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Paul Wong

Paul Wong's works are controversial and have been both censored and honored. He is a pioneer video artist and media activist, with work ranging from documentary to new media installations. His work is in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art.

He is a founding director of Video Inn, one of the early leading international centers of alternative video. Paul Wong lives in Canada.

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"Paul Wong." Video History Project, Experimental Television Center, 2026. https://www.videohistoryproject.org/paul-wong.

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Paul Wong is a pioneer video artist and media activist whose work ranges from documentary to new media installations; his works have been both censored and honored and are held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art. He is a founding director of Video Inn, noted as one of the early leading international centers of alternative video; he lives in Canada.

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Last modified 19 September 2026

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