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Decorative Exhibition
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Ceci N'est Pas Une Guerre – This Is Not A War

West Village

Marking 50 years since the war's end, 17 Vietnamese artists reject trauma narratives to explore identity, queerness, memory, and mythology. Expect porcelain medals mocking official systems, 6kg of nails on underwear, and lacquer works reimagining folk legends.

Contemporary Vietnamese art
Identity and memory
Post-colonial narratives
Multimedia works

Tips

🏅don't miss Bui Cong Khanh's 140 hand-painted porcelain medals
🎨opening reception May 23, 6-8 PM
🌏features diaspora artists from America, France, and Germany

Eli Klein Gallery

398 West St, New York, NY 10014, USA

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