From the organizer: '78 rhythms' is a solo exhibition by Hanoi-based artist Nguyen Huy An. Known for his quiet performances of transforming the most mundane and familiar of materials into simple and poetic artworks, Nguyen Huy An is among the most innovative artists of his generation. While focusing on new and recent work, the artist’s first exhibition at the gallery will also include the acclaimed work ‘The Roads’ (2007), presented in Ho Chi Minh City for the first time.
Whether measuring the streets of Hanoi’s Old Quarter with black thread, collecting dust on the Vinh Tuy Bridge, condensing the monstrous structure of a skyscraper into a humble stack of paper, or obsessively painting the same village pond for over a decade, Huy An creates a personal visual archive of memories and histories that relate to the social and political contexts of the sites he records.
Nguyen Huy An has an artistic predilection for dark materials: the melancholic color of dark and moody spaces where the artist has lived, the black color of clothes and hair, the sadness of his grandmother, his mother, his sisters and other women in his life. Huy An’s work is, in an intricate and profound way, the color of night like the nostalgic shadows hanging over life’s ordinary objects.
Opening Reception: Thursday, October 30 from 6 to 8pm
Contact:
Ms. Celine Alexandre (English and French)
celine@galeriequynh.com
Telephone: +84 8 3836 8019
Thursday, 30 October
6:00pm
Galerie Quynh | 65 Đề Thám, D1, Ho Chi Minh City
