The Zen Master simply wants to meet the idea maker The first time artist Lee Wen (most known for his Yellow Man work) heard of a circular table tennis table being displayed at the SEA Games 2015 Carnival, film-maker Tan Pin Pin had tagged him on Facebook, believing that it was Lee Wen who had designed the table for the organisers. Imagine his surprise when he realised that the table looked very much like his own Ping-Pong Go Round design which he’d displayed around the world, but no credit was given to him. Zero. None. Zilch. This is a picture of the display at the SEA Games Carnival: Source And this is a picture of the Ping-Pong Go Round: Source Yes, that’s Lee Wen in the picture. He’s talked to the organisers, SINGSOC (Singapore SEA Games Organising Committee), and they have responded by removing the horseshoe shaped table from the carnival until further notice. Talks have not concluded, but he certainly had a few things to say about the media and the Government in the meantime: Lee Wen speaks 1. He does not like how lawyers who have no understanding of art put him and his work down, claiming that it can […]
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