Truong TAN (Born 1963) - Lot 154

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Truong TAN (Born 1963) - Lot 154
Truong TAN (Born 1963) Untitled (Nghê). Lacquer on panel. Signed on the back. 40 x 60 cm. (Small chip in the upper right corner). Provenance : - Galerie Les Singuliers, Paris - Léon-Lef Forster Collection "Freedom, violence and sex can be exchanged for art. The artist loses his life, victim of destiny, and art dies with him." Truong Tan graduated from the Beaux-Arts in Hanoi in 1989, and took up painting in a country undergoing reconstruction after the Indochina conflict. Confronted with the many prohibitions of the regime, he developed a committed creative process, proposing a vision of love that was both violent and hopeful. The affirmation of his homosexuality led him to move to France, where he could exhibit more freely. His work explores notions of identity, culture and memory, drawing on both traditional Asian art and the great European currents of the 20th century. The artist stages emaciated, depulped, often faceless bodies, accompanied by obsessively repeated motifs and haiku-like words. Truong Tan's exhibitions frequently take the form of vast immersive installations. Visitors are invited to plunge into a universe where works cover walls by the dozen, from floor to ceiling. His works have been included in prestigious museum collections, including those of the Singapore Art Museum, the Queensland Art Gallery and the Fukuoka Asian Art Museum. His career has also been marked by major international exhibitions, such as the one presented at the Guggenheim Museum in 2013, offering a rereading of contemporary Vietnamese art.
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