Vietnamese artist performs in Korea

(VNF) - Hanoi-based artist Nguyen Manh Hung will participate in the Asia Young 36 exhibit at the Jeonbuk Museum of Art in the Republic of Korea (RoK) from September 2^nd – 6^th.

Visual artist Hung will display his installation work called Chien Luy (The Barricade), which sends messages about life and war.

“In my work, I used wood, paper, plastic and metal combined with canvas bags, sawdust and sand, all of which help viewers evoke wartime in Vietnam,” the 40-year-old artist said.

This work are represented by the Soviet inspired, concrete high rises built in Hanoi in the 1960ies and still visible today though perhaps becoming an endangered species.

Source: hanoigrapevine.com

Nguyen Manh Hung (born in 1976) has participated in numerous international exhibitions including Musée d’Art Contemporain du Val-de-Marne (MAC/VAL), France; 7th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art; Connect: Art Scene Vietnam, ifa Galerie Berlin and Stuttgart, Germany, etc…

From 2008 – 2011, Nguyen Manh Hung was the Director of the dynamic Nha San Studio in Hanoi, one of the first non-profit artist-run spaces in Vietnam.

Asia Young 36 is an international exhibition that advocates the dynamism, and experimental nature of art. The exhibition is opening doors for 36 young artists from 14 Asian countries to use their art and fulfill their potential. Meanwhile, the five day international exchange workshop gives participants a chance to share a wide spectrum of problems in Asia./.

( According to hanoigrapevine.com )