Published in Take Care, edited by Sophie Amado and Luna Goldberg, 2019 From the editors: What does it mean to “take care,” especially on the page, as a send off? When someone says “take care,” it can be received as a poignant expression, something sincere. Yet it can also signify something cold and unfeeling—a colloquial […]
Spinning Drawing
MCA Family: Unfreeze April 13th, 2019 Spinning Drawing was a multi-sensory and social experience of drawing and listening to “scores” of music. The drawing component comprised of 4’ drawing wheels that invited multiplayer participation in the creation of spinning collective drawing. On table 7” circular pieces of card stock with a single hole punched […]
Close To You
play lecture script The song “They Long to Be Close to You” was written by songwriters Burt Bacharach and Hal David in 1963, but made famous in 1970 by the Carpenters. Since its creation, the song has been recorded and performed countless times. The sentimental schlocky lyrics and intonations have been absorbed and adapted by […]
Coloring Room
An interactive exhibition and Museum Educator Graduate Scholars project at The Art Institute of Chicago. How can sensory focused experiences expand visitors’ sense of belonging and participation in an art institution? My objective was to build a methodology for creating interactive, unfacilitated, informal learning environments in the Art Institute of Chicago’s Interactive Gallery. “Coloring Room” […]
Work-in-progress
Maggie Wong makes art, writes about art, writes art, reads art, shares art, mentors artists, and is mentored by artists. She studies. Maggie Wong holds an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago where she now works as a lecturer. Additionally, she is the Associate Director of Iceberg Projects in Rogers […]
You and I
You and I (2016) comprise objects conceived from my memories of playing with my autistic sister. The remakes are scaled to adult size, made from fabric and wood, and painted chroma-key green. When we were children, the toys had simultaneous functions – a tunnel was a place for us to hide from “the monster” while […]
Performance (with various types of records)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cc11fxKDFoY http://www.maggiewong.info/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Window-Window-Performance-01.mp4