Curated by Prabal Gurung

Cary Kwok: Obsession is the London-based artist’s first comprehensive survey and marks Prabal Gurung’s curatorial debut. The collaboration of these visionaries produces a dynamic selection of artworks marked by technical precision emanating from obsession in relation to beauty, sex, and celebrity. The exhibition includes past series and new work, and is accompanied by an illustrated catalogue featuring texts by former New Museum curator Benjamin Godsill and Opening Ceremony’s co-owners Humberto Leon and Carol Lim.

About:

Cary Kwok (b. 1975, Hong Kong, China) is an artist living and working in London, United Kingdom. Kwok earned a BA and MFA in Fashion Design and at Central Saint Martins College of Art, London, in 1999 and 2001 respectively. In his drawings, he uses ball point pen to render meticulous detail creating a distinctive style. Kwok’s drawings depict particular subject matters such as period fashions, hairstyles, women’s shoes, and homo erotica, with allusions to race, ethnicity, gender, and sexual equality. He is represented by Herald St in London and he has exhibited internationally in Miami, New York, Tokyo, Zurich and Geneva.

Prabal Gurung (b. 1979, Singapore) is a fashion designer living and working in New York, NY. In February 2009, Gurung launched his first eponymous collection during New York Fashion Week with a presentation at FLAG. For Fall 2010, he staged his first runway show in the Tents at Bryant Park. Gurung incorporates intricacy and flair to achieve a feminine and classic aesthetic. He has received numerous prestigious awards including the 2011 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund runner up award and has dressed high profile women including former First Lady Michelle Obama.

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