265 - Tuan Andrew Nguyen - Engaging the World of Art from Vietnam
Tuấn Andrew Nguyễn is an artist and filmmaker based in Saigon, Vietnam. His practice expands to multiple mediums and is fueled by research and a commitment to communities that have faced traumas caused by colonialism, war, and displacement. He currently lives and works in Ho Chi Minh City, where he is a co-founder and former board member of Sàn Art.Nguyen was a founding member of The Propeller Group in 2006, an entity that positions themselves between a fake advertising company and an art collective. Accolades for the group include the main prize at the 2015 Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur and a Creative Capital award among others. Nguyen’s videos and films have been included in major international festivals, biennials, and exhibitions including Berlin Biennale, Manifesta 14, Prishtina, Kosovo (2022); Aichi Triennale (2022); Biennale de Dakar (2022); Asian Art Biennial, Taiwan (2021); Manifesta 13, Marseilles (2020); the 2019 Sharjah Biennial, Sharjah, UAE (2019); 2017 Whitney Biennial, New York, NY (2017); the 55th International Short Film Festival, Oberhausen, Germany (2009); 8th NHK Asian Film Festival, Tokyo, Japan (2007); 18th Singapore International Film Festival (2005). His work is included in the permanent collections of institutions including Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane; San Francisco MoMA, Museum of Modern Art, NY; Smithsonian Art Museum, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, NY and the Whitney Museum of American Art, NY.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy