Ken Lum

Ken Lum, I Know I Know, 1994–2022, chromogenic print, vinyl on aluminum, 76 x 102 x 2 in.

Ken Lum, I Know I Know, 1994–2022, chromogenic print, vinyl on aluminum, 76 x 102 x 2 in.

Installation view, Scotiabank Photography Award: Ken Lum, The Image Centre, Toronto, CA, 2024. Photo: Larissa Issler. Courtesy of The Image Centre, 2024.

Installation view, Scotiabank Photography Award: Ken Lum, The Image Centre, Toronto, CA, 2024. Photo: Larissa Issler. Courtesy of The Image Centre, 2024.

Installation view, Scotiabank Photography Award: Ken Lum, The Image Centre, Toronto, CA, 2024. Photo: Larissa Issler. Courtesy of The Image Centre, 2024.

Installation view, Scotiabank Photography Award: Ken Lum, The Image Centre, Toronto, CA, 2024. Photo: Larissa Issler. Courtesy of The Image Centre, 2024.

Ken Lum, America at Night, 2021, canon LED curable inks, mirror, aluminum, 72 x 72 in.

Ken Lum, America at Night, 2021, canon LED curable inks, mirror, aluminum, 72 x 72 in.

Installation view, Art and Design from 1900 to Now, Rhode Island, RI, 2023. Courtesy of the RISD Museum, Providence, RI.

Installation view, Art and Design from 1900 to Now, Rhode Island, RI, 2023. Courtesy of the RISD Museum, Providence, RI.

Installation view, Moveables, ICA Boston, 2023. Photo: Constance Mensh. Courtesy of the artist and ICA Boston.

Installation view, Moveables, ICA Boston, 2023. Photo: Constance Mensh. Courtesy of the artist and ICA Boston.

Ken Lum, Purple Square, 2022, sectional furniture, 34 x 91 x 91 in.

Ken Lum, Purple Square, 2022, sectional furniture, 34 x 91 x 91 in.

Ken Lum, Anna May Wong, 2021, canon LED curable inks, mirror, aluminum, 54 x 54 in.

Ken Lum, Anna May Wong, 2021, canon LED curable inks, mirror, aluminum, 54 x 54 in.

Installation view, Ken Lum, Magenta Plains, New York, NY, 2022

Installation view, Ken Lum, Magenta Plains, New York, NY, 2022

Ken Lum, Main Street, USA, 2021, canon LED curable inks, mirror, aluminum, 72 x 72 in.

Ken Lum, Main Street, USA, 2021, canon LED curable inks, mirror, aluminum, 72 x 72 in.

Installation view, Ken Lum, Magenta Plains, New York, NY, 2022

Installation view, Ken Lum, Magenta Plains, New York, NY, 2022

Ken Lum, Little Big Horn, 2021, canon LED curable inks, mirror, aluminum, 54 x 54 in.

Ken Lum, Little Big Horn, 2021, canon LED curable inks, mirror, aluminum, 54 x 54 in.

Installation view, Ken Lum, Magenta Plains, New York, NY, 2022

Installation view, Ken Lum, Magenta Plains, New York, NY, 2022

Ken Lum, They have no idea how much I work, 2021, digital print on archival paper, 60 5/16 x 85 1/16 x 3 in.

Ken Lum, They have no idea how much I work, 2021, digital print on archival paper, 60 5/16 x 85 1/16 x 3 in.

Installation view, Ken Lum, Magenta Plains, New York, NY, 2022

Installation view, Ken Lum, Magenta Plains, New York, NY, 2022

Ken Lum, The Most Unfortunate Case of Lucy Chona Santos, 2017, archival ink on Hahnemühle photo rag ultra smooth paper, adhered to dibond, framed in powder coated aluminum, 85 1/4 x 61 x 2 1/2 in.

