Paul Wong
November 21st, 2025
The boundary-pushing career of curator and artist Paul Wong is highlighted by his latest project, curating the photography retrospective Enemy Alien: Tamio Wakayama (Figure 1 $45) for the Vancouver Art Gallery, opening in March 2026. Wong is known as a bold pioneer in Canadian visual and media art, with a career spanning over five decades. The heavily illustrated book features Wakayama’s unpublished memoir, Soul on Rice, along with essays by Eva Respini and an interview with his partner, Mayumi Takasaki. Wong’s artistic output is celebrated for fiercely embodying his queer, Asian and Canadian identities and challenging stereotypes. He is currently the Artistic Director and curator of On Main Gallery and holds the 2024–2025 Artist in Residence position at UBC. Wong’s recent works also include the award-finalist book 身在唐人街/OCCUPYING CHINATOWN (On Main Gallery, 2021). 9781773272801
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