immaterial intimacies: XXX-mas Artist on Artist Special @ Sàn Art

immaterial intimacies @ Sàn Art Date & Time: Thurs, 22 Dec @5-7PM Location: Sàn Art Millenium Masteri, Units B.16 & B.17 132 Ben Van Don, Ward 6, District 4, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Language: English + Vietnamese Through material investigations, Bruce Yonemoto and Việt Lê explore immaterial realms, divining queer hopeful poetics. Through their individual collaborations with spirit mediums, artisans, and local Vietnamese community members, the artists challenge the limits of Cartesian bodies of knowledge, geopolitical boundaries, as well as postcolonial intimacies. Both artists evoke time-honored rituals as well...

Jakob Schauer and Phạm Thế Vũ: Performance

Jakob Schauer and Phạm Thế Vũ – Performance Date & Time: Sun, 18 Dec @4-6PM Location: Sàn Art Millenium Masteri, Units B.16 & B.17 132 Ben Van Don, Ward 6, District 4, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Language: English only* Musician and performer Jakob Schauer joined forces with HCMC-based performer Phạm Thế Vũ for a can’t-miss concert at Sàn Art this past December. The performance was followed by an informal discussion with Jakob and Vũ on artistic inspirations, musical approaches, and more. * Due to a lack of resources, the...

Saigon Experimental IV

Saigon Experimental IV – Screening Programme Time: Sun, 27 Nov @2-6PM | Mon, 28 Nov @12-4PM Location: Sàn Art Millenium Masteri, Units B.16 & B.17 132 Ben Van Don, Ward 6, District 4, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Language: English & Tiếng Việt Saigon Experimental Film IV is back for a new screening night after 2 years of quiet. Following 650 international film submissions, we have selected 22 standout short films all experimental in aesthetic, montage, topic or narration and we are now ready to share them with you. Programme:...

Day With(out) Art: Being & Belonging

Day With(out) Art: Being and Belonging – Screening + Discussion Time: Thur, 1 Dec @ 6-8PM Location: Sàn Art Millenium Masteri, Units B.16 & B.17 132 Ben Van Don, Ward 6, District 4, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Language: English & Vietnamese Sàn Art was honored to partner with Visual AIDS to host DAY WITH(OUT) ART 2022: Being & Belonging*, a screening programme of seven short videos highlighting the under-told stories of HIV and AIDS from the perspective of artists living with HIV across the world. The programme featured new...

Don’t Call it Art!: Talk with Veronika Radulovic & Pamela N. Corey

Don’t Call it Art!: Talk with Veronika Radulovic & Pamela Nguyen Corey Time: Sat, 26 Nov @10AM-12PM Location: Sàn Art Millenium Masteri, Units B.16 & B.17 132 Ben Van Don, Ward 6, District 4, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Language: English & Vietnamese Sàn Art welcomed German artist Veronika Radulovic and scholar Pamela N. Corey, contributing authors of Don’t Call it Art!, for a discussion on the emergence of a contemporary arts scene in Vietnam; the role of friendship within documentation; and the makings of one of the most important...