(he/him) is a cultural writer and critical learner whose main concerns seep through critical theories, contemporary arts, cultural phenomena, environmental issues, and ethnic tensions. Born, raised, and formerly based in Hồ Chí Minh city, Việt Nam, he is currently residing on unceded Indigenous land that is Tiohtià:ke (Montréal), Canada, to pursue his education. His research tracks the spontaneous developments of contemporary art in Việt Nam and its diasporas as well as the academic discourse on the subject. His writing has appeared on Art Republik Vietnam, Saigoneer, Matca, Hanoi Grapevine, and elsewhere.
Phuong M. Do: The Puzzle of Photography, or What Fits and What Does Not
This article is published as part of the inaugural AE x Goethe-Institut Critical Writing Micro-Residency 2021/2022. Last year, I embarked on a two-month research that sought to sketch a possible genealogy of “Vietnamese contemporary art” that foregrounds female art practitioners. Spanning two print issues of a magazine, roughly twenty-one pages, the final essay celebrates more […]
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