Bui Cong Khanh
The Story of Blue, White and Red 1, 2013
Porcelain, hand-painted underglaze blue and red
158 x 47 cm
Original Sizes Available:
158 x 47 cm
Original Sizes Available:
158 x 47 cm
Bui Cong Khanh (Danang, b. 1972) is a Hoian-based Vietnamese artist whose visually and conceptually-sophisticated practice ponders social issues in Vietnam today. Khanh uses local Vietnamese materials such as ceramics,...
Bui Cong Khanh (Danang, b. 1972) is a Hoian-based Vietnamese artist whose visually and conceptually-sophisticated practice ponders social issues in Vietnam today. Khanh uses local Vietnamese materials such as ceramics, textile, and carved timber as covert clues to critical significance. His work is in major public collections in Asia, Australia, Europe and the United States.
The tank in the temple suggests the fratricidal nature of the American War. In his picturing of disposable, utilitarian, and interchangeable clothing to signify factional opposition, Khanh can be seen as querying the War’s ongoing dividing effect.
The tank in the temple suggests the fratricidal nature of the American War. In his picturing of disposable, utilitarian, and interchangeable clothing to signify factional opposition, Khanh can be seen as querying the War’s ongoing dividing effect.