Golden Venture Cornucopia
Artist: Karen Tam
Work ID: 84108
Description: In collaboration with a Montreal Chinatown community group.
Des mesures : Approx. 25.5 x 74 x 74 cm
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2019
Matériaux : paper
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Oeuvre d'art par Karen Tam
Real-Life Heroes Who Make a Difference
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84110
Description: As installed in the Process Room, Irish Museum of Modern Art (Dublin, Ireland) In collaboration with Irish Chinese youth.
Des mesures :
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2004
Matériaux :
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Gold Mountain Restaurant
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84111
Description: As installed at MAI (Montréal arts interculturels) (Montréal, QC).
Various materials, fabricated, collected, and rented from local restaurants and restaurateurs to recreate the waiting, dining, and kitchen areas of a Chinese restaurant. Red silk lanterns, wooden dragon-headed bronze lanterns, bonsai, tables, chairs, bar counter, fish tank, glass fish, cash register, vases, live and fake plants and trees, curtains, menus, paper cut-outs, folding screen, Chinese paintings, paper-cutouts, signs, high chair, TV, rope light, Christmas lights, Chinese music, calendars, podium, moon-shaped doorway, menus, restaurant equipment, beaded curtains, posters, rat trap, refrigerators, deep-fryer, stove/oven, sink, dishes, plates, cutlery, tablecloths, photographs, cardboard boxes, rice bags, MSG bags, swinging doors, vacuum, aprons, waiter’s jacket, other restaurant paraphernalia. A series of videos on the preparation of hybrid North American Chinese dishes, and interviews with Montréal restaurateurs on their experiences in the business.
Des mesures : 11.88 x 19.81 x 4.27 m
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2004
Matériaux : Various [see below]
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Real-Life Heroes Who Make a Difference
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84109
Description: As installed in the Process Room, Irish Museum of Modern Art (Dublin, Ireland) In collaboration with Irish Chinese youth.
Des mesures :
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2004
Matériaux :
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Gold Mountain Restaurant
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84113
Description: As installed at MAI (Montréal arts interculturels) (Montréal, QC).
Various materials, fabricated, collected, and rented from local restaurants and restaurateurs to recreate the waiting, dining, and kitchen areas of a Chinese restaurant. Red silk lanterns, wooden dragon-headed bronze lanterns, bonsai, tables, chairs, bar counter, fish tank, glass fish, cash register, vases, live and fake plants and trees, curtains, menus, paper cut-outs, folding screen, Chinese paintings, paper-cutouts, signs, high chair, TV, rope light, Christmas lights, Chinese music, calendars, podium, moon-shaped doorway, menus, restaurant equipment, beaded curtains, posters, rat trap, refrigerators, deep-fryer, stove/oven, sink, dishes, plates, cutlery, tablecloths, photographs, cardboard boxes, rice bags, MSG bags, swinging doors, vacuum, aprons, waiter’s jacket, other restaurant paraphernalia. A series of videos on the preparation of hybrid North American Chinese dishes, and interviews with Montréal restaurateurs on their experiences in the business.
Des mesures : 11.88 x 19.81 x 4.27 m
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2004
Matériaux : Various [see below]
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Gold Mountain Restaurant
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84112
Description: As installed at MAI (Montréal arts interculturels) (Montréal, QC).
Various materials, fabricated, collected, and rented from local restaurants and restaurateurs to recreate the waiting, dining, and kitchen areas of a Chinese restaurant. Red silk lanterns, wooden dragon-headed bronze lanterns, bonsai, tables, chairs, bar counter, fish tank, glass fish, cash register, vases, live and fake plants and trees, curtains, menus, paper cut-outs, folding screen, Chinese paintings, paper-cutouts, signs, high chair, TV, rope light, Christmas lights, Chinese music, calendars, podium, moon-shaped doorway, menus, restaurant equipment, beaded curtains, posters, rat trap, refrigerators, deep-fryer, stove/oven, sink, dishes, plates, cutlery, tablecloths, photographs, cardboard boxes, rice bags, MSG bags, swinging doors, vacuum, aprons, waiter’s jacket, other restaurant paraphernalia. A series of videos on the preparation of hybrid North American Chinese dishes, and interviews with Montréal restaurateurs on their experiences in the business.
Des mesures : 11.88 x 19.81 x 4.27 m
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2004
Matériaux : Various [see below]
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Gold Mountain Restaurant
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84114
Description: As installed at MAI (Montréal arts interculturels) (Montréal, QC).
Various materials, fabricated, collected, and rented from local restaurants and restaurateurs to recreate the waiting, dining, and kitchen areas of a Chinese restaurant. Red silk lanterns, wooden dragon-headed bronze lanterns, bonsai, tables, chairs, bar counter, fish tank, glass fish, cash register, vases, live and fake plants and trees, curtains, menus, paper cut-outs, folding screen, Chinese paintings, paper-cutouts, signs, high chair, TV, rope light, Christmas lights, Chinese music, calendars, podium, moon-shaped doorway, menus, restaurant equipment, beaded curtains, posters, rat trap, refrigerators, deep-fryer, stove/oven, sink, dishes, plates, cutlery, tablecloths, photographs, cardboard boxes, rice bags, MSG bags, swinging doors, vacuum, aprons, waiter’s jacket, other restaurant paraphernalia. A series of videos on the preparation of hybrid North American Chinese dishes, and interviews with Montréal restaurateurs on their experiences in the business.
Des mesures : 11.88 x 19.81 x 4.27 m
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2004
Matériaux : Various [see below]
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Shangri-la Café: A Division of Gold Mountain Restaurant
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84117
Description: One night screening of Cheuk Kwan's Brasil episode from his documentary series, "Chinese Restaurants". As installed at YYZ Artists' Outlet (Toronto, ON).
Various materials: Jukebox, counter, display case, plants, booths, tables, chairs, plants, lanterns, photos, paintings, video, various materials, fabricated, collected, and rented from prop warehouses, local community & businesses to recreate a chop suey house of the 1950s.
