Performance work SeQ-ing for program See Through at Yau Ma Tei, Hong Kong |
Beatrix Pang (Chinese: Pang Sin Kwok 彭倩幗) is a visual artist, cultural producer, educator and independent publisher based in Hong Kong. Pang's practice has transitioned from photography, lens-based media, and performance to self-publishing, moving image, and community-engaged projects. [1] [2]
Early life and education
[edit]They completed a BA in Photographic Design (2000) at the School of Design, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and an MA in Photography (2005) at the Bergen National Academy of the Arts, Norway. In 2003, Pang received a scholarship from the Ministry of Education and Research of Norway to support their master's degree studies.[1]
Work
[edit]Pang's video installation for the Hong Kong Art Biennial 2005, titled "Distance = Time x Speed", explored their journey as an artist from Hong Kong to their time as a graduate student in Norway.[1] In November 2005 opening of "Beyond: 2nd Guangzhou Triennial" at the Guangdong Museum of Art, Pang collaborated with design professor Matthew Turner and the Asia Art Archive to organize a one-day symposium titled "Trading Places: Cultural Imaginaries of the Pearl River Delta." [3][4]
In 2009, Pang received the Asian Cultural Council fellowship, supported by The Starr Foundation, to conduct research on community art and photography in the United States.[5] This research led them to focus on strengthening the independent publishing scene upon returning to Hong Kong.[1]
They were a co-founder of KLACK Photography and Cultural Magazine, which released its first issue in the summer of 2010.[6] In 2011, Pang started the independent art publishing project Small Tune Press, which produces artist’s books and zines focusing on photography, drawing, collage, conceptual work, and poetry. Pang established the press to provide a distribution platform for lesser-known artists.[7] The initiative received early encouragement from artist Susanne Bürner, whose book "Vanishing Point: How to Disappear in China without a Trace" was the press's first publication.[8]
In 2017, Pang co-founded Zine Coop, a collective that promotes zine culture in Hong Kong through workshops and international exhibitions.[9] The following year, they co-founded Queer Reads Library with artist-curator Kaitlin Chan, creating a mobile collection of international queer publications and independent zines.[10][11]
During the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests, Zine Coop engaged with the movement through independent publishing and curated events, including the international touring exhibition "Freedom-Hi", which traveled to 17 cities to document the region's political context.[12][13]
Exhibitions
[edit]Group exhibitions
[edit]- 2024-25 - How to be Happy Together?, curated by Zairong Xiang, at Para Site, Hong Kong. [14]
- 2024 - (In)directions: Queerness in Chinese Contemporary Photography, at Eli Klein Gallery, New York. [15]
- 2016 - Afterwork, curated by Freya Chou, Cosmin Costinas, Inti Guerrero, and Qinyi Lim, at Para Site, Hong Kong. [16]
Publications
[edit]- 2022 - Peer Review: Publishing the Present by Wendy's Subway (New York, USA)[17] Prior to this publication, in July 2020, Wendy's Subway invited Pang to present as part of the panel “Artist-publishers, care, and social action,” organized during the institution's online residency with the Libby Leshgold Gallery and READ Books at Emily Carr University of Art + Design.[18][19]
- 2019 - A Mobile Publishing Manual by Publication Studio Portable (Hong Kong/ Rotterdam NL)[20]
Further reading
[edit]- Kin-Long Tong (13 May 2026): Co-making solidarities through radical publishing: micropractices of minor transnationalism with Beatrix Pang and migrant domestic workers, Inter-Asia Cultural Studies. [21]
External links
[edit]- Ingrid Chu (2017): An Interview with Beatrix Pang of Small Tune Press. Retrieved June 10, 2026.
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "Creative Forces: Beatrix Pang Sin-kwok". South China Morning Post. 2013-02-17. Retrieved 2019-03-23.
- ↑ "Beatrix Pang Residency - Studio Voltaire". studiovoltaire.org. Retrieved 2026-06-10.
- ↑ "Trading Places: Cultural Imaginaries of the Pearl River Delta". Asia Art Archive. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ↑ Turner, Matthew (December 2007). "Beyond Beyond". Journal of Visual Culture. 6 (3): 349–353. doi:10.1177/1470412907084513. S2CID 220719178.
- ↑ "Our Grantees". www.asianculturalcouncil.org. Retrieved 2019-03-23.
- ↑ Archive, Asia Art. "KLACK: Photography and Culture Magazine (All Holdings)". aaa.org.hk. Retrieved 2019-03-23.
- ↑ Chan, Kaitlin (2018-04-21). "Small sounds can still be heard: a conversation with zinemaker Beatrix Pang". Retrieved 2020-03-07.
- ↑ "Beatrix Pang: Small Tune Press – Lik Ink". Retrieved 2020-03-07.
- ↑ "Why Hong Kong artists and activists turn to zines in the digital age". South China Morning Post. 2017-11-25. Retrieved 2019-03-23.
- ↑ "Smize Demise". www.artforum.com. 22 January 2019. Retrieved 2019-03-23.
- ↑ "Staff Picks: Decadence, Doodles, and Deep Ends". The Paris Review. 2019-01-18. Retrieved 2019-03-23.
- ↑ "Why Hong Kong artists and activists turn to zines in the digital age". South China Morning Post. 2017-11-25. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
- ↑ "Hong Kong's Zinecoop and Freedom-Hi Dissidents – Lik Ink". Retrieved 2020-03-07.
- ↑ "Exhibition | 'How to be Happy Together?' at Para Site, Hong Kong". ocula.com. 2026-06-10. Retrieved 2026-06-10.
- ↑ "(In)directions: Queerness in Chinese Contemporary Photography". Artsy. Retrieved 2026-06-10.
- ↑ "Afterwork". Para Site. Retrieved 2026-06-10.
- ↑ Balvanera, Mj; Monsalve, Adriana; Soulellis, Paul; Segal, Erin; Cho, Julie; Pang, Beatrix; Pluecker, Jd; Hofer, Jen Eleana (2023-04-08). Peer Review : Publishing The Present. Peer Review ; Issue 2. Brooklyn, New York: Wendy's Subway.
- ↑ "Wendy's Subway". www.wendyssubway.com. Retrieved 2026-06-10.
- ↑ "Artist-Publishers, Care, and Social Action: Beatrix Pang and Paul Soulellis". Are.na. Retrieved 2026-06-10.
- ↑ Studio, Publication. "Publication Studio". publicationstudio.biz. Retrieved 2026-06-10.
- ↑ Tong, Kin-Long (2026-05-13). "Co-making solidarities through radical publishing: micropractices of minor transnationalism with Beatrix Pang and migrant domestic workers". Inter-Asia Cultural Studies: 1–19. doi:10.1080/14649373.2026.2666016. ISSN 1464-9373.