Kenneth Tam

Kenneth Tam was born in Queens, NY and attended the Cooper Union.  He is assistant professor at Rice University, as well as faculty at the Milton Avery Graduate School of the Arts at Bard College.  Selected solo exhibitions include Bridget Donahue, NY; ICA LA, CA; Queens Museum, NY;  Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA), CA; Ballroom Marfa, TX; and MIT List Visual Arts Center, MA. He is represented by Commonwealth and Council in Los Angeles

Taking an interdisciplinary approach, Tam uses moving-image, sculpture, installation, movement and performance to examine themes including the performance of masculinity, the transformative potential of ritual, and expressions of intimacy within groups. Tam often implicates the male body in his projects, using humor and pathos to reveal the unstable nature of identity, and often creates situations that foreground vulnerability within unlikely settings. 

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