Welcome to a guided baby tour of the exhibition ༼;´༎ຶ ༎ຶ༽ ~♡ by Wong Ping. Through animations, sculptures and installations, Wong Ping tells stories that challenge our habitual ideas of human nature. Wong’s animations are rendered in a bright aesthetic reminiscent of early video games – this light-hearted, humorous, and accessible visual language helps to diffuse lewd and offbeat stories that explore the dark corners of being human.
Our baby tours give parents with babies up to 18 months the opportunity to see and learn about our exhibitions in a relaxed tempo. Our educators start with an introduction to the exhibition before we head into the galleries with all parents and babies. Coffee and tea will be served in our foyer after the tour.
The tour takes 45 minutes, and is conducted in Norwegian.
To join the tour, you must purchase an entrance ticket to the exhibition.
Please arrive at least five minutes before the tour starts.
The educator or receptionist will assist with bringing your stroller up the stairs to our main entrance.
b. 1984
Wong Ping was born in Hong Kong in 1984, and received his BA from Curtin University, Perth, Australia in 2005. In 2018, he was the recipient of the inaugural Camden Arts Emerging Arts Prize, and in 2019, he was one of the winners of The Ammodo Tiger Short Competition at the 48th International Film Festival Rotterdam. Wong has completed a residency at the Chinese Centre for Contemporary Art (2015).
Solo exhibitions by Wong Ping include Your Silent Neighbor, New Museum, New York (2021); Heart Digger, Camden Arts Centre, London (2019); Golden Shower, Kunsthalle Basel, Switzerland (2019); Who’s the Daddy, CAPRI, Düsseldorf, Germany (2018); and Jungle of Desire, Things that can happen, Hong Kong (2015). His work has been featured in important group exhibitions such as One Hand Clapping, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York (2018); 2018 Triennial: Songs for Sabotage, New Museum, New York (2018); XO State Dark: Aristophanes, Arts Centre Melbourne (2017); RareKind China, Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art, Manchester (2016); Mobile M+: Moving Images, M+, Hong Kong (2015); and Essential Matters, Borusan Contemporary, Istanbul (2015). Wong’s animation films have been presented at numerous international festivals, in Belgium, United Kingdom, Mexico and Australia.
Wong’s work is held in several permanent collections including Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York; M+, Hong Kong; KADIST, Paris/San Francisco; Fosun Art Foundation, Shanghai, among others.