(A comprehensive list of publications can be found on Kong's resume.)
Listen to an interview which aired on PA NPR station: WVIA's Art Scene, February 2008.
Read an essay by Christopher Y. Lew which accompanied the exhibition Tessella: Inner and Outer Space, March 2007.
MD-based curator Jennie Fleming wrote, "Kong's work touches upon the cosmological, utilizing the power of sculpture to create a sense of place by physical presence... a place that transports viewers either beyond earthly cares or, converseley, more deeply within themselves." (Out of Place exhibition catalogue, The Art Gallery, University of Maryland, February 2007)
View Michael J. Krainak's review of the exhibition Critical Density: Art of Science, Omaha City Weekly, November 2006.
Arts critic Glenn McNatt wrote,"Michele Kong fashions intricate, gossamer sculptures out of transparent fishing line and glue that look like enormous, floor-to-ceiling spider webs. She also makes amazing, free-hand ink drawings of incredible complexity, in which every stroke of pen or brush is a virtuoso performance." (The Baltimore Sun, May 5, 2005)
DC-based curator Andrea Pollan described, "Through airy static form Kong's work evokes myriad ideas about the unseeable including subatomic energy patterns, suspended animation, and waves and frequencies bombarding us... Part of the strange thrill of experiencing the work is the awareness of its exceptional physical vulnerability." (The Empire of Sighs essay, September 2005)
Claudia Rousseau wrote, "Kong's work also stands out for its intriguing mix of science, mathematical structure and the fluid line of her ink drawings... [it] has a distinctly Asian feel to it, a real sense of the merging of Eastern contemplative techniques and Western objectivity." (The Gazette, September 21, 2005)
