Jun Nguyen-Hatsushiba

Biography

Jun Nguyen-Hatsushiba (b. 1968, Tokyo, Japan) earned a MFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art after receiving his BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Nguyen-Hatsushiba's films explore Vietnamese history and national identity, and have referenced issues such as the displacement of Vietnamese "boat people" after the Vietnam War. The underwater setting for films such as Memorial Project Nha Trang, Vietnam—Towards the Complex—For the Courageous, the Curious and the Cowards (2001) and Ho! Ho! Ho! Merry Christmas: Battle of Easel Point—Memorial Project Okinawa (2003) refer to Vietnam's relationship to water with its long coastline and river basins and to the country's folklore. He has had solo exhibitions at the Kunsthalle Wien, Austria (2003); the Museo d'Arte Contemporanea, Rome (2003); the Mori Art Museum, Tokyo (2004); Lehmann Maupin Gallery (2007); the Asia Society (2008); The River Project at the Campbelltown Art Centre (2008); and the Arizona State University Art Museum (2009). His work has been included in numerous biennials, including the Shanghai Biennale, the Venice Biennale, the Istanbul Biennial, and the Sao Paulo Biennale. Nguyen-Hatsushiba’s work was featured in the 2010 CUE: Artists’ Videos, Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver Canada. Additionally, the artist will exhibit at the 2011 Shanghai Biennale. Jun Nguyen-Hatsushiba currently lives in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. To download artist's CV, please click on "Printable PDF of Full Text"
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Gallery Exhibitions

• Jun Nguyen-Hatsushiba, The Ground, the root, and the air - September 6 - October 20, 2007
• Jun Nguyen-Hatsushiba - January 13 - February 26, 2005

Museum Exhibitions

• Jun Nguyen-Hatsushiba, The Ground, the root, and the air - September 6 - October 20, 2007
• Jun Nguyen-Hatsushiba - January 13 - February 26, 2005

Public Projects

• Jun Nguyen-Hatsushiba, The Ground, the root, and the air - September 6 - October 20, 2007
• Jun Nguyen-Hatsushiba - January 13 - February 26, 2005

Press

• WNET New York, Sunday Arts
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• Asian Art News, A Space for History and Hope Download PDF ()
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• Art In America, In Deep Water Download PDF ()

Selected Works

JUN NGUYEN-HATSUSHIBA The Ground, the Root, and the Air: The Passing of the Bodhi Tree, 2007 single-channel projection on DVD dimensions variable, looped Edition of 6 LM10913


JUN NGUYEN-HATSUSHIBA The Ground, the Root, and the Air: The Passing of the Bodhi Tree, 2007 single-channel projection on DVD dimensions variable, looped Edition of 6 LM10913


JUN NGUYEN-HATSUSHIBA The Ground, the Root, and the Air: The Passing of the Bodhi Tree, 2007 single-channel projection on DVD dimensions variable, looped Edition of 6 LM10913


JUN NGUYEN-HATSUSHIBA Circus, 2007 Installation of digital video projections on lanterns dimensions variable


JUN NGUYEN-HATSUSHIBA Circus I, 2007 digital video single-channel projection on lantern 41 x 24 x 24 inches 104.1 x 61 x 61 cm LM10952


JUN NGUYEN-HATSUSHIBA The Globe Project, 2007 Installation of inox globes with interior projection unit, stands dimensions variable


JUN NGUYEN-HATSUSHIBA The Globe Project: Garden of Globes, 2007 Installation view, Kunstmuseum Luzern 1100 paper objects, 25 inox globes with interior projection unit, stands Produced by Kunstmuseum Luzern Photo: Stefano Schroter LM10917


JUN NGUYEN-HATSUSHIBA Happy New Year: Memorial Project Vietnam II, 2003 digital video, single channel projection, 15 min. Commissioned and produced by the MATRIX Program at the UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley, CA with assistance from The New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York Edition of 6 LM7938


JUN NGUYEN-HATSUSHIBA Ho! Ho! Ho! Merry Christmas: Battle of Easel Point—Memorial Project Okinawa, 2003 Digital video, single-channel projection, 15 min. Produced by Mizuma Art Gallery Tokyo, with assistance of MACRO, Roma and Mori Art Museum, Tokyo. Edition of 8 LM7950


JUN NGUYEN-HATSUSHIBA Memorial Project Minamata: Neither Either nor Neither—A Love Story, 2002-2003 digital video, single or four channel projection, 16 min. Produced by Mizuma Art Gallery, Tokyo with assistance of CAMK, Contemporary Art Museum, Kumamoto, Japan Supported by Stavanger International Collection, Norway Edition of 6 LM7936


JUN NGUYEN-HATSUSHIBA Memorial Project Nha Trang, Vietnam—Towards the Complex—For the Courageous, the Curious and the Cowards, 2001 digital video, single channel projection, 13 min. Commissioned by Yokohama Triennale, 2001 Edition of 10 LM7937

Available Works

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JUN NGUYEN-HATSUSHIBA Happy New Year: Memorial Project Vietnam II, 2003 single-channel projection on DVD dimensions variable, 15 minutes, looped Edition of 6 LM7938 To inquire about this work please contact sales@lehmannmaupin.com

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JUN NGUYEN-HATSUSHIBA Ho! Ho! Ho! Merry Christmas: Battle of Easel Point—Memorial Project Okinawa , 2003 single-channel projection on DVD dimensions variable, approx. 15 minutes, looped Edition of 8 LM8427 To inquire about this work please contact sales@lehmannmaupin.com

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JUN NGUYEN-HATSUSHIBA The Ground, the Root, and the Air: The Passing of the Bodhi Tree, 2007 single-channel projection on DVD dimensions variable, looped Edition of 6 LM10974 To inquire about this work please contact sales@lehmannmaupin.com

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Circus IV, 2007 digital video single-channel projection on lantern 41 x 24 x 24 inches 104.1 x 61 x 61 cm LM10980 To inquire about this work please contact sales@lehmannmaupin.com

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Circus VII, 2007 digital video single-channel projection on lantern 41 x 24 x 24 inches 104.1 x 61 x 61 cm LM10983 To inquire about this work please contact sales@lehmannmaupin.com

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Breathing is Free: 12,756.3 – Ho Chi Minh City 118.3 km, 2007 lambda c-print 71.5 x 89 inches 181.6 x 226.1 cm Edition of 3 LM11008 To inquire about this work please contact sales@lehmannmaupin.com