Shu Lea Cheang Receives 2024 LG Guggenheim Award for Tech-Art Exploration
Shu Lea Cheang has been honored with the 2024 LG Guggenheim Award, receiving a generous $100,000 unrestricted honorarium. This Taiwanese-American artist and filmmaker has impressed the jury with her in-depth investigation into how technology influences society over many years. Since the '90s, her creative endeavors have spanned code, gaming engines, software, alternative currencies, and machine learning. The jury praised her vibrant artworks for their lively energy, bright colors, and complex installations that blend digital and physical elements. The selection committee included notable figures like Eungie Joo, Koyo Kouoh, Noam Segal, Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, and artist Stephanie Dinkins. Cheang, born in 1954, previously represented Taiwan at the 2019 Venice Biennale.
Key facts
- Shu Lea Cheang won the 2024 LG Guggenheim Award
- She receives a $100,000 unrestricted honorarium
- Cheang is a Taiwanese-American interdisciplinary net artist and filmmaker
- She was born in 1954
- Cheang represented Taiwan at the 2019 Venice Biennale
- The jury included five art professionals including Stephanie Dinkins
- The LG Guggenheim Art and Technology Initiative is a five-year collaboration
- Her work explores technology's societal implications through various media
Entities
Artists
- Shu Lea Cheang
- Eungie Joo
- Koyo Kouoh
- Noam Segal
- Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev
- Stephanie Dinkins
Institutions
- San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
- Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa
- Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
- Castello di Rivoli Museo d'Arte Contemporanea
- LG Electronics
- Venice Biennale
- LG Guggenheim Art and Technology Initiative
Locations
- Taiwan
- United States
- San Francisco
- Cape Town
- South Africa
- New York
- Turin
- Italy
- Venice