{"id":1306,"date":"2015-05-06T13:02:35","date_gmt":"2015-05-06T05:02:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/welcome\/?page_id=1306"},"modified":"2025-06-04T13:51:51","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T05:51:51","slug":"choy-chun-wei-press-and-news-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/artists\/choy-chun-wei-press-and-news-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Choy Chun Wei &#8211; Press and News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-bv89a2-745055be14ece1c2b693b575f193fd11\">\n.avia-section.av-bv89a2-745055be14ece1c2b693b575f193fd11{\nbackground-color:#f2f2f2;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-bv89a2-745055be14ece1c2b693b575f193fd11 main_color avia-section-small avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first  avia-bg-style-scroll  container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-1306'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><h1 style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 30px; font-family: Open sans;\">Choy Chun Wei<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='artists-title'  class='avia-section av-9ud0ju-c87dc46b965d35ff22e099c2a1f6a093 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_section  avia-builder-el-last  avia-bg-style-scroll  container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-1306'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class='flex_column av-7ctulm-4c5586a23d2011c7448ecdc5a488d5d3 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-3  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div '   ><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 class=\"p1\" style=\"font-family: 'eb garamond'; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 2px; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: left;\"><a title=\"Choy Chun Wei \u2013 Overview\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/artists\/choy-chun-wei-overview-2\/\">overview<\/a>&nbsp;|<a href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Choy-Chun-Wei-revised-2025.pdf\">&nbsp;biography&nbsp;(CV)<\/a> |&nbsp;<a title=\"Choy Chun Wei \u2013 Exhibitions\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/artists\/choy-chun-wei-exhibitions\/\">exhibitions<\/a>&nbsp;| <a title=\"Choy Chun Wei \u2013 Publications\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/artists\/choy-chun-wei-publications-2\/\">Publications<\/a> | <a class=\"selected\" title=\"Choy Chun Wei \u2013 Press and News\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/artists\/choy-chun-wei-press-and-news-2\/\">press and news<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-4ncrfu-e712ea5455647f19f1f0be5cc80cc84a\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-4ncrfu-e712ea5455647f19f1f0be5cc80cc84a{\nheight:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-4ncrfu-e712ea5455647f19f1f0be5cc80cc84a hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_textblock  '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">18@8, 2005<\/span><br \/>\n<a title=\"Gallery opening \u201ca feeling of resurrection\u201d by Lim Chia Ying\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/gallery-opening-a-feeling-of-resurrection-by-lim-chia-ying\/\">Gallery opening &#8220;a feeling of resurrection&#8221; by Lim Chia Ying<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"\u201cRise from the ruins\u201d by John McCarry\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/rise-from-the-ruins-by-john-mccarry\/\">&#8220;Rise from the ruins&#8221; by John McCarry<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">18@8, 2007<\/span><br \/>\n<a title=\"Read 18@8 essay by Niluksi Koswanage for accompanying catalogue\/book\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/read-188-essay-by-niluksi-koswanage-for-accompanying-cataloguebook\/\">Read 18@8 essay by Niluksi Koswanage for accompanying catalogue\/book<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"\u201cKlang Valley Streets: 18 reasons\u201d by Loke Poh Lin\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/klang-valley-streets-18-reasons-by-loke-poh-lin\/\">&#8220;Klang Valley Streets: 18 reasons&#8221; by Loke Poh Lin<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"No central theme yet exciting by Vivienne Pal\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/no-central-theme-yet-exciting-by-vivienne-pal\/\">No central theme yet exciting by Vivienne Pal<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aaa.org.hk\/WorldEvents\/Details\/9037\">Asia Art Archive<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Zero Degrees: Arts &amp; Culture\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/zero-degrees-arts-culture\/\">Zero Degrees: Arts &amp; Culture<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">18@8 HEIRLOOMS<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.star2.com\/culture\/arts\/2015\/12\/20\/11-artists-create-heirlooms-for-the-future\/\">&#8220;11 artists create heirlooms for the future&#8221; by Terence Toh<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">18@8 KUALA LUMPUR-KARACHI<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/Story\/?file=%2F2006%2F12%2F4%2Fcentral%2F16164090&amp;sec=central\">Karachi showcase for 18 artists by Lim Chia Ying<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"From Kuala Lumpur to Karachi by Su