Eugene I-Peng Tang

Eugene I-Peng Tang (湯翊芃), is a Taiwanese artist based in Chicago. He explores intimate encounters and unconventional relationships that meld personal life experiences with those of his subjects. Through navigating the perception of his “seemingly” youthful Asian body, and his body in relation to others, his work offers insight into an experience of alienation within the gay community in the West. Tang emphasizes the dynamic nature of the art-making process, integrating performance into his photography and video installations. Influenced by a background in anthropology with a focus on ethnographic field research and experience as a lighting technician, his works of collaboration draws from the fields of relational aesthetics and queer studies, infusing them with personal experiences and desire.
Tang’s work has been exhibited extensively, both locally and internationally. His pieces have been showcased at venues such as LATITUDE, Filter Photo, EXPO Chicago, the Chinese American Museum of Chicago, Co-Prosperity, the Chicago Art Department, and collected by the Art Institute of Chicago and Joan Flasch Artists’ Book Collection. His art has gained international recognition with exhibitions at Abteilung Für Alles Andere in Berlin, Germany, 破土 New Bloom in Taipei, Taiwan, and Book2hand 附近書店 in Kunming, China. 

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