Des mesures : 10m x 15m x 1.3m
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2006
Matériaux : Various [see below]
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Rex vs. Quong
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84120
Description:
Des mesures : 60 x 76 cm
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2006
Matériaux : Paper cutout
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Jardin Chow Chow Garden
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84119
Description: As installed at Expression's ORANGE event "Como Como" (Saint-Hyacinthe, QC)
Swords, embroidered images of cranes & eagles, signage, window décor, vases, menus, phone, bronze lanterns, display case, plants, booths, tables, chairs, coffee machine, photos, paintings, cutlery, dishware, clay figurines, clay bridges, clay boats, fish tank, Tiki men, mah-jong table, cash register, gumball machine, wooden divider, video, various décor, materials, fabricated, collected, and rented from prop warehouses, local community & businesses to recreate a chop suey house of the 1960s. Shrimp chips, soya drinks, coffee & 7-Up were served on during "West eats East," a day of games, movies & coffee.
Des mesures : 15 x 8.5 x 4.3 m
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2006
Matériaux : Various [see below]
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Shangri-la Café: A Division of Gold Mountain Restaurant
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84115
Description: One night screening of Cheuk Kwan's Brasil episode from his documentary series, "Chinese Restaurants". As installed at YYZ Artists' Outlet (Toronto, ON).
Various materials: Jukebox, counter, display case, plants, booths, tables, chairs, plants, lanterns, photos, paintings, video, various materials, fabricated, collected, and rented from prop warehouses, local community & businesses to recreate a chop suey house of the 1950s.
Des mesures : 10 x 7.5x 3.6 m
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2006
Matériaux : Various [see below]
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Shangri-la Café: A Division of Gold Mountain Restaurant
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84116
Description: One night screening of Cheuk Kwan's Brasil episode from his documentary series, "Chinese Restaurants". As installed at YYZ Artists' Outlet (Toronto, ON).
Various materials: Jukebox, counter, display case, plants, booths, tables, chairs, plants, lanterns, photos, paintings, video, various materials, fabricated, collected, and rented from prop warehouses, local community & businesses to recreate a chop suey house of the 1950s.
Des mesures : 10 x 7.5x 3.6 m
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2006
Matériaux : Various [see below]
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Jardin Chow Chow Garden
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84118
Description: As installed at Expression's ORANGE event "Como Como" (Saint-Hyacinthe, QC)
Swords, embroidered images of cranes & eagles, signage, window décor, vases, menus, phone, bronze lanterns, display case, plants, booths, tables, chairs, coffee machine, photos, paintings, cutlery, dishware, clay figurines, clay bridges, clay boats, fish tank, Tiki men, mah-jong table, cash register, gumball machine, wooden divider, video, various décor, materials, fabricated, collected, and rented from prop warehouses, local community & businesses to recreate a chop suey house of the 1960s. Shrimp chips, soya drinks, coffee & 7-Up were served on during "West eats East," a day of games, movies & coffee.
Des mesures : 15 x 8.5 x 4.3 m
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2006
Matériaux : Various [see below]
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Dropping elephants from great heights and devouring their carcasses
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84125
Description:
Des mesures : 64 x 49 cm
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2007
Matériaux : Paper cutout
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Orientally Yours
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84122
Description: As installed at Southern Alberta Art Gallery (Lethbridge, AB)
Hardwood flooring, stage, menus, placemats, fridge, deep fryers, stove, mah-jong tables, curtains, podium, bar counter, plants, tables, chairs, cigarette shelf, fishtank, Coke machine, high chair, lanterns, photos, video, various items, fabricated and borrowed from local community & businesses to recreate the dining and kitchen of a chop suey parlour. Pie, ice cream, tea, and pop were served.
Des mesures : 15.8 x 8.2 x 3.65 m
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2007
Matériaux : Various [see below]
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Scorpion’s Delight
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84123
Description:
Des mesures : 1.8 x 1.6 m
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2007
Matériaux : Fabric cutout
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Snakehead: Vince Noir
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84124
Description:
Des mesures : 64 x 49 cm
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2007
Matériaux : Paper cutout, Edition of 4 + AP
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Orientally Yours
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84121
Description: As installed at Southern Alberta Art Gallery (Lethbridge, AB)
Hardwood flooring, stage, menus, placemats, fridge, deep fryers, stove, mah-jong tables, curtains, podium, bar counter, plants, tables, chairs, cigarette shelf, fishtank, Coke machine, high chair, lanterns, photos, video, various items, fabricated and borrowed from local community & businesses to recreate the dining and kitchen of a chop suey parlour. Pie, ice cream, tea, and pop were served.
Des mesures : 15.8 x 8.2 x 3.65 m
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2007
Matériaux : Various [see below]
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Opium Den
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84140
Description: As installed at Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal (Montréal, Canada).
Wood cutouts, mats, pillows, peacock feathers, vases, abaci, rug, curtains, bronze lanterns, tables, ceramic stools, gong, YSL Opium perfume, papier-mâché pillow, terracotta warriors from Wal-Mart, kimono-robe from Chinatown, clay figurines, tea-set, kung-fu shoes from Dollarama, fake antique opium pipes, paintings by Lui Luk Chun, soundtrack from Chinese Firecrackers, opium paraphernalia from the Redpath Museum collection and private collections.
Des mesures : 6.1 x 5.79 x 3.96 m
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2007-2010
Matériaux : Various [see below]
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Opium Den
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84141
Description: As installed at Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal (Montréal, Canada).
Wood cutouts, mats, pillows, peacock feathers, vases, abaci, rug, curtains, bronze lanterns, tables, ceramic stools, gong, YSL Opium perfume, papier-mâché pillow, terracotta warriors from Wal-Mart, kimono-robe from Chinatown, clay figurines, tea-set, kung-fu shoes from Dollarama, fake antique opium pipes, paintings by Lui Luk Chun, soundtrack from Chinese Firecrackers, opium paraphernalia from the Redpath Museum collection and private collections.
Des mesures : 6.1 x 5.79 x 3.96 m
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2007-2010
Matériaux : Various [see below]
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
On Rock Garden
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84129
Description: As installed at AKA Gallery (Saskatoon, SK)
Recreating the dining area and kitchen of a typical chop suey house in a former Chinese restaurant. Vintage signs, tables, chairs, plants, chimes, wait staff jackets, menus, placemats, videos, lanterns, photos, bar counter, stools, fish tank with koi fish, cigarette shelf, fridges, stove, swinging door, wooden shelving units, various items, fabricated and borrowed from local community and businesses.
