Kurt Tong Photography

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27/01/12 - In Case it Rains in heaven will will be exhibited from the 28th of January 12 until the 4th of March at Jen Bekman Gallery, New York. Private view on the 27th of January 12, 6pm - 8pm.
18/12/11 - In Case it Rains in Heaven was chosen as one of the Photo Books of the year by Sophie Batterbury of the Independent.
03/10/11 - 'The Queen, The Chairman and I' was voted 2nd at the International Photography Award Emergentes DST at Encontros Da Imagen in Braga, Portugal.
09/09/11 - The Queen, the Chairman and I will make its debut at The Identity Art Gallery in Hong Kong. Until the 15th of Oct.
01/07/11 - In Case it Rains in Heaven opens tonight at Uno Art Space in a 2-person show alongside Nancy Newberry's Mum series; in an exhibition about cultural heritage titled 'For You'. Until the 28th of September. I will be there on the 28th of Sept for the closing party to talk about the series.
02/06/11 - In Case it Rains in Heaven is currently on show at the 'Flash Forward Festival Boston', Fairmont Battery Wharf, Boston.
18/05/11 - In Case it Rains in Heaven will be featured in the group show 'Wish you were here' at The Little Black Gallery. Until the 18th of June.
12/05/11 - In Case it Rains in Heaven will be on show at the Kemistry Gallery until the 30/5/11. Advanced copies of the book will also be available there.
05/04/11 - Several images from In Case it Rains in Heaven are being exhibited alongside the Deutsche Borse Photography Prize 2011 by Print Sales at the Photographers' Gallery. Ambika P3, University of Westminster. Until the 1st of May.
26/03/11 - Four images from In Case it Rains in Heaven have now gone on permanent display as part of the Chinese collection at Compton Verney
04/03/11 - '22 Steps to the Sea' is shown for the first time as part of the Format International Photography Festival in Derby, UK. Until the 8th of May.
10/02/11 - 'Memories, Dreams; Interrupted' will be featured in 'Exploration and Intervention' at George and Jorgen. Opening tonight - 10th Feb until the 11th of March.
03/02/11 - 'In Case it Rains in Heaven' will be opening tonight until the 3rd of April at 'StreetLevel Photoworks' in association with Ricefield, in Glasgow. I will be doing a talk and launching my book on the 26th of Feb at 3pm.
15/12/10 - 10 images from 'Memories, Dreams; Interrupted' and 'In Case it Rains in Heaven' will going on show today in 'A Transient Life' at the Blindspot Gallery in Hong Kong.
01/12/10 - Several images of mine have gone on show in Pieces of a Song at Host Gallery .
12/11/10 - In Case it Rains in Heaven opens today at Compton Verney, the entire project and the video will be on display alongside the museum's historical bronze.
15/10/10 - People's park and In Case it Rains in Heaven have gone on show in the 2nd Singapore International Photography Festival alongside some amazing work from around the globe, details can be found on their website.
05/10/10 - I have 3 group shows opening this week, if you are in Toronto, London or Hong Kong, come check out one of the shows.
'Right Here, Right Now', The Front Room, 96 Farringdon Road, London EC1R 3EA, PV- 05/10/10, 6-8pm.
'Flash Forward Festival', 171 East Liberty Street, no. 118-120, Toronto. PV-06/10/10, 7-10pm.
'Simulated Alternate Realities', 1A Space, Unite 14, Cattle Depot Artist Village, 63 Ma Tau Kok Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong. PV-08/10/10, 7pm.
03/09/10 - 25 images from 'In Case it Rains in Heaven' will be exhibited as part of Biel Photo Days 2010 in Switzerland. More details can be found on their website
30/07/10 - My second solo show of the year will open today. 'In Case it Rains in Heaven' and 'Memories, Dreams; Interrupted' will be on show at PHOTOFUSION until the 26th of September. Private View is on the 5th of August, 18:30-21:00. Photofusion, 17a Electric Lane, London SW9 8LA. Come along if you are free.
09/07/10 - I have been chosen as a Hey Hot Shot! Ne Plus Ultras!!!! which means I will be represented in the US by Jen Bekman Gallery and have my first New York Solo Show.
03/07/10 - I am previewing five images from my current project, 'The Queen, The Chairman and I' in the exhibition Hong Kong Chronicles in Arles. Show opens on the 03/07/10 and private view on the 05/07/10.
19/05/10 - I have been chosen as one of the selected winners in Magenta Foundation's Flash Forward 2010.
