Vietnamese New Wave Contemporary Artist, Linh Phuong Nguyen wins Han Nefkens Foundation-BACC Award for Contemporary Art 2017

21.02.2018

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Bangkok Art and Culture Centre

Event Date : 28 February 2017
Han Nefkens Foundation-BACC Award for Contemporary Art : Chinese artist, Tao Chao, was the first inaugural in 2013 with Anup Mathew Thomas, Indian artist who won the second biennale in 2015.
Linh Phuong Nguyen : Not only artistic creation, Linh also co-found the group of Vietnamese new wave contemporary artist called, Nha San Collective. She has exhibited both in solo exhibitions, Vietnam and Fukuoka, and in group exhibitions around the world, such as, San Francisco, Amman, Umea, Singapore Biennale, Kuandu Biennale and Shanghai Biennale.
Linh Phuong Nguyen, the first woman conquering the third Han Nefkens Foundation-BACC Award for Contemporay Art, was selected from 7 finalists by 6 juries, that is; Han Nefkens, Luckana Kunavichayanont, Hilde Teerlinck, Eugene Tan, Dihn Q. Le and Erin Gleeson. The committees had unanimous resolution that Linh Phuong Nguyen is the winner as the jury statement below;

“Linh Phuong Nguyen has been chosen unanimously for her potential of exploring and expanding her practice. Her most recent works at the Singapore Biennale gave juries the glimpse of future direction of her work. Juries believe that following her current practice, together with the residency she will be having in Bangkok, she will develop fruitfully through the new environment.”

Arts Network Exhibition department

Press release

Han Nefkens Foundation-BACC Award for Contemporary Art 2018’ list of committee
1. Han Nefkens
2. Luckana Kunavichayanont
3. Hilde Teerlinck
4. Eugene Tan
5. Dinh Q. Le
6. Erin Gleeson

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