Samson Young, Support Structure #15, 2019
Support Structure #15, 
2019
3d-printed nylon
120 x 27 x 21 cm
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Samson Young, Support Structure #15, 2019
Support Structure #15, 
2019
3d-printed nylon
120 x 27 x 21 cm
Samson Young, Orchestration (Flags like moths wings), 2019
Orchestration (Flags like moths wings), 
2019
Ink, pastel, colour pencil and watercolour on paper with artist frame (3D-printed PLA)
21 x 30 cm
Samson Young, Orchestration (In a split second the stride of a million), 2019
Orchestration (In a split second the stride of a million), 
2019
Ink, pastel, colour pencil and watercolour on paper with artist frame (3D-printed PLA)
21 x 30 cm
Samson Young, Orchestration (The day that went from flute to flute), 2019
Orchestration (The day that went from flute to flute), 
2019
Ink, pastel, colour pencil and watercolour on paper with artist frame (3D-printed PLA)
21 x 30 cm
Samson Young, Orchestration (The line that marched), 2019
Orchestration (The line that marched), 
2019
Ink, pastel, colour pencil and watercolour on paper with artist frame (3D-printed PLA)
21 x 30 cm
Samson Young, Sonata for Smoke, 2020
Sonata for Smoke, 
2020
HD video with stereo sound, 9 min
Video still
Samson Young, Sonata for Smoke, 2020
Sonata for Smoke, 
2020
HD video with stereo sound, 9 min
Video still
Samson Young, Sonata for Smoke, 2020
Sonata for Smoke, 
2020
HD video with stereo sound, 9 min
Video still
Samson Young, Sonata for Smoke, 2020
Sonata for Smoke, 
2020
HD video with stereo sound, 9 min
Installation view
Ryosoku-in Temple at Kenninji Temple, Kyoto
Photo: Nobutada Omote
Samson Young, Houses of Tomorrow, 2019
Houses of Tomorrow, 
2019
Single-channel video installation with 8-channel sound, 20 min
Installation view
Smart Museum of Art, The University of Chicago
Photo: Michael Tropea
Samson Young, Houses of Tomorrow, 2019
Houses of Tomorrow, 
2019
Single-channel video installation with 8-channel sound, 20 min
Installation view
Smart Museum of Art, The University of Chicago
Photo: Michael Tropea
Samson Young, Da Da Company, 2019
Utopia Trilogy #2: Da Da Company, 
2019
Video, 11 min 55 sec, repurposed commercial displays, interactive lighting systems
Installation view
Smart Museum of Art, The University of Chicago
Photo: Michael Tropea
Samson Young, Da Da Company, 2019
Utopia Trilogy #2: Da Da Company, 
2019
Video, 11 min 55 sec, repurposed commercial displays, interactive lighting systems
Installation view
Smart Museum of Art, The University of Chicago
Photo: Michael Tropea
Samson Young, The Immortals, 2019
The Immortals (feat. Michael Schiefel, Eliza Li and DITHER), 
2019
Multimedia music theater for voice, Cantonese opera vocalist, electric guitar quartet,
live electronics, cherry-picker cranes, crane operators, costumes (silk-screen print on canvas), animation, 65 min
Performance at Performa 19 Biennial
Castle Williams, Governor's Island, New York
Photo: Caroline Budge
Samson Young, The Immortals (feat. Michael Schiefel, Eliza Li and DITHER), 2019
The Immortals (feat. Michael Schiefel, Eliza Li and DITHER), 
2019
Multimedia music theater for voice, Cantonese opera vocalist, electric guitar quartet,
live electronics, cherry-picker cranes, crane operators, costumes (silk-screen print on canvas), animation, 65 min
Performance at Performa 19 Biennial
Castle Williams, Governor's Island, New York
Photo: Caroline Budge
Samson Young, The Immortals, 2020
The Immortals, 
2020
Installation view
Centre for Heritage, Arts & Textiles, Hong Kong
Photo: Dennis Man Wing Leung
Samson Young, The Immortals, 2020
The Immortals, 
2020
Installation view
Centre for Heritage, Arts & Textiles, Hong Kong
Photo: Dennis Man Wing Leung
Samson Young, The Immortals, 2020
The Immortals, 
2020
Installation view
Centre for Heritage, Arts & Textiles, Hong Kong
Photo: Dennis Man Wing Leung
Sanson Young, Centre for Heritage Arts & Textile, Hong Kong
Mar 21, 2020
Jul 26, 2020
Centre for Heritage Arts & Textile, Hong Kong
Samson Young, Close Reading, Ryosoku-in at Kennin-ji temple, Kyoto, 2020
Mar 07, 2020
Apr 05, 2020
Ryosoku-in at Kennin-ji temple, Kyoto
Samson Young, SMART Museum of Art | The University of Chicago, 2019
Sep 18, 2019
Dec 29, 2019
Smart Museum of Art, The University of Chicago
Samson Young, Talbot Rice Gallery, University of Edinburgh, 2019
Jul 24, 2019
Oct 05, 2019
Talbot Rice Gallery, University of Edinburgh
Samson Young, Centra A, Vancouver
Feb 23, 2019
Jun 04, 2019
Vancouver International Centre for Contemporary Asian Art, Vancouver
Samson Young, One Hand Clapping, Guggenheim NY
May 04, 2018
Oct 21, 2018
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York
Samson Young, Songs for Disaster Relief, M+ Pavilion, Hong Kong
Feb 09, 2018
May 06, 2018
M+ Pavilion, Hong Kong
Samson Young, Furniture Music, Galerie Gisela Capitain, 2017
Sep 09, 2017
Nov 04, 2017
Galerie Gisela Capitain, Cologne
Samson Young, Songs for Desaster Relief. Hong Kong in Venice, 57th Venice Biennale, Venice
May 13, 2017
Nov 26, 2017
Hong Kong at 57th Venice Biennale
Samson Young, A dark theme keeps me here, I'll make a broken music, Kunsthalle Düsseldorf
Dec 17, 2016
Mar 05, 2017
Kunsthalle Düsseldorf
Samson Young, historage – Samson Young (in collaboration with Michael Schiefel): National Tendencies and Performance Processes
Aug 03, 2016
Aug 09, 2016
Internationales Musikinstitut Darmstadt
Samson Young, Canon, Art Basel Unlimited, Basel
Jun 16, 2016
Jun 19, 2016
Art Basel Unlimited, Basel
Born 1979 in Hong Kong
Lives and works in Hong Kong
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