Ian’s Research Club 01: Jason Wee

‘Cruising’, ‘The Lines Fall Where They May’, and ‘Walk Walk Don’t Run’

Jason Wee and Ian Tee. Image courtesy of Yavuz Gallery.

Hello and welcome to Ian’s Research Club, a new A&M podcast. In each episode, I speak with guests from the visual arts community, as well as creative individuals from adjacent industries. Hosting this podcast is an extension of the long-form interviews I have been conducting, and a way of capturing the personal voice. I hope you find the conversations as generative and enjoyable as I know I will!

For the debut episode, I was at Yavuz Gallery in Singapore to catch up with Jason Wee. Jason is an artist and writer working in the mediums of photography, architecture, and poetry. In addition to his artistic practice, he founded Grey Projects in 2008, an artist studio, gallery, library, and residency programme. Currently, it is one of the longest running artist spaces in Singapore.

In this conversation, we discuss: Cruising Jason’s latest solo exhibition at Yavuz Gallery, The Lines Fall Where They May a group show he curated at STPI Gallery, as well as Walk Walk Don’t Run, an island-wide open studio programme initiated by Grey Projects.

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Jason Wee, Cruising, 2021, exhibition installation view. Image courtesy of the artist and Yavuz Gallery.

Jason Wee, Cruising, 2021, exhibition installation view. Image courtesy of the artist and Yavuz Gallery.

Jason Wee, Uncommon Choreographies #23 (Left Turn and Blossom), 2021, laminated chromogenic print on Forex board in ash wood frame, 82.5 x 50 cm (artwork); 87 x 53 x 3.4cm (framed). Image courtesy of the artist and Yavuz Gallery.

Jason Wee, Aromatics (Canvas), 2021, galvanized steel, emulsion paint, paracord, c print on aluminum, dimensions variable. Image courtesy of the artist and Yavuz Gallery.

Jason Wee, Cruising, 2021, exhibition installation view. Image courtesy of the artist and Yavuz Gallery.

The Lines Fall Where They May, 2021, exhibition installation view. Image courtesy of STPI.

The Lines Fall Where They May, 2021, exhibition installation view. Image courtesy of STPI.

Haegue Yang, Edibles – Cold Storage, Earthbound Farm, Organic Baby Spinach, 142 g (detail), 2019, Vegetable pressed on paper, 78 x 68 x 4 cm (framed). © Haegue Yang / STPI. Photo courtesy of the Artist and STPI.

Prabhavathi Meppayil, cu/lp/seventeen, 2021, Copper wire on embossed STPI handmade paper, 8 prints, 15 x 23 cm each. © Prabhavathi Meppayil / STPI. Image courtesy of the artist and STPI.

Exhibition view of Dress/Address, annual Queer Show at Grey Projects. Image courtesy of Grey Projects.

A variety of in-store publications. Image courtesy of Grey Projects.

Grey Projects - Library. Image courtesy of Grey Projects.

Grey Projects - Studio Space. Image courtesy of Grey Projects.

Walk Walk Don't Run at The Bees Knees Press. Image courtesy of Grey Projects.

Cruising was on view at Yavuz Gallery Singapore, from 5 to 28 November 2021.

The Lines Fall Where They May is on view at STPI Gallery, from 9 November t0 5 December 2021.

Walk Walk Don’t Run happened across four Saturdays in October and November 2021, read our coverage of the event here.