JES FAN

BORN 1990, Scarborough, Canada
LIVES&WORKS New York, USA and Hong Kong

The non-binary artist uses mixed media to depict the malleability of the real. Biologically active compounds are promoted to art objects to highlight the human ability to twist and bend to direct and shape human reality the way we see fit. The supremacy of identity is maintained over the politicization over the gendered, pigmented body. Art shows the commodification of bodies, disease, health, and nature.

SIGNS

  • Mother Is a Woman, Empty Gallery, Hong Kong, China, 2018
  • Obscure Functions - Experiments in Decolonizing Melanin, Recess Gallery, New York, USA, 2018
  • No Clearance in Niche, Museum of Arts and Design, New York, USA, 2017
MAGAZINE
The Bag 2022