Heman Chong

Heman Chong (Malaysia, raised in Singapore, b. 1977) is an artist, curator, and writer whose artistic practice lies within the intersections of image, performance, situations, and the written word. Through intimate interrogation and intervention, Chong investigates the function of everyday infrastructure as a political medium.  His conceptual preoccupations are driven by a desire to shift perception and encourage insight into how individuals and communities view the present and imagine the future.

Heman Chong has held numerous solo and group shows internationally, including exhibitions at the Tate Modern, New Museum, De Appel Arts Centre, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Sharjah Art Foundation, Taipei Contemporary Art Center, San Francisco Asian Art Museum, Kumho Museum of Art, Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona, Kroeller-Muller Museum, Stedelijk Museum Bureau, Nam June Paik Art Center, Gertrude Contemporary, Arnolfini, Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary, Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami, Hamburger Bahnhof, Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Kadist Art Foundation, Daejeon Museum of Art. He has participated in numerous international biennales including Singapore Biennale (2022), 1st Yichuan Biennale (2016), 20th Sydney Biennale (2016), 10th Gwangju Biennale (2014), Asia Pacific Triennale 7 (2012), Performa 11 (2011), Momentum 6 (2011), Manifesta 8 (2010), 2nd Singapore Biennale (2008), SCAPE Christchurch Biennale (2006), Busan Biennale (2004), 10th India Triennale (2000) and represented Singapore in the 50th Venice Biennale (2003). His work has been featured prominently in A Prior, ArtAsiaPacific, Artforum, Art in America, Art-iT, Art Lies, FlashArt, Frieze, LEAP, SITE and Visionaire. Chong's work is included in the permanent collections of Art Sonje Center, Kadist Art Foundation, M+ Museum, NUS Museum, Rockbund Art Museum and the Singapore Art Museum.