Des mesures : 13.71 x 6.09 x 3.65 m
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2008
Matériaux : Various [see below]
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
On Rock Garden
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84128
Description: As installed at AKA Gallery (Saskatoon, SK)
Recreating the dining area and kitchen of a typical chop suey house in a former Chinese restaurant. Vintage signs, tables, chairs, plants, chimes, wait staff jackets, menus, placemats, videos, lanterns, photos, bar counter, stools, fish tank with koi fish, cigarette shelf, fridges, stove, swinging door, wooden shelving units, various items, fabricated and borrowed from local community and businesses.
Des mesures : 13.71 x 6.09 x 3.65 m
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2008
Matériaux : Various [see below]
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
On Rock Garden
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84127
Description: As installed at AKA Gallery (Saskatoon, SK)
Recreating the dining area and kitchen of a typical chop suey house in a former Chinese restaurant. Vintage signs, tables, chairs, plants, chimes, wait staff jackets, menus, placemats, videos, lanterns, photos, bar counter, stools, fish tank with koi fish, cigarette shelf, fridges, stove, swinging door, wooden shelving units, various items, fabricated and borrowed from local community and businesses.
Des mesures : 13.71 x 6.09 x 3.65 m
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2008
Matériaux : Various [see below]
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Everybody loves mu-shu fighting
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84132
Description: As installed at the National Glass Centre (Sunderland, UK).<h
Des mesures : Running dimensions: 0.9 x 26 m
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2008
Matériaux :
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
On Rock Garden
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84126
Description: As installed at AKA Gallery (Saskatoon, SK)
Recreating the dining area and kitchen of a typical chop suey house in a former Chinese restaurant. Vintage signs, tables, chairs, plants, chimes, wait staff jackets, menus, placemats, videos, lanterns, photos, bar counter, stools, fish tank with koi fish, cigarette shelf, fridges, stove, swinging door, wooden shelving units, various items, fabricated and borrowed from local community and businesses.
Des mesures : 13.71 x 6.09 x 3.65 m
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2008
Matériaux : Various [see below]
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Everybody loves mu-shu fighting
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84131
Description: As installed at the National Glass Centre (Sunderland, UK).
Des mesures : Running dimensions: 0.9 x 26 m
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2008
Matériaux : Vinyl cutout
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Pâté chinois / Mash-Up
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84130
Description:
Des mesures :
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2008
Matériaux :
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Pagoda Pads: 31. Children’s Toxic Playroom
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84139
Description: As installed at Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal (Montréal, QC, Canada)
Des mesures :
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2008-2010
Matériaux :
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Tchang Tchou Karaoke Lounge
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84133
Description: As installed at Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal (Montréal, Canada)
The installation contains a private room where participants may sing-along to The Karaoke Sessions, a selection of Western golden oldies in Chinese.
Des mesures : 4.55 x 3.36 x 4.6 m
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2008-2010
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Pagoda Pads: 30. The Big Melon Spiritual Retreat
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84138
Description: As installed at Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal (Montréal, QC, Canada)
Des mesures :
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2008-2010
Matériaux :
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Pagoda Pads: Kitschy Kitchen Mao
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84137
Description: As installed at Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal (Montréal, QC, Canada)
Des mesures :
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2008-2010
Matériaux :
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Miss Chinatown
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84135
Description: As installed at The New Art Gallery Walsall (Walsall, UK)
Recreating the dining area and kitchen of a typical Chinese-Canadian restaurant circa 1960s. Vintage menus, match-covers, postcards, tables, chairs, plants, placemats, videos, lanterns, photos, bar counter, fridges, shelving units, crockery, knick-knacks, various items, fabricated and borrowed from local community and businesses.
Des mesures : 8.83 x 6 x 4.57 m
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2009
Matériaux : Various [see below]
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
From Frog’s Robe to Crow’s Feet and Dried Old Bones to Vinegar Drinkers
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84134
Description:
Des mesures : 1.42 x 3.65 m
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2009
Matériaux : Fabric cutout
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Miss Chinatown
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84136
Description: As installed at The New Art Gallery Walsall (Walsall, UK)
Recreating the dining area and kitchen of a typical Chinese-Canadian restaurant circa 1960s. Vintage menus, match-covers, postcards, tables, chairs, plants, placemats, videos, lanterns, photos, bar counter, fridges, shelving units, crockery, knick-knacks, various items, fabricated and borrowed from local community and businesses.
Des mesures : 8.83 x 6 x 4.57 m
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2009
Matériaux : Various [see below]
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Not Made in China
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84142
Description:
Des mesures : 116 x 137 cm
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2010
Matériaux : Vinyl fabric cutout
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Turandot’s Trophies
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84143
Description: In collaboration with Tam Kim Soon and Yuen Yin Law
Des mesures : 161 x 161 cm
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2011
Matériaux : Imitation pearls, fishing line
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Turandot’s Trophies
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84144
Description: In collaboration with Tam Kim Soon and Yuen Yin Law
Des mesures : 161 x 161 cm
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2011
Matériaux : Imitation pearls, fishing line
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Intervention in the Chinese Bedroom at Saltram House (Saltram, UK)
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84145
Description: Intervention in the Chinese Bedroom at Saltram House (Saltram, UK), replacing an antique vase with Moonflask hauled around in a cardboard box.
Des mesures :
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2012
Matériaux :
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Intervention in the Chinese Bedroom at Saltram House (Saltram, UK)
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84146
Description: Intervention in the Chinese Bedroom at Saltram House (Saltram, UK), replacing an antique vase with Moonflask hauled around in a cardboard box.