Aziz\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/from-kuala-lumpur-to-karachi-by-su-aziz\/\">From Kuala Lumpur to Karachi by Su Aziz<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Malaysian art exhibition at Gulgee\u2019s by Shamim Bano\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/malaysian-art-exhibition-at-gulgees-by-shamim-bano\/\">Malaysian art exhibition at Gulgee&#8217;s by Shamim Bano<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Let\u2019s say hello to Asian art by Salwat Ali\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/lets-say-hello-to-asian-art-by-salwat-ali\/\">Let&#8217;s say hello to Asian art by Salwat Ali<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Asian Oz by Gina Fairley\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/asian-oz-by-gina-fairley\/\">Asian Oz by Gina Fairley<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">18@8 VICE &amp; VIRTUE<\/span><br \/>\n<a title=\"Read catalogue essay by Rachel Jena\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/read-catalogue-essay-by-rachel-jena\/\">Read catalogue essay by Rachel Jena<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Virtue and vice on canvas by Dennis Chua\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/virtue-and-vice-on-canvas-by-dennis-chua\/\">Virtue and vice on canvas by Dennis Chua<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"The essence of vice and virtue by Tan Karr Wei\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/the-essence-of-vice-and-virtue-by-tan-karr-wei\/\">The essence of vice and virtue by Tan Karr Wei<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">18@8 RIGHT HERE! RIGHT NOW!<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.star2.com\/culture\/arts\/2017\/03\/01\/the-work-of-11-artists-in-a-single-show\/\">The works of 11 artists in a single show by Rouwen Lin<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.star2.com\/culture\/arts\/2017\/03\/01\/the-work-of-11-artists-in-a-single-show\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ABSOLUT 18@8<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.star2.com\/culture\/arts\/2017\/03\/01\/the-work-of-11-artists-in-a-single-show\/\">Absolute 18@8 to Benefit SPCA SELANGOR<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/188absolut-artmonthlyaustralia.pdf\">Art Monthly Australia<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kinkybluefairy.net\/2010\/12\/absolut-188\/\">Absolut18@8 at the Gardens<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/story\/?file=%2F2010%2F12%2F19%2Flifearts%2F7644154&amp;sec=lifearts\">Fascinating work of Art by Vivienne Pal<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Absolut-ly fascinating by Zuhaila Sedek\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/absolut-ly-fascinating-by-zuhaila-sedek\/\">Absolut-ly fascinating by Zuhaila Sedek<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/188absolut-harper.pdf\">In good spirits by Sunitha Thayaparan<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Octane Magazine\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/octane-magazine\/\">Octane Magazine<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">A DECADE OF COLLECTING (PART I) &#8211; TIMELESS<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bfm.my\/wei-ling-gallery.html\">Listen to BFM89.9 on Wei-ling Gallery&#8217;s 10th Anniversary<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"\u201cMy gallery cares about my masterpiece once it leaves the studio\u201d by Anurendra Jegadeva\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/my-gallery-cares-about-my-masterpiece-once-it-leaves-the-studio-by-anurendra-jegadeva\/\">&#8220;My gallery cares about my masterpiece once it leaves the studio&#8221; by Anurendra Jegadeva<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"\u201cBeyond Collecting\u201d in conversation with Lim Wei-Ling by Gina Fairley\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/beyond-collecting-in-conversation-with-lim-wei-ling-by-gina-fairley\/\">&#8220;Beyond Collecting&#8221; in conversation with Lim Wei-Ling by Gina Fairley<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Sleeve text for A Decade of Collecting\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/sleeve-text-for-a-decade-of-collecting\/\">Sleeve text for A Decade of Collecting<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.elements-magazine.com\/2012\/09\/exclusive-wei-ling-contemporary-gallery.html\">Read article in Elements magazine<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artmalaysiagroup.com\/arttalk\/detail\/87\/a-decade-of-collecting-book-launch--timeless\">Read article in ArtMalaysia by Pan Swee Chin<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/story\/?file=%2F2012%2F9%2F22%2Fcentral%2F12045553\">Celebrating a decade in Art by Vincent Tan<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.nst.com.my\/life-times\/sunday-life-times\/an-exhilarating-decade-1.172693\">An Exhilarating Decade by Rachel Jenagaratnam<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ART BASEL HONG KONG 2014<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.artfacts.net\/en\/institution\/wei-ling-gallery-16637\/overview.html\">ARTFACTS.NET<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artbaselhongkong-online.com\/en\/Wei-Ling-Gallery,c343602\">WLG online catalogue link<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/abhk14announcement.jpg\">ABHK2014 