Ken Lum, The Most Unfortunate Case of Lucy Chona Santos, 2017, archival ink on Hahnemühle photo rag ultra smooth paper, adhered to dibond, framed in powder coated aluminum, 85 1/4 x 61 x 2 1/2 in.

Installation view, Ken Lum: Death and Furniture, Remai Modern, Saskatoon, SK, 2022. Image courtesy of the Remai Modern.

Installation view, Ken Lum: Death and Furniture, Remai Modern, Saskatoon, SK, 2022. Image courtesy of the Remai Modern.

Installation view, Ken Lum: Death and Furniture, 2022, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, ON, 2022. Image courtesy of the Art Gallery of Ontario.

Installation view, Ken Lum: Death and Furniture, 2022, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, ON, 2022. Image courtesy of the Art Gallery of Ontario.

Ken Lum, Life as a Keypunch Operator, 2016, archival ink on hahnemühle photo rag, ultra smooth paper, adhered to dibond, framed in powder coated aluminum, 96 1/4 x 60 1/4 x 3 in.

Ken Lum, Life as a Keypunch Operator, 2016, archival ink on hahnemühle photo rag, ultra smooth paper, adhered to dibond, framed in powder coated aluminum, 96 1/4 x 60 1/4 x 3 in.

Installation view, Ken Lum: What's old is old for a dog, 2018, CCA Wattis Institute, SF. Photo: Phillip Maisel. Image courtesy of the CCA Wattis Institute.

Installation view, Ken Lum: What's old is old for a dog, 2018, CCA Wattis Institute, SF. Photo: Phillip Maisel. Image courtesy of the CCA Wattis Institute.

Ken Lum, Untitled Furniture Sculpture, 1980, sectional furniture, dimensions variable. Image Courtesy of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.

Ken Lum, Untitled Furniture Sculpture, 1980, sectional furniture, dimensions variable. Image Courtesy of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.

Ken Lum, Mirror Maze with 12 Signs of Depression, 2002, mirrors and text, dimensions variable. Image courtesy of the Vancouver Art Gallery.

Ken Lum, Mirror Maze with 12 Signs of Depression, 2002, mirrors and text, dimensions variable. Image courtesy of the Vancouver Art Gallery.

Ken Lum, Photo-Mirror: Sunset, 1997, maple wood, mirror, photographs, 27 x 13.5 in. Image courtesy of the Vancouver Art Gallery.

Ken Lum, Photo-Mirror: Sunset, 1997, maple wood, mirror, photographs, 27 x 13.5 in. Image courtesy of the Vancouver Art Gallery.

Ken Lum, Boon Hui: Photography, 1987/2020, UV print and enamel on aluminum, 47 7/8 x 116 in.

Ken Lum, Boon Hui: Photography, 1987/2020, UV print and enamel on aluminum, 47 7/8 x 116 in.

Ken Lum, Steve, 1986, Chromogenic print on acrylic sheet, Dimensions variable.

Ken Lum, Steve, 1986, Chromogenic print on acrylic sheet, Dimensions variable.

Ken Lum, Red Circle, 1986, fabric, wood, Dimensions variable. Image courtesy of the Kunstinstituut Melly.

Ken Lum, Red Circle, 1986, fabric, wood, Dimensions variable. Image courtesy of the Kunstinstituut Melly.

Installation view, Ken Lum in Damaged Goods: Desire and the Economy of the Object, New Museum, New York, NY 1986. Image courtesy of the New Museum.

Installation view, Ken Lum in Damaged Goods: Desire and the Economy of the Object, New Museum, New York, NY 1986. Image courtesy of the New Museum.

Ken Lum, Amrita and Mrs Sondhi, 1986, Dye coupler print and acrylic paint on opaque plexiglass, 40 x 89 x 2.5 in.

Ken Lum, Amrita and Mrs Sondhi, 1986, Dye coupler print and acrylic paint on opaque plexiglass, 40 x 89 x 2.5 in.

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