Des mesures :
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2012
Matériaux :
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Terra dos Chinês Curio Shop
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84167
Description: As installed at Articule (Montréal, QC, Canada)
Mixed media installation: Papier-mâché, ink, peacock feathers, Chinese newspapers, fabric, vintage Chinese checkers game, greeting cards, clay, soap, aluminium, bought trinkets, cork scene display, bronze and wood lanterns, plastic lanterns, fabric lanterns, clock, mechanical toys, Chinese yo-yos, terracotta warriors, water flask, wooden biscuit moulds, bracelets, seashells, cookie cutters, drum, painting brushes, paper-cutouts, paper lanterns, display cases and shelves, fake firecrackers, hanging scrolls, iron-wrought pictures, mah-jong game, Chinese almanacs and calendar, embroidery, embroidered insoles, wooden and metal swords, nanchuks, sequins, tables, plywood, cocktail shakers, abaci, Fu Manchu mask, textiles, pjs, qipao, porcelain (jars, teapots, teacups, dishes, bowls, plates, vases), cricket cage, kites, flutes, jade, wooden fish instruments, fake bonsai, chopsticks, clay figurines and bridges, cardboard, umbrella, bamboo mats, tray, fans, playing cards, wood, bamboo, glass, paper, Chinese slippers, kung-fhu shoes, hip flasks, antique brass keys, beer cans, brocade boxes, ivory box, gourds, foamboard, beads, Terra dos Chinês Curio Shop soundtrack.
Des mesures : 12.35 x 7.31 x 3.35 m
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2012-2016
Matériaux : Various [see below]
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Terra dos Chinês Curio Shop
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84166
Description: As installed at Articule (Montréal, QC, Canada)
Mixed media installation: Papier-mâché, ink, peacock feathers, Chinese newspapers, fabric, vintage Chinese checkers game, greeting cards, clay, soap, aluminium, bought trinkets, cork scene display, bronze and wood lanterns, plastic lanterns, fabric lanterns, clock, mechanical toys, Chinese yo-yos, terracotta warriors, water flask, wooden biscuit moulds, bracelets, seashells, cookie cutters, drum, painting brushes, paper-cutouts, paper lanterns, display cases and shelves, fake firecrackers, hanging scrolls, iron-wrought pictures, mah-jong game, Chinese almanacs and calendar, embroidery, embroidered insoles, wooden and metal swords, nanchuks, sequins, tables, plywood, cocktail shakers, abaci, Fu Manchu mask, textiles, pjs, qipao, porcelain (jars, teapots, teacups, dishes, bowls, plates, vases), cricket cage, kites, flutes, jade, wooden fish instruments, fake bonsai, chopsticks, clay figurines and bridges, cardboard, umbrella, bamboo mats, tray, fans, playing cards, wood, bamboo, glass, paper, Chinese slippers, kung-fhu shoes, hip flasks, antique brass keys, beer cans, brocade boxes, ivory box, gourds, foamboard, beads, Terra dos Chinês Curio Shop soundtrack.
Des mesures : 12.35 x 7.31 x 3.35 m
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2012-2016
Matériaux : Various [see below]
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Terra dos Chinês Curio Shop
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84169
Description: As installed at Articule (Montréal, QC, Canada)
Mixed media installation: Papier-mâché, ink, peacock feathers, Chinese newspapers, fabric, vintage Chinese checkers game, greeting cards, clay, soap, aluminium, bought trinkets, cork scene display, bronze and wood lanterns, plastic lanterns, fabric lanterns, clock, mechanical toys, Chinese yo-yos, terracotta warriors, water flask, wooden biscuit moulds, bracelets, seashells, cookie cutters, drum, painting brushes, paper-cutouts, paper lanterns, display cases and shelves, fake firecrackers, hanging scrolls, iron-wrought pictures, mah-jong game, Chinese almanacs and calendar, embroidery, embroidered insoles, wooden and metal swords, nanchuks, sequins, tables, plywood, cocktail shakers, abaci, Fu Manchu mask, textiles, pjs, qipao, porcelain (jars, teapots, teacups, dishes, bowls, plates, vases), cricket cage, kites, flutes, jade, wooden fish instruments, fake bonsai, chopsticks, clay figurines and bridges, cardboard, umbrella, bamboo mats, tray, fans, playing cards, wood, bamboo, glass, paper, Chinese slippers, kung-fhu shoes, hip flasks, antique brass keys, beer cans, brocade boxes, ivory box, gourds, foamboard, beads, Terra dos Chinês Curio Shop soundtrack.
Des mesures : 12.35 x 7.31 x 3.35 m
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2012-2016
Matériaux : Various [see below]
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Terra dos Chinês Curio Shop
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84168
Description: As installed at Articule (Montréal, QC, Canada)
Mixed media installation: Papier-mâché, ink, peacock feathers, Chinese newspapers, fabric, vintage Chinese checkers game, greeting cards, clay, soap, aluminium, bought trinkets, cork scene display, bronze and wood lanterns, plastic lanterns, fabric lanterns, clock, mechanical toys, Chinese yo-yos, terracotta warriors, water flask, wooden biscuit moulds, bracelets, seashells, cookie cutters, drum, painting brushes, paper-cutouts, paper lanterns, display cases and shelves, fake firecrackers, hanging scrolls, iron-wrought pictures, mah-jong game, Chinese almanacs and calendar, embroidery, embroidered insoles, wooden and metal swords, nanchuks, sequins, tables, plywood, cocktail shakers, abaci, Fu Manchu mask, textiles, pjs, qipao, porcelain (jars, teapots, teacups, dishes, bowls, plates, vases), cricket cage, kites, flutes, jade, wooden fish instruments, fake bonsai, chopsticks, clay figurines and bridges, cardboard, umbrella, bamboo mats, tray, fans, playing cards, wood, bamboo, glass, paper, Chinese slippers, kung-fhu shoes, hip flasks, antique brass keys, beer cans, brocade boxes, ivory box, gourds, foamboard, beads, Terra dos Chinês Curio Shop soundtrack.
Des mesures : 12.35 x 7.31 x 3.35 m
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2012-2016
Matériaux : Various [see below]
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Sinography
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84149
Description:
Des mesures : 243 x 168 cm
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2013
Matériaux : Cyanotype
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Opium Den: Danson House
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84147
Description: As installed at Danson House (Bexley-Heath, UK)
Wood cutouts, mats, pillows, peacock feathers, vases, abacus, rug, gong, YSL Opium perfume, papier-mâché; pillow, clay figurines, tea-set, lanterns, papier-mache vase, soap, masks, brass keys, kung-fu shoes from Dollarama, fake antique opium pipes, soundtrack from Chinese Firecrackers CD.
