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Karen Tam, b.1977

Real-Life Heroes Who Make A Difference: Lucky Gourd, 2004

Real-Life Heroes Who Make A Difference: Lucky Gourd is a 2004 work by Karen Tam. It is part of the IMMA Permanent Collection.

MediumPaper and nylon cord
Dimensions Object size, 71 x 30.5 x 30.5 cm
Credit LineIMMA Collection: Donation. Karen Tam in collaboration with Irish Chinese youths who visited workshops held in the artist’s studio, 2004
Item NumberIMMA.1777
Copyright For copyright information, please contact the IMMA Collections team: [email protected].
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Karen Tam, Real-Life Heroes Who Make A Difference: Lucky Gourd, 2004, Paper and nylon cord, Object size, 71 x 30.5 x 30.5 cm, Collection Irish Museum of Modern Art, Donation. Karen Tam in collaboration with Irish Chinese youths who visited workshops held in the artist’s studio, 2004

For copyright information, please contact the IMMA Collections team: [email protected].

  • About the Artist

    • About the Artist

    Karen Tam, b.1977

    Artist Karen Tam lives and works in Montréal and London where she is a doctoral candidate at Goldsmiths’ Centre for Cultural Studies, University of London. Tam attended Concordia University in Montréal and The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has exhibited extensively since 1999 and in 2004 participated in IMMA’s Artist Residency Programme. Her work can be found in private and public collections, including the Canada Council for the Arts Art Bank and Concordia University.

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    Artworks by Karen Tam

    Sam Maguire Cup Karen Tam 2004