Jun Nguyen-Hatsushiba

Biography

Jun Nguyen-Hatsushiba was born in Tokyo in 1968. He earned an M.F.A. from the Maryland Institute College of Art after receiving his B.F.A. from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He has had solo exhibitions at the Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, the Museo d'Arte Contemporanea, Rome, and the Kunsthalle Wien, Austria. His work was been included in numerous biennials, including the Shanghai Biennale, the Venice Biennale, the Istanbul Biennial, and the Sao Paulo Biennale. He currently lives in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. 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.
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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

Press

• WNET New York, Sunday Arts
• Time Out New York Download PDF ()
• Tema Celeste Download PDF ()
• New York Times Download PDF ()
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• Asian Art News, A Space for History and Hope Download PDF ()
• Artforum Download PDF ()
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• Art in America Download PDF ()
• Art In America, In Deep Water Download PDF ()

Publications

• Jun Nguyen-Hatsushiba, Malmo Konsthall Catalog
• Jun Nguyen-Hatsushiba, MACRO Catalog
• Jun Nguyen-Hatsushiba, Mori Art Museum Catalog

Selected Works

The Ground, the Root, and the Air: The Passing of the Bodhi Tree, 2007 single-channel projection dimensions variable Edition of 6


The Ground, the Root, and the Air: The Passing of the Bodhi Tree, 2007 single-channel projection dimensions variable Edition of 6


The Ground, the Root, and the Air: The Passing of the Bodhi Tree, 2007 single-channel projection dimensions variable Edition of 6


Circus, 2007 Installation of digital video projections on lanterns dimensions variable


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


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


The Globe Project: Garden of Globes, 2007 1100 paper objects, 25 inox globes with interior projection unit, stands dimensions variable LM10917

Available Works

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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

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Breathing is Free: 12,756.3 – Karlsruhe 32.3 km, 2007 lambda c-print 48.25 x 36.5 inches 122.6 x 92.7 cm Edition of 3 LM11006 To inquire about this work please contact sales@lehmannmaupin.com

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Breathing is Free: 12,756.3 – Oami 73.8 km, 2007 lambda c-print 68 x 36.5 inches 172.7 x 92.7 cm Edition of 3 TBC LM11007 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