Des mesures : Approx. 8.59 x 5.21 x 4.27 m
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2013
Matériaux : Various [see below]
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Sinography – Gold
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84150
Description:
Des mesures : 243 x 168 cm
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2013
Matériaux : Paper cutouts
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Opium Den: Danson House
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84148
Description: As installed at Danson House (Bexley-Heath, UK)
Wood cutouts, mats, pillows, peacock feathers, vases, abacus, rug, gong, YSL Opium perfume, papier-mâché; pillow, clay figurines, tea-set, lanterns, papier-mache vase, soap, masks, brass keys, kung-fu shoes from Dollarama, fake antique opium pipes, soundtrack from Chinese Firecrackers CD.
Des mesures : Approx. 8.59 x 5.21 x 4.27 m
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2013
Matériaux : Various [see below]
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Flying Cormorant Studio (For Lee Nam)
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84183
Description: As installed at The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria (Victoria, BC, Canada).
Installation re-imagining the studio of Lee Nam, a Chinese immigrant who lived and worked in 1930s Victoria and who was a friend of Emily Carr.
Installation: books, brushes, boning knife, ink, ink sticks, ink stones, ink cakes, brush pots, brush-holder, brush-hangers, brush rest, bamboo mat, wood paperweights, seal chops, seal-ink, seal-carving wood block, gourd, jade turtle, xuan paper, cricket cages, wood blocks, rocks, palette, ink bottle, paint, oilcloth, felt, desk, tables, chairs, piano and stool, bamboo fan, bamboo flute, shelving units, cabinet, backing boards, glass goldfish and fishbowl, rotary phone, clock, lighting fixture, framed photographs, porcelain dishes, containers, vases, plates, calendar, ceramic pots, bowls, brocade boxes, wooden stands, glass bowl, abacus, fake flowers, suitcases, radio, paint tubes, paperweights, porcelain ginger jar, unmounted ink paintings and calligraphy by Lui Luk Chun and Tam Yuen Yin Law, hand-stitched books by Tam Yuen Yin Law and Tam Kim Soon, and historical works from the AGGV collection including paintings by Emily Carr, Qi Baishi, Huang Junbi, and Gao Jianfu.
Des mesures : 6.53 x 9.1 x 3 m
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2014-2017
Matériaux : Various [see below]
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Flying Cormorant Studio (For Lee Nam)
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84184
Description: As installed at The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria (Victoria, BC, Canada).
Installation re-imagining the studio of Lee Nam, a Chinese immigrant who lived and worked in 1930s Victoria and who was a friend of Emily Carr.
Installation: books, brushes, boning knife, ink, ink sticks, ink stones, ink cakes, brush pots, brush-holder, brush-hangers, brush rest, bamboo mat, wood paperweights, seal chops, seal-ink, seal-carving wood block, gourd, jade turtle, xuan paper, cricket cages, wood blocks, rocks, palette, ink bottle, paint, oilcloth, felt, desk, tables, chairs, piano and stool, bamboo fan, bamboo flute, shelving units, cabinet, backing boards, glass goldfish and fishbowl, rotary phone, clock, lighting fixture, framed photographs, porcelain dishes, containers, vases, plates, calendar, ceramic pots, bowls, brocade boxes, wooden stands, glass bowl, abacus, fake flowers, suitcases, radio, paint tubes, paperweights, porcelain ginger jar, unmounted ink paintings and calligraphy by Lui Luk Chun and Tam Yuen Yin Law, hand-stitched books by Tam Yuen Yin Law and Tam Kim Soon, and historical works from the AGGV collection including paintings by Emily Carr, Qi Baishi, Huang Junbi, and Gao Jianfu.
Des mesures : 6.53 x 9.1 x 3 m
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2014-2017
Matériaux : Various [see below]
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Flying Cormorant Studio (For Lee Nam)
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84185
Description: As installed at The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria (Victoria, BC, Canada).
Installation re-imagining the studio of Lee Nam, a Chinese immigrant who lived and worked in 1930s Victoria and who was a friend of Emily Carr.
Installation: books, brushes, boning knife, ink, ink sticks, ink stones, ink cakes, brush pots, brush-holder, brush-hangers, brush rest, bamboo mat, wood paperweights, seal chops, seal-ink, seal-carving wood block, gourd, jade turtle, xuan paper, cricket cages, wood blocks, rocks, palette, ink bottle, paint, oilcloth, felt, desk, tables, chairs, piano and stool, bamboo fan, bamboo flute, shelving units, cabinet, backing boards, glass goldfish and fishbowl, rotary phone, clock, lighting fixture, framed photographs, porcelain dishes, containers, vases, plates, calendar, ceramic pots, bowls, brocade boxes, wooden stands, glass bowl, abacus, fake flowers, suitcases, radio, paint tubes, paperweights, porcelain ginger jar, unmounted ink paintings and calligraphy by Lui Luk Chun and Tam Yuen Yin Law, hand-stitched books by Tam Yuen Yin Law and Tam Kim Soon, and historical works from the AGGV collection including paintings by Emily Carr, Qi Baishi, Huang Junbi, and Gao Jianfu.
Des mesures : 6.53 x 9.1 x 3 m
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2014-2017
Matériaux : Various [see below]
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Castiglione’s Insect Mimics
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84154
Description:
Des mesures : Each: 40 x 15 x 15 cm
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2014-2017
Matériaux : Sequins, steel pins, styrofoam, wool
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Flying Cormorant Studio (For Lee Nam)
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84182
Description: As installed at The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria (Victoria, BC, Canada).
Installation re-imagining the studio of Lee Nam, a Chinese immigrant who lived and worked in 1930s Victoria and who was a friend of Emily Carr.
Installation: books, brushes, boning knife, ink, ink sticks, ink stones, ink cakes, brush pots, brush-holder, brush-hangers, brush rest, bamboo mat, wood paperweights, seal chops, seal-ink, seal-carving wood block, gourd, jade turtle, xuan paper, cricket cages, wood blocks, rocks, palette, ink bottle, paint, oilcloth, felt, desk, tables, chairs, piano and stool, bamboo fan, bamboo flute, shelving units, cabinet, backing boards, glass goldfish and fishbowl, rotary phone, clock, lighting fixture, framed photographs, porcelain dishes, containers, vases, plates, calendar, ceramic pots, bowls, brocade boxes, wooden stands, glass bowl, abacus, fake flowers, suitcases, radio, paint tubes, paperweights, porcelain ginger jar, unmounted ink paintings and calligraphy by Lui Luk Chun and Tam Yuen Yin Law, hand-stitched books by Tam Yuen Yin Law and Tam Kim Soon, and historical works from the AGGV collection including paintings by Emily Carr, Qi Baishi, Huang Junbi, and Gao Jianfu.
