PAUL CHAN: BREATHERS WALKER ART CENTER, MINNEAPOLIS NOV 17, 2022 — JUL 16, 2023 New York–based artist, writer, and publisher Paul Chan (US, b. Hong Kong, 1973) came to prominence in the early 2000s with vibrant moving image works that touched upon aspects of war, religion, pleasure, and politics. In 2009, following a decade of art-making, Chan embarked on a self-imposed break, turning his attention to experimental publishing and the economics of information by founding the press Badlands Unlimited. Taking the notion of a “breather” as its organizing principle, this exhibition surveys Chan’s activities since his voluntary break from that point to the present. Exhibition Tour: — Institute for Contemporary Art at VCU, Richmond, September 2023 — Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, March 2024 Pictured: 1. Paul Chan, Khara En Penta (Joyer in 5), 2019, Nylon, fans, vinyl, polyfill, 90 x 195 x 230 inches (228.6 x 495.3 x 584.2 cm) 2. Paul Chan, The argument: haircut (of the year), 2012-2013, Cords, outlets, and cardboard, 120 3/4 x 206 3/4 x 60 1/4 inches (306.7 x 525.1 x 153 cm) 3. Paul Chan, die Seuche (epidemic), 2020 (detail), Ink on paper, Paper: 50 1/2 x 136 inches (128.3 x 345.4 cm), Frame: 54 1/2 x 140 x 2 7/8 inches (138.4 x 355.6 x 7.3 cm) 4. Paul Chan, The Indiscreet Jewels by Denis Diderot, 2012, Oil on fabric, paper, and cardboard, Overall: 65 3/4 x 80 inches (167 x 203.2 cm) #PaulChan #WalkerArtCenter @walkerartcenter