Thao Nguyen Phan
05 Feb - 02 May 2022
Thao Nguyen Phan Becoming Alluvium 2019–ongoing. Tate: Purchased with funds provided by the Asia Pacific Acquisitions Committee 2020. Made with the support of the Han Nefkens Art Foundation. Photo © Tate (Sam Day)
Thao Nguyen Phan, installation view at Tate St Ives, 2022. Photo © Tate (Sam Day)
Thao Nguyen Phan Voyages De Rhodes 2014–17. Courtesy of the artist. Photo © Tate (Sam Day)
Thao Nguyen Phan,
March on a Honda Dream from Dream of March and August, 2020.
Courtesy of the artist, photo: Truong Minh Tuan
March on a Honda Dream from Dream of March and August, 2020.
Courtesy of the artist, photo: Truong Minh Tuan
Thao Nguyen Phan First Rain, Brise Soleil 2021–ongoing. Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Zink, Waldkirchen. Made with the support of the Han Nefkens Art Foundation and Tate St Ives. Photo © Tate (Sam Day)
Thao Nguyen Phan First Rain, Brise Soleil 2021–ongoing. Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Zink, Waldkirchen. Made with the support of the Han Nefkens Art Foundation and Tate St Ives. Photo © Tate (Sam Day)
Thao Nguyen Phan,
First Rain, Brise Soleil (video still), 2021–ongoing.
Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Zink, Waldkirchen. Made with the support of the Han Nefkens Art Foundation and Tate St Ives
First Rain, Brise Soleil (video still), 2021–ongoing.
Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Zink, Waldkirchen. Made with the support of the Han Nefkens Art Foundation and Tate St Ives
Thao Nguyen Phan
, Becoming Alluvium (video still), 2019. Produced and commissioned by Han Nefkens Foundation in collaboration with: Joan Miró Foundation, Barcelona; WIELS Contemporary Art Centre, Brussels; and Chisenhale Gallery. Courtesy of the artist.
, Becoming Alluvium (video still), 2019. Produced and commissioned by Han Nefkens Foundation in collaboration with: Joan Miró Foundation, Barcelona; WIELS Contemporary Art Centre, Brussels; and Chisenhale Gallery. Courtesy of the artist.
Thao Nguyen Phan, Mute Grain (Video still), 2019. Courtesy of the artist, comissioned by Sharjah Art foundation
Thao Nguyen Phan is internationally renowned for her poetic, multi-layered artworks which explore the historical and ecological issues facing her homeland Vietnam, while speaking to broader ideas around tradition, ideology, ritual and environmental change.
Phan’s mesmerising work intertwines mythology and folklore with urgent issues around industrialisation, food security and the environment. The threat posed by the destruction and excessive consumption of Earth’s resources is a recurring theme across her practice.
Through storytelling, and the mixing of official and unofficial histories, her work often amplifies narratives that are less well documented, or in some cases obscured.
This exhibition will bring together a selection of Phan’s videos, paintings and sculptures from the past five years, alongside new work exhibited for the first time. This includes First Rain, Brise Soleil (2021–ongoing), a major new multi-channel film commission, and an accompanying series of paintings.
This is Thao Nguyen Phan’s most extensive UK exhibition to date.
Curated by Anne Barlow.
www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-st-ives/thao-nguyen-phan/exhibition-guide
Phan’s mesmerising work intertwines mythology and folklore with urgent issues around industrialisation, food security and the environment. The threat posed by the destruction and excessive consumption of Earth’s resources is a recurring theme across her practice.
Through storytelling, and the mixing of official and unofficial histories, her work often amplifies narratives that are less well documented, or in some cases obscured.
This exhibition will bring together a selection of Phan’s videos, paintings and sculptures from the past five years, alongside new work exhibited for the first time. This includes First Rain, Brise Soleil (2021–ongoing), a major new multi-channel film commission, and an accompanying series of paintings.
This is Thao Nguyen Phan’s most extensive UK exhibition to date.
Curated by Anne Barlow.
www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-st-ives/thao-nguyen-phan/exhibition-guide