Tuan Andrew Nguyen: Behind the ‘Bamboo Curtain’

Reflecting on Nguyen’s sculptural and moving-image practice, the review explores themes of war, displacement, memory, and material transformation, highlighting the artist’s use of unexploded ordnance and found materials to examine histories of violence and resilience across generations.

 

The essay also situates the exhibition within broader conversations around migration, colonial histories, and the psychological afterlives of conflict in contemporary Southeast Asia.

 

 

Read the full review by Vinh Son on ArtReview here.

 

April 16, 2025