Announcement<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artbasel.com\/\">Art|Basel<br \/>\nBasel|Miami Beach|Hong Kong<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/final_ChoyChunWeiinConversationwithKelvinChuah_amended_000.pdf\">Choy Chun Wei in Conversation with Kelvin Chuah<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/ChoyChunWeiChronology_000.pdf\">Choy Chun Wei &#8211; chronology of works<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bfm.my\/back-in-basel-again-choy-chun-wei-wei-ling.html\">Listen to Lim Wei-Lling and Choy Chun Wei talk about this project on BFM89.9<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Changing Identity<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optionstheedge.com\/topic\/culture\/artist-choy-chun-wei-illustrates-how-human-communication-has-been-transformed-tech-new?utm_campaign=later-linkinbio-optionstheedge&amp;utm_content=later-33421890&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=linkin.bio&amp;fbclid=IwAR2rgduoHm_Rz0RvzxG1MDJoyZGKWmVUCduIT4-lLfvNRh2ZeaJzW2fX7KQ\">\u2018Artist Choy Chun Wei illustrates how human communication has been transformed by tech in new solo exhibition\u2019 by Diana Khoo<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">HERE AND NOW<\/span><br \/>\n<a title=\"Here and Now by Choy Chun Wei, The Star, 19th October 2011 by Willy Wilson\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/here-and-now-by-choy-chun-wei-the-star-19th-october-2011-by-willy-wilson\/\">Here and Now by Choy Chun Wei,&nbsp;The Star, 19th October 2011 by Willy Wilson<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">HO MIA<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/peakpdf.pdf\">HELPING FROM THE (HE)ART. The Peak Article<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">KALEIDOSCOPIC LANDSCAPES<\/span><br \/>\n<a title=\"Read catalogue essay \u201cChoy Chun Wei: Unexpected Trails\u201d by June Yap, Curator, Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore, 2007\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/portfolio-item\/read-catalogue-essay-choy-chun-wei-unexpected-trails-by-june-yap-curator-institute-of-contemporary-arts-singapore-2007\/\">Read catalogue essay &#8220;Choy Chun Wei: Unexpected Trails&#8221; by June Yap, Curator, Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore, 2007<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/Story\/?file=%2F2007%2F12%2F16%2Flifearts%2F19744620&amp;sec=lifearts\">Building on the Transient by Vivienne Pal<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">TECTONIC TRACES<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.satulingkar.com\/single-post\/2017\/10\/18\/Keseharian-Sebagai-Landasan-Inspirasi-Seni-Kontemporer\">Keseharian Sebagai Landasan Inspirasi Seni Kontemporer &#8211; Satulingkar.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Dialogue-with-Choy-Chun-Wei.pdf\">Dialogue with Choy Chun Wei by Amanda Ariawan<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.star2.com\/culture\/2017\/11\/07\/choy-chun-wei-collages-wei-ling-tectonic-traces\/\">Choy Chun Wei\u2019s collages contemplate the cut and paste aspects of real life by Qishin Tariq &#8211; Star 2<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bfm.my\/choy-chun-wei-collages-of-tectonic-traces\">Collages of Tectonic Traces by Soon Heng Lim &#8211; BFM<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Tectonic-Traces-The-Edge.pdf\">Architectural Thoughts by Mae Chan &#8211; The Edge<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Art-Republik.pdf\">Reframing by Kelvin Chuah &#8211; Art Republik<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">THE SPACE BETWEEN<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.star2.com\/culture\/arts\/2015\/05\/03\/the-space-between-wei-ling-contemporary-does-a-double-take-on-malaysias-contemporary-artists\/\">&#8220;The Space Between: Wei-Ling Contemporary does a double take on Malaysia&#8217;s contemporary artists&#8221; by Rouwen Lin<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Past Is Never Where You Think You Left It<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.star2.com\/culture\/arts\/2016\/07\/31\/this-exhibition-takes-in-nostalgia-and-memories\/\">&#8220;This exhibition takes in nostalgia and memories&#8221; by Rouwen Lin<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Choy Chun Wei overview&nbsp;|&nbsp;biography&nbsp;(CV) |&nbsp;exhibitions&nbsp;| Publications | press and news 18@8, 2005 Gallery opening \"a feeling of resurrection\" by Lim Chia Ying \"Rise from the ruins\" by John McCarry 18@8, 2007 Read 18@8 essay by Niluksi Koswanage for accompanying catalogue\/book \"Klang Valley Streets: 18 reasons\" by Loke Poh Lin No central theme yet exciting by [...]","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":23,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1306","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1306","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1306"}],"version-history":[{"count":47,"href":"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1306\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25204,"href":"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1306\/revisions\/25204"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/gallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1306"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}