Des mesures : 6.53 x 9.1 x 3 m
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2014-2017
Matériaux : Various [see below]
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Terra dos Chinês Curio Shop
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84155
Description: As installed at Artspace (Peterborough, ON, Canada)
Mixed media installation: Papier-mâché, ink, peacock feathers, Chinese newspapers, fabric, vintage Chinese checkers game, greeting cards, clay, soap, aluminium, bought trinkets, cork scene display, bronze and wood lanterns, plastic lanterns, fabric lanterns, clock, mechanical toys, Chinese yo-yos, terracotta warriors, water flask, wooden biscuit moulds, bracelets, seashells, cookie cutters, drum, painting brushes, paper-cutouts, paper lanterns, display cases and shelves, fake firecrackers, hanging scrolls, iron-wrought pictures, mah-jong game, Chinese almanacs and calendar, embroidery, embroidered insoles, wooden and metal swords, nanchuks, sequins, tables, plywood, cocktail shakers, abaci, Fu Manchu mask, textiles, pjs, qipao, porcelain (jars, teapots, teacups, dishes, bowls, plates, vases), cricket cage, kites, flutes, jade, wooden fish instruments, fake bonsai, chopsticks, clay figurines and bridges, cardboard, umbrella, bamboo mats, tray, fans, playing cards, wood, bamboo, glass, paper, Chinese slippers, kung-fhu shoes, hip flasks, antique brass keys, beer cans, brocade boxes, ivory box, gourds, foamboard, beads, Terra dos Chinês Curio Shop soundtrack.
Des mesures : Approx. 7.87 x 12.14 x 3.66 m
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2015
Matériaux : Various [see below]
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Chinese Fever
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84151
Description: As installed at Galerie Hugues Charbonneau (Montréal, QC, Canada).
Des mesures :
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2015
Matériaux : Installation with paper and vinyl fabric cutouts
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
The Sporting Life: Football & Golf
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84153
Description:
Des mesures : Each: 38 x 23 x 23 cm
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2015
Matériaux : Papier-mâché, card, pigmented India ink, gouache
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Terra dos Chinês Curio Shop
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84156
Description: As installed at Artspace (Peterborough, ON, Canada)
Mixed media installation: Papier-mâché, ink, peacock feathers, Chinese newspapers, fabric, vintage Chinese checkers game, greeting cards, clay, soap, aluminium, bought trinkets, cork scene display, bronze and wood lanterns, plastic lanterns, fabric lanterns, clock, mechanical toys, Chinese yo-yos, terracotta warriors, water flask, wooden biscuit moulds, bracelets, seashells, cookie cutters, drum, painting brushes, paper-cutouts, paper lanterns, display cases and shelves, fake firecrackers, hanging scrolls, iron-wrought pictures, mah-jong game, Chinese almanacs and calendar, embroidery, embroidered insoles, wooden and metal swords, nanchuks, sequins, tables, plywood, cocktail shakers, abaci, Fu Manchu mask, textiles, pjs, qipao, porcelain (jars, teapots, teacups, dishes, bowls, plates, vases), cricket cage, kites, flutes, jade, wooden fish instruments, fake bonsai, chopsticks, clay figurines and bridges, cardboard, umbrella, bamboo mats, tray, fans, playing cards, wood, bamboo, glass, paper, Chinese slippers, kung-fhu shoes, hip flasks, antique brass keys, beer cans, brocade boxes, ivory box, gourds, foamboard, beads, Terra dos Chinês Curio Shop soundtrack.
Des mesures : Approx. 7.87 x 12.14 x 3.66 m
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2015
Matériaux : Various [see below]
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Blind Leading the Blind
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84152
Description:
Des mesures : 78 x 58 cm
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2015
Matériaux : Paper cutout
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
From Yiwu to You
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84181
Description:
Des mesures : Current dimensions: 6.8 x 2.3 cm / Planned running dimensions: 12.5 x 2.3 m
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2015-present
Matériaux : Installation with cyanotype tiles on archival 100% natural fibre paper
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
From Yiwu to You
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84180
Description:
Des mesures : Current dimensions: 6.8 x 2.3 cm / Planned running dimensions: 12.5 x 2.3 m
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2015-present
Matériaux : Installation with cyanotype tiles on archival 100% natural fibre paper
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Pizza Pan with Pierced Bamboo and Birds
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84163
Description:
Des mesures : 33 x 33 x 1.3 cm
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2016
Matériaux : Aluminium cutout
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Galloping Silk Road Blood-Sweating Horse No. 1
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84159
Description:
Des mesures : 47.5 x 122 x 39.5 cm
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2016
Matériaux : Bamboo, mercerized cotton, gouache, archival tissue paper, metallic Dura-Lar film
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Dunhuang Constellations, Map 11
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84161
Description:
Des mesures : 7 elements, each 27.5 x 35.5 cm
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2016
Matériaux : Cyanotype on archival 100% natural fibre paper
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Silk Road: Storm-Detectors, Blood-Sweating Horses, and Constellations
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84158
Description: As installed at Galerie Hugues Charbonneau (Montréal, Canada).
