english | tiếng việt
Đức’s artistic practice often tackles the memories pertaining to stories from his immediate family, his relationship with relatives and neighborhood. Intrigued by the omnipresent paradox among historical accounts, intertwined with familial relationships and personal identity, the artist applies playful gestures to counter tensions, true to his eccentric nature. Đức’s overt and deliberate deployment of neon pink would likely welcome the “gay” label, but as one wanders deep into the space, the artist’s personal intepretations and unique statements unfold. Also presented to illustrate those visual narratives are propaganda posters and slogans that the artist hand-picked from the Dogma Collection.
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Trần Minh Đức was born and raised in Ho Chi Minh City. He graduated from the painting department of the College of Culture & Arts of Ho Chi Minh City. Đức’s work specifically examines the character of urban life, people and history, studying the interaction between collective and individual, between ideas of what is local and foreign. His practice interrogates what it means to be Vietnamese in the complex fabric of contemporaneity. He is drawn to the history of place, how images of the past inspire human action in their appropriated, fragmented and intangible forms such as oral histories, religious symbols and belief metaphors, postcards plus found materials/objects. His art encompasses performance, photography, collage, prints, installation, moving images, music and explores collective memory and cultural archives through investigating historical narratives, the effects of colonialism and imperialism, and the lasting impacts of war and migration.
location: Saigon Domaine, Ground Floor, 1057 Binh Quoi, Ward 29, Binh Thanh District, Ho Chi Minh City
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