January 22-March 29, 2009
Tisch Gallery
Mot Coi Di Ve
Dinh Q.Lê
Lê’s tapestries and video installations reveal a two-decade-long introspective journey in which the artist has brought his vision to bear on the dislocation and cultural displacement he experienced, first in fleeing his homeland, then with his immersion in American culture, and ultimately upon the return to his estranged and yet familiar country. Through his art, Lê has sought to negotiate the differing perspectives he holds—Vietnamese, American-Vietnamese, and American—on Vietnam, the American-Vietnam War, and his place in the two societies in which he finds both belonging and alienation.
The Imaginary Country, 2006
Dinh Q. Lê , Three-channel video installation made in collaboration with Tuan Andrew Nguyen and Ha Thuc Phu Nam
By literally and metaphorically weaving together images that speak for his conflicted cultural identity, Dinh Q. Lê’s work allows us to experience the uncertain balance of personal memories within a collective memory forged largely by cinematic constructions. The works in this exhibition embody Lê’s vivid sense of the struggle to find one’s own place within the framework of superimposed, alien, and collective identity. (press release excerpt)
Untitled, 2008/ From the series Hill of Poisonous Trees
Cate McQuaidGlobe Correspondent
Photo tapestry explore war and identity
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