Nguyen Art Foundation is proud to support A floating community and sentimental materials by the collective gấu thiên thể, an essay that delves into the lived experiences and visceral qualities inherent in the artistic mediums employed by artist Nguyen Thi Thanh Mai. This essay was written as a response to Part I of the exhibition No more, not yet, and forms part of a public program and exhibition tour, also led by the collective.

Learn more about the exhibition tour here.

gấu thiên thể is a public arts project focusing on contemporary art in Vietnam, founded by Truong Tran Trung Hieu and Vuong An Nguyen. The project aims to foster connections between the public and creative community, and engage in discussions about the arts using approaches from the two founding members’ disciplines: the social sciences and humanities.

* gấu thiên thể literally translates to celestial bear in English.

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