I dont draft or create models/prototypes, I dont problem solve and I definitely dont make things to make life easier Tobias Wong
When Vancouver designer and conceptual artist Tobais Wong passed away in Manhattan in 2010, at the age of 35, the art world lost a cheeky provocateur who never missed an opportunity to dodge categorization. Manipulating mass-produced objects, such as binding a stack of 100 $1 bills with peelable glue into a notepad, or eliciting a cease-and-desist order from McDonalds by gold-plating their coffee stirrer (a riff on the companys plastic version, rumoured to be popular among drug users before being withdrawn), made the enfant terrible a media darling. The Museum of Vancouver presents the first time solo exhibition of work by the internationally acclaimed artist, running from Sept. 20 to Feb. 24. More than 50 people have come together to make Object(ing): The Art/Design of Tobias Wong happen lending objects, sharing stories, or providing images. Also involved with the show as content advisors are Pablo Griff (one of Tobias close friends), and his mother. MuseumOfVancouver.ca.