Des mesures : variable
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2016
Matériaux : Installation with bamboo, cotton, tissue paper, Dura-Lar film, cyanotype
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
The Stars of Fortune, Prosperity, and Longevity
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84165
Description:
Des mesures : Left: 26 x 22 x 5 m / Right: 25 x 30 x 5 cm
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2016
Matériaux : Strathmore bristol board, pigmented India ink, gouache
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Silk Road: Storm-Detectors, Blood-Sweating Horses, and Constellations
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84157
Description: As installed at Galerie Hugues Charbonneau (Montréal, Canada)
Des mesures : variable
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2016
Matériaux : Installation with bamboo, cotton, tissue paper, Dura-Lar film, cyanotype
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Pizza Pan with Pierced Bamboo and Birds
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84164
Description:
Des mesures : 33 x 33 x 1.3 cm
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2016
Matériaux : Aluminium cutout
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Dunhuang Constellations: Map 12, Element 3
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84162
Description:
Des mesures : 27.5 x 35.5 cm
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2016
Matériaux : Cyanotype on archival 100% natural fibre paper
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Silk Road Storm-Detector No. 2
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84160
Description:
Des mesures : 74 x 72 x 33 cm
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2016
Matériaux : Bamboo, mercerized cotton, gouache, archival tissue paper, metallic Dura-Lar film
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Wild Protectors at the Mountain Pagoda I & II (phosphorescent)
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84177
Description:
Des mesures :
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2017
Matériaux : ABS plastic, military figurines of the Opium Wars and WWII, plexiglass
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Nous sommes tous des brigands
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84175
Description: As installed at Expression, Centre d'exposition de Saint-Hyacinthe (Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada).
Conceived as several installations, this installation-exhibition looks at the missionary activities conducted by the Jesuits of Québec in both China and in Québec such as the creation of the Musée d’art chinois in 1930, as well as the phenomenon of “Acheter un petit chinois” in the 1950s and 1960s. The installations include ornamental gates, a missionary kiosk, festive bunting, jazzy music, a village of pagodas, objects from the original Jesuit collection borrowed from the Musée de la civilisation à Québec, and ‘chinoiseries’ lent by Maskoutains and the Société du patriomoine religieux du diocèse de Saint-Hyacinthe.
Des mesures : 11.84 x 23.96 x 4.1 m
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2017
Matériaux : Various [see below]
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Gold Mountain Restaurant (2017 version)
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84189
Description: As installed at Justina M. Barnicke Gallery, The Art Museum, University of Toronto (Toronto, Canada).
Installation recreating the dining area and kitchen of a typical Chinese-Canadian restaurant circa 1980s. Vintage menus, match-covers, postcards, tables, chairs, plants, placemats, videos, lanterns, photos, bar counter, shelving units, crockery, knick-knacks, various items, fabricated and borrowed from local community.
Des mesures : 14.12 x 5.89 x 3.15 m
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2017
Matériaux : Various [see below]
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Gold Mountain Restaurant (2017 version)
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84190
Description: As installed at Justina M. Barnicke Gallery, The Art Museum, University of Toronto (Toronto, Canada).
Installation recreating the dining area and kitchen of a typical Chinese-Canadian restaurant circa 1980s. Vintage menus, match-covers, postcards, tables, chairs, plants, placemats, videos, lanterns, photos, bar counter, shelving units, crockery, knick-knacks, various items, fabricated and borrowed from local community.
Des mesures : 14.12 x 5.89 x 3.15 m
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2017
Matériaux : Various [see below]
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Souvenirs du Jasmine Café
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84172
Description: As installed at the SIGHTINGS Cube, Leonard & Bina Ellen Gallery, Concordia University (Montréal, Canada).
Des mesures : 2.89 x 2.43 x 2.43 m
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2017
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Tchou’s Sheen-wah-zree Booth
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84193
Description: As installed at Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal (Montréal, QC, Canada).
Installation: Neon sign, wood, photographs, papier-mâché 'antique' vases and sculptures, hong-mu stands, papercutouts, restaurant dishware, cookie jar with fortunes, silver-coloured lanterns, bronze lantern, porcelain jar, dish towels, Fu Manchu mask, plastic Buddha, nanchuks, abacus, fake bamboo, vintage Chop Suey Game, tea tins, peacock feathers, clay sculptures.
Des mesures : 3 x 1.8 x 2.9 m
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2017
Matériaux : Various [see below]
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Kiosque des gestes oubliées
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84176
Description: As installed at Expression, Centre d'exposition de Saint-Hyacinthe (Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada).
Questioning the display and interpretation of culture and community, this installation recreates and combines how the Jesuits and other religious groups had their missionary kiosks and exhibits on China, and that includes original objects from the collection of the Musée d’art chinois (now in the collection of the MCQ) along with other readymades, found items, and fabricated sculptures.
Des mesures : 1.83 x 5.49 x 2.44 m
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2017
Matériaux : Various [see below]
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Nous sommes tous des brigands
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84173
Description: As installed at Expression, Centre d'exposition de Saint-Hyacinthe (Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada).
Conceived as several installations, this installation-exhibition looks at the missionary activities conducted by the Jesuits of Québec in both China and in Québec such as the creation of the Musée d’art chinois in 1930, as well as the phenomenon of “Acheter un petit chinois” in the 1950s and 1960s. The installations include ornamental gates, a missionary kiosk, festive bunting, jazzy music, a village of pagodas, objects from the original Jesuit collection borrowed from the Musée de la civilisation à Québec, and ‘chinoiseries’ lent by Maskoutains and the Société du patriomoine religieux du diocèse de Saint-Hyacinthe.
Des mesures : 11.84 x 23.96 x 4.1 m
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2017
Matériaux : Various [see below]
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Souvenirs du Jasmine Café
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84170
Description: As installed at the SIGHTINGS Cube, Leonard & Bina Ellen Gallery, Concordia University (Montréal, Canada).
Des mesures : 2.89 x 2.43 x 2.43 m
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2017
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Nous sommes tous des brigands
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84174
Description: As installed at Expression, Centre d'exposition de Saint-Hyacinthe (Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada).
Conceived as several installations, this installation-exhibition looks at the missionary activities conducted by the Jesuits of Québec in both China and in Québec such as the creation of the Musée d’art chinois in 1930, as well as the phenomenon of “Acheter un petit chinois” in the 1950s and 1960s. The installations include ornamental gates, a missionary kiosk, festive bunting, jazzy music, a village of pagodas, objects from the original Jesuit collection borrowed from the Musée de la civilisation à Québec, and ‘chinoiseries’ lent by Maskoutains and the Société du patriomoine religieux du diocèse de Saint-Hyacinthe.
Des mesures : 11.84 x 23.96 x 4.1 m
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2017
Matériaux : Various [see below]
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Acheter un petit chinois
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84179
Description: As installed at EXPRESSION, Centre d'exposition de Saint-Hyacinthe (Saint-Hyacinthe, QC, Canada).
Installation of 'chinoiseries' lent by local communities and religious orders in Saint-Hyacinthe.
Des mesures :
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2017
Matériaux :
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Tchou’s Sheen-wah-zree Booth
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84192
Description: As installed at Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal (Montréal, QC, Canada).
Installation: Neon sign, wood, photographs, papier-mâché 'antique' vases and sculptures, hong-mu stands, papercutouts, restaurant dishware, cookie jar with fortunes, silver-coloured lanterns, bronze lantern, porcelain jar, dish towels, Fu Manchu mask, plastic Buddha, nanchuks, abacus, fake bamboo, vintage Chop Suey Game, tea tins, peacock feathers, clay sculptures.
Des mesures : 3 x 1.8 x 2.9 m
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2017
Matériaux : Various [see below]
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Tchou’s Sheen-wah-zree Booth
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84191
Description: As installed at Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal (Montréal, QC, Canada).
Installation: Neon sign, wood, photographs, papier-mâché 'antique' vases and sculptures, hong-mu stands, papercutouts, restaurant dishware, cookie jar with fortunes, silver-coloured lanterns, bronze lantern, porcelain jar, dish towels, Fu Manchu mask, plastic Buddha, nanchuks, abacus, fake bamboo, vintage Chop Suey Game, tea tins, peacock feathers, clay sculptures.
Des mesures : 3 x 1.8 x 2.9 m
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2017
Matériaux : Various [see below]
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Souvenirs du Jasmine Café
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84171
Description: As installed at the SIGHTINGS Cube, Leonard & Bina Ellen Gallery, Concordia University (Montréal, Canada).
Des mesures : 2.89 x 2.43 x 2.43 m
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2017
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Razzia
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84178
Description:
Des mesures : 66 x 122 x 1 cm
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2017
Matériaux : Embroidery on chiffon and organza, wood
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Like rain drops rolling down new paint
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84187
Description: As installed at The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria (Victoria, BC, Canada).
Participatory installation with gallery visitors. Ink on xuan paper, including 300 sketches by Lui Luk Chun, Yuen Yin Law, and Karen Tam.
Des mesures : variable
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2017-present
Matériaux :
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Like rain drops rolling down new paint
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84188
Description: As installed at The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria (Victoria, BC, Canada).
Participatory installation with gallery visitors. Ink on xuan paper, including 300 sketches by Lui Luk Chun, Yuen Yin Law, and Karen Tam.
Des mesures : variable
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2017-present
Matériaux :
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Like rain drops rolling down new paint
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84186
Description: As installed at The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria (Victoria, BC, Canada).
Participatory installation with gallery visitors. Ink on xuan paper, including 300 sketches by Lui Luk Chun, Yuen Yin Law, and Karen Tam.
Des mesures : variable
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2017-present
Matériaux :
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Blood and Tears
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84196
Description: As installed at Birch Hills Town Office and Library, as part of the Saskatchewan-wide “Roadside Attractions” public art project.
Des mesures : 2.02 x 3.59 x 1.14 m
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2018
Matériaux : Laser-cut and engraved steel panels
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Kiosk for the Silent Traveller
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84202
Description: As installed at the He Xiangning Art Museum (Shenzhen, China).
Des mesures : 3.05 x 3.05 x 2.9 m
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2018
Matériaux : installation
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
One Hundred Girls at Play
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84203
Description:
Des mesures : 39 x 29 x 29 cm
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2018
Matériaux : Papier-mâché (Chinese newspaper, wallpaper paste), pigmented India ink, gouache
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Kiosk for the Silent Traveller
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84201
Description: As installed at the He Xiangning Art Museum (Shenzhen, China).
Des mesures : 3.05 x 3.05 x 2.9 m
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2018
Matériaux : installation
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Kiosk for the Silent Traveller
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84200
Description: As installed at the He Xiangning Art Museum (Shenzhen, China).
Des mesures : 3.05 x 3.05 x 2.9 m
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2018
Matériaux : installation
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
A Double Stream of Tears
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84204
Description:
Des mesures : Left: 64 x 23 x 23 cm / Right: 62 x 22 x 22 cm
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2018
Matériaux : Papier-mâché (Chinese newspaper, wallpaper paste), pigmented India ink, gouache
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Blood and Tears
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84194
Description: As installed at Birch Hills Town Office and Library, as part of the Saskatchewan-wide “Roadside Attractions” public art project.
Des mesures : 2.02 x 3.59 x 1.14 m
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2018
Matériaux : Laser-cut and engraved steel panels
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
blue ocean dark sky night heart – carnage
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84199
Description: As installed at Tweels Corner (Charlottetown, PEI, Canada).
Des mesures : 3.35 x 3.35 x 3.66 m
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2018
Matériaux : Installation with paper pulp, shark teeth, manganese flakes, copperleaf, gouache, sand, balloons
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Blood and Tears
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84197
Description: As installed at Birch Hills Town Office and Library, as part of the Saskatchewan-wide “Roadside Attractions” public art project.
Des mesures : 2.02 x 3.59 x 1.14 m
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2018
Matériaux : Laser-cut and engraved steel panels
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
blue ocean dark sky night heart – carnage
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84198
Description: As installed at Tweels Corner (Charlottetown, PEI, Canada).
Des mesures : 3.35 x 3.35 x 3.66 m
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2018
Matériaux : Installation with paper pulp, shark teeth, manganese flakes, copperleaf, gouache, sand, balloons
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Blood and Tears
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84195
Description: As installed at Birch Hills Town Office and Library, as part of the Saskatchewan-wide “Roadside Attractions” public art project.
Des mesures : 2.02 x 3.59 x 1.14 m
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2018
Matériaux : Laser-cut and engraved steel panels
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Golden Venture Cornucopia
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84107
Description: In collaboration with a Montreal Chinatown community group.
Des mesures : Approx. 25.5 x 74 x 74 cm
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2019
Matériaux : paper
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
Golden Venture Cornucopia
Artist: Karen Tam
ID : 84108
Description: In collaboration with a Montreal Chinatown community group.
Des mesures : Approx. 25.5 x 74 x 74 cm
Collection:
Date de réalisation : 2019
Matériaux : paper
Collection virtuelle : Original CCCA