10/03/10 - 'In Case it Rains in Heaven' is featured in German magazine Photographie, with text written by Ute Noll.
21/01/10 - I will be doing an artist talk at the Light House. Come along if you can make it, 6pm.
18/01/10 - Kicking off the new year will be my first solo show of the year, selected images form People's Park and Farewell in Labrador will be exhibited at the Light House in Wolverhampton.
25/11/09 - 'Guangzhou Zoo II' is on show until the 19th December as part of the Winter Wonderland at The Little Black Gallery.. It is the last edition of the image at any size available. Snap it up before it's gone forever.
20/11/09 - 'In Case it Rains in Heaven' is featured in Issue 26 of Foto8 magazine.
14/11/09 - Guardian Weekend Magazine ran 'In Case it Rains in Heaven' today. You can read the online version Here and the image gallery Here.
07/11/09 - I will be doing an artist talk along with 5 of the other artists, details can be found on the Fotofest website.
05/11/09 - 'In Case it Rains in Heaven' will be exhibited for the first time in the International Discoveries II at Fotofest. , Houston. It will feature 18 images and a video from the project.
17/09/09 - Two images from Farewell in Labrador is now available through 20x200.
10/09/09 -'People's Park' has won the editorial category in the Photography.Book.Now. competition with 'In Case it Rains in Heaven' chosen as second runner-up and 'Farewell in Labrador' getting an honorable mention.
10/09/09 -'In Case it Rains in Heaven' is featured as story of the week on foto8.com
09/09/09 - The 1st edition of 2009 Hey Hot Shot opens tonight at Jan Bekman Gallery. I will be showing work from People's Park and Farewell in Labrador.
09/08/09 - In Case it Rains in Heaven is featured as the Centrepiece in the Independent on Sunday.
12/07/09 - An image from my Polaroid Snowmen series has been selected for the Summer Show at Host Gallery and will be on display from the 24 July until the 5th Sept.
07/06/09 - I have been chosen as one of the 2009 First Edition Hey, Hot Shot! I will be showing in New York in September, be included in 20X200 and best of all, get the chance to work with Jen Bekman and her team.
03/06/09 - Guangzhou Zoo II has been selected for the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition and will be opening on the 8th of June. The same image is also part of an outdoor exhibition currently on show in the Royal Botanical Garden, Kew.
02/05/09 - The Jerwood Photography Award exhibition continues it's tour around the country and will be opening at the Aberystwyth Arts Centre today until the 13th of June.
14/04/09 - Three of my images from Farewell in Labrador will be made available through Troika Editions from as little as £35. More details can be found on my blog.
04/04/09 - An image from Farewell in Labrador and an image from People's Park have been chosen for the 152nd International Print Exhibition. The exhibition is opening on the 19th of May at Allen & Overy LLP.
07/03/09 - People's Park is featured in the latest issue of Yvi Magazine, a relatively new but brilliant Dutch photography magazine.
11/02/09 - I will be taking part in a panel discussion and offering portfolio reviews at the Impression Gallery. Detail can be found on their website.
27/01/09 - As part of the Jerwood Photography Award, several images from People's Park will be going on show at the Impression Gallery in Bradford until the 29th of March.
14/01/09 - People's Park has been voted Best 'Story of the Week' for 2008 on foto8.com.
03/12/08 - I was interviewed by the British Journal of Photography, see the article written by Rob Hastings on their website.
17/11/08 - Marta Weiss, Curator of Photographs at the Victoria and Albert Museum, will be giving a talk on all the Jerwood winners' work tonight at the Jerwood Space.
07/11/08 - Several images from People's Park are now on show along with works from the other 4 winners at the Jerwood Space. The show will run until the 11/12/08 before going on tour.
06/11/08 - I am happy to announce that I have been chosen as one of the five winners of this year's Jerwood Photography Award.
25/10/08 - 'People's Park' is featured in the latest edition of Lens Culture
16/10/08 - I will be away in China for the next few weeks to begin my next personal project, early images will be posted here.
07/10/08 - As a results of the Lens Culture/Rhubarb Photobook Award, People's Park is now available as a book from Blurb.com.
01/10/08 - An image from 'People's Park' will be on show at 'The best of the AOP Awards 2008' show at the AOP gallery.
18/08/08 - I have been chosen as one of the three winners of the first, Lens Culture/Rhubarb Photobook Awards.
12/08/08 - An image from 'People's Park' will be on show at the AOP Open Show until the 12/09/08.
23/07/08 - An image from 'People's Park' will be on show at the Host Gallery until the 13/09/08.