A little bit throwback in the unsettling time of uncertainty (cont.)

In 2017 CUC Gallery was pleased to present a group exhibition “Personal Structures” with 5 Vietnamese contemporary artists organized by European Cultural Centre and GAA Foundation at Palazzo Bembo, Venice, Italy.

In the "Vietnam in Venice" exhibition (2017), Ly Tran Quynh Giang’s Where They Turn To (2016, carved wood) speaks of human condition with psychological intensity. While the one word for Do Hoang Tuong is “unsettling”, for Ly Tran Quynh Giang, it is a silent sound.

“This world depicted by Ly Tran Quynh Giang, however, does not appear to be a joyful one. There is a deep sense of melancholy in Ly Tran Quynh Giang’s works.
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Ly Tran Quynh Giang’s work is existentialist, veering towards the darker, disheartening predicament of life. Art is a quiet solace. Existence to the artist is further felt in the larger ecology of living beings. Ly Tran Quynh Giang’s work may not be about advocacy, but a reflective moment of being.”

The text and interview presented here is part of research for the book titled Essence, written by Kwok Kian Chow*, published by CUC Gallery in 2017.

If you wish to learn more about the artist, please go to this link: 

http://www.cucgallery.vn/ly-tran-quynh-giang
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*Writer, curator and museum consultant, Kwok Kian Chow is program leader and associate professor of arts and culture management, and director of the Wee Kim Wee Centre, Singapore Management University. Kwok was senior curator (1992-1994) of the National Museum of Singapore, Director (1994-2009) of the Singapore Art Museum, director (2009-2011) and senior advisor (2011-2015) of The National Gallery Singapore. He has published many books and articles on visual arts and cultural institutions in Southeast Asia, Singapore and China."