The celebrated conceptual artist will present his debut exhibit in Hong Kong this month

Janette Laverrière - VICTOR HUGO. Painted rosewood, mirror

Born in Vietnam and brought up in Denmark, Danh Vