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Ming Wong (Chinese: ; pinyin: Hung Hnmng) is a Singaporean contemporary artist who lives and works in Berlin, known for his re-interpretations of iconic films and performances from world. The National Gallery today announced Singaporean artist Ming Wong as its new Artist in Residence for 2025. Wongs broad practice across film, performance, painting and installation draws on the history of. Born in Singapore in 1971 and currently based in Berlin, Ming Wong is an artist whose practice critically examines the politics of "performing" and "reenactment" through video, performance, and installation.. Life of Imitation (2009) is a two channel video installation that reworks a classic Hollywood melodrama scene from Imitation of Life (directed by Douglas Sirk, 1959) between a black mother and her mixed.