Nguyen Art Foundation (NAF) proudly invites you to the opening of ‘Illuminated Curiosities’, a group exhibition with 26 artists featuring 46 artworks from within and outside NAF’s Collection. Curated by art researcher Ace Le, with the curatorial assistance from Duong Manh Hung and Tam Nguyen, the exhibition will take place simultaneously across the campuses of EMASI Nam Long and EMASI Van Phuc, over the course of six months from May to December of 2022.

With the participation of Bang Nhat Linh, Bui Cong Khanh, Lena Bui, Cam Xanh, Alisa Chunchue, Doan Hoang Lam, Cian Duggan, Regis Golay, Lim Sokchanlina, Tristan Lim, Dinh Q. Le, Le Quy Tong, Lap Phuong, Tuan Mami, Nguyen Kim Duy, Nguyen Kim Thai, Nguyen Phuong Linh, Nguyen Thi Thanh Mai, Nguyen Trinh Thi, UuDam Tran Nguyen, Tuyen Nguyen, Pham Ha Ninh, The Propeller Group, Truong Cong Tung, Lien Truong and Wu Chi-Tsung.

‘Illuminated Curiosities’ aims to highlight the unique intersection between art and science through a broad array of experimentation in visual, material, media and concept. The title of the exhibition serves as a response to, a critique on, and an expansion of, the age-old concept of “cabinet of curiosities”, borrowing the perspectives of today’s artist-scientists, as they experiment with limits in terms of thematics, materials, and medium to pursue personal and societal curiosities.

As a framework of reference, the curatorial team has generated eight “points of curiosities” within the intersectional spectrum between science and art. Each “point” (or zone) relates to a thematic or a field, whereby artworks correspond with one or more scientific disciplines, whether in terms of research, production, or display. Certainly, this categorization does not intend to “box up” artworks into rigid definitions – like what the historical “cabinets of curiosities” strived to achieve – but instead, serve as keywords to generate new conversations.

‘Illuminated Curiosities’ is a collaborative effort between Nguyen Art Foundation and Lan Tinh Foundation.

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