The Substation http://news.absurd.services/taxonomy/term/191/all en Lee Weng Choy http://news.absurd.services/lee-weng-choy <p> <strong>Biography</strong></p> <p> Lee Weng Choy is an art critic and artistic co-director of The Substation arts centre in Singapore. Born in Malaysia in 1963, while still a toddler, he, along with the rest of the family, left Kuala Lumpur for Manhattan. A couple years later, they moved to Manila. After finishing high school, Weng Choy went back to the US to study physics, philosophy and literature, then came to Singapore in 1992. Since then, he has lectured on art and cultural studies, convened international conferences, and written widely on contemporary art, including the essays: &ldquo;The future was when: art criticism and the comparative tenses of Hong Kong and Singapore&rdquo; (<em>Journal of Visual Culture</em> 6:3, Sage Publications, 2007);</p> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-photos"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_photos" width="966" height="724" title="Lee Weng Choy" alt="wnewyear2007 " src="http://news.absurd.services/sites/default/files/profile/photos/wnewyear2007.jpg?1283768348" /> </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://news.absurd.services/lee-weng-choy" target="_blank">read more</a></p> AICA art critic Asia Art Archive Malaysia Singapore The Substation Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:19:24 +0000 Lee Weng Choy 487 at http://news.absurd.services After the launch in Singapore, part 1: slow n.e.w.s. http://news.absurd.services/after-launch-singapore-part-1-slow-news-0 <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-reference"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/lee-weng-choy">Lee Weng Choy</a> </div> </div> </div> <fieldset class="fieldgroup group-photos"><legend>Photos/Videos/Files</legend><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-photos"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_photos" width="640" height="480" title="The Fort Canning Tunnel, Singapore" alt="tunnel" src="http://news.absurd.services/sites/default/files/blog/photos/tunnel.jpg?1283279899" /> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_photos" width="640" height="853" title="No Entry" alt="tunnel" src="http://news.absurd.services/sites/default/files/blog/photos/no-entry.jpg?1283279899" /> </div> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_photos" width="640" height="480" title="The Light at the End" alt="tunnel" src="http://news.absurd.services/sites/default/files/blog/photos/lightattheend.jpg?1283279899" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-number-integer field-field-num-images"> <div class="field-label">Number of Images in Teaser:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> 1 </div> </div> </div> </fieldset> <p>It&rsquo;s been a few weeks since the launch of n.e.w.s. in Singapore at the end of last July, and I&rsquo;ve been meaning to write a short report to n.e.w.s. contributors and readers about some of the discussions those of us in Singapore had following the launch. But, as it often happens, after the one thing, there are the next several things, and you get very busy, and before you know it, weeks have passed by, and you&rsquo;re still trying to follow-up ...</p> <p><a href="http://news.absurd.services/after-launch-singapore-part-1-slow-news-0" target="_blank">read more</a></p> launch moderator Singapore slow Southeast Asia The Substation time Mon, 25 Aug 2008 02:59:17 +0000 Lee Weng Choy 188 at http://news.absurd.services A few images from the launch of n.e.w.s. at The Substation, in conjunction with ISEA2008 http://news.absurd.services/few-images-launch-news-substation-conjunction-isea2008-0 <fieldset class="fieldgroup group-photos"><legend>Photos/Videos/Files</legend><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-photos"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_photos" width="400" height="300" title="Rich Streitmatter-Tran at the n.e.w.s. launch in Singapore, 28 July" alt="news_a_few_images_from_the_launch_of_news" src="http://news.absurd.services/sites/default/files/blog/photos/newslaunch1.jpg?1283279898" /> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_photos" width="400" height="164" title="Mustafa Maluka, Rich, Ingrid Commandeur and Renée Ridgway" alt="news_a_few_images_from_the_launch_of_news" src="http://news.absurd.services/sites/default/files/blog/photos/newslaunch2.jpg?1283279898" /> </div> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_photos" width="400" height="243" title="Lee Weng Choy and Renée" alt="news_a_few_images_from_the_launch_of_news" src="http://news.absurd.services/sites/default/files/blog/photos/newslaunch3.jpg?1283279898" /> </div> </div> </div> </fieldset> <p> Here are a few images from the launch event last Monday. More soon ...</p> ISEA2008 launch moderator The Substation Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:28:42 +0000 Lee Weng Choy 184 at http://news.absurd.services Comparative Contemporaries http://news.absurd.services/comparative-contemporaries-0 <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-reference"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/lee-weng-choy">Lee Weng Choy</a> </div> </div> </div> <p></p><p><a href="http://news.absurd.services/comparative-contemporaries-0" target="_blank">read more</a></p> AICA anthology artwriting Asia Art Archive Contemporary Art discourse moderator Southeast Asia The Substation Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:41:57 +0000 Lee Weng Choy 98 at http://news.absurd.services