Artist Monograph

Paul Chan, Chinese

American, born Hong Kong 1973

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Digital Art	7	36.8%
Video	6	31.6%
Drawing	4	21.1%
Other Media	1	5.3%
Oil Painting	1	5.3%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Drawings & Prints	13	68.4%
Media and Performance	6	31.6%

Classification Types

Print — 7
Installation — 6
Drawing — 4
Periodical — 1
Multiple — 1

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	3	23.1%
Medium (30–100 cm)	5	38.5%
Large (1–3 m)	5	38.5%

Range: 25.4 cm → 231.1 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
2004	6
2005	2
2008	3
2009	1
2010	4
2011	1
2013	1

Chinese Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 19 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Deadman 1 Print Acc. 31.2004.1	2003	One from a series of five digital prints	Sheet: 19 x 13" (48.3 x 33 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Harvey S. Shipley Miller Fund
Deadman 1-5 Print Acc. 31.2004.1-5	2003	Series of five digital prints	Each: 19 x 13" (48.3 x 33 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Harvey S. Shipley Miller Fund
Deadman 2 from Deadman 1-5 Print Acc. 31.2004.2	2003	One from a series of five digital prints	composition (irreg.): 10 11/16 x 10 9/16" (27.2 x 26.8 cm); sheet: 19 x 12 15/16" (48.3 x 32.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Harvey S. Shipley Miller Fund
Deadman 3 from the series Deadman 1-5 Print Acc. 31.2004.3	2003	One from a series of five digital prints	sheet: 19 x 13" (48.3 x 33 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Harvey S. Shipley Miller Fund
Deadman 4 from Deadman 1-5 Print Acc. 31.2004.4	2003	One from a series of five digital prints	composition (irreg.): 10 15/16 x 10 9/16" (27.8 x 26.8 cm); sheet: 19 x 12 15/16" (48.3 x 32.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Harvey S. Shipley Miller Fund
Deadman 5 Print Acc. 31.2004.5	2003	One from a series of five digital prints	sheet: 19 x 13" (48.3 x 33 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Harvey S. Shipley Miller Fund
Happiness (finally) after 35,000 years of civilization Installation Acc. 1096.2005	2003	Video (color, sound; 17:20 min.), mini-PC, and Sparkle Vellum screen	Dimensions variable ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Gift of David Teiger
My birds…trash…the future Installation Acc. 233.2005	2004	Two-channel video (color, sound)	17 min. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Fund for the Twenty-First Century
Worldwide trash (thanks for nothing Hegel) Print Acc. 198.2005	2004	Digital print	composition (irreg.): 77 x 40 3/8" (195.6 x 102.6 cm); sheet: 88 x 44" (223.5 x 111.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Linda Barth Goldstein Fund
1st <s>Light</s> Installation Acc. 1158.2008	2005	Digital video (color, silent)	14 min. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Acquired through the generosity of Maja Oeri and Hans Bodenmann
4th <s>Light</s> Installation Acc. 1157.2008	2006	Digital video (color, silent)	14 min. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Acquired through the generosity of Maja Oeri and Hans Bodenmann
Waiting for Godot in New Orleans Installation Acc. 1156.2008.1-243	2007	Performance ephemera, props, video and audio documentation, and archival materials	Dimensions variable ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Acquired through the generosity of Maja Oeri and Hans Bodenmann
My baby's been through it all Drawing Acc. 321.2010	2009	Ink on paper	44 3/4 x 33" (113.7 x 83.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchased with funds provided by Maja Oeri and Hans Bodenmann
Nasty Nets Drawing Acc. 322.2010	2009	Ink on paper	44 3/4 x 33" (113.7 x 83.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchased with funds provided by Maja Oeri and Hans Bodenmann
Sade for Sade's sake Installation Acc. 1667.2009	2009	Video (color, silent)	5:45 hrs. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Committee on Media and Performance Art Funds
The body of Oh Marys (truetype font) Drawing Acc. 319.2010.a-b	2009	Ink on paper with shoes and expanding foam	84 x 54" (213.4 x 137.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchased with funds provided by Maja Oeri and Hans Bodenmann
The body of Oh Untitled (truetype font) Drawing Acc. 320.2010.a-b	2009	Ink on paper with shoes and expanding foam	84 x 54" (213.4 x 137.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchased with funds provided by Maja Oeri and Hans Bodenmann
Parkett no. 88 Periodical Acc. 621.2013	2011	Journal	page (each): 10 x 8 1/4" (25.4 x 21 cm); overall (closed): 10 x 8 3/8 x 13/16" (25.4 x 21.2 x 2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Parkett
The Libertine Reader (for Parkett no. 88) Multiple Acc. 1002.2011	2011	Multiple of screenprint on fabric with foil stamping	overall: 25 x 16 1/2 x 3/4" (63.5 x 41.9 x 1.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Committee on Prints and Illustrated Books Fund