Summer Galleria

Opening: 06.06.2014  Exhibition on view until 30.07.2014 Location: Sàn Art 3 Me Linh, Binh Thanh District Ho Chi Minh City   The monsoonal season may be shedding its skin of water every afternoon here in Saigon but that doesn’t mean we can’t look to another idea of time in the world and consider its also ‘Summer’ to some. This galleria showcase focuses on ideas of heat, light and transformation and includes the ‘Lotusland’ of celebrated artist and San Art co-founder, Dinh Q Le with his tiny figurine shrine to the...

Phan Quang

Phan Quang (b. 1976, Binh Dinh) currently lives and works in Ho Chi Minh City. He studied Economics, graduating from University of Economics HCMC in 1999; subsequently working for various well-known photographers before starting his own commercial photographic studio ‘Stop & Go’ in 2004. Drawn to the power of photography as a medium that can both disturb and reflect ideas of truth, Phan Quang’s artistic practice today also encompasses sculpture, installation and video, often produced in close collaboration with local artisans and farmers in Bao Loc. His work was given...

‘Xem’

Opening: 13.09.2013  Exhibition on view until 24.10.2013 Location: Sàn Art 3 Me Linh District Binh Thanh, Ho Chi Minh City   ‘XEM’ is a friendship. ‘XEM’ (meaning ‘to view’ or ‘to observe’) is a group of visual artists based in Saigon who seek to leave a tangible photographic trace of the world in which they live. ‘XEM’ is a book, a simple object with symbolic value. ‘XEM’ is a limited exhibition in your hands. At San Art, from 13 September to 24 October, ‘XEM’ marks its 3rd edition by turning...

Roundtable discussion with Phan Quang

In relation to the exhibition Space / Limit, Phan Quang will share his ideas and thoughts by answering questions regarding his art practice in conversation with journalist Trần Công Khanh with the appearance of visual artist Ưu Đàm. Come and be part of the roundtable! Trần Công Khanh is a senior writer and journalist, whose articles cover art, culture, cuisine and architecture. He has worked for more than 10 years at SGTT Newspaper and is currently Managing Editor there. The discussion also features the appearance of visual artist Uu Dam...

Space / Limit

'Space/Limit’ is an exhibition concerned with the social habits, expectations and desires of contemporary society. How does popular media, cultural myth and custom, or ideas of class affect the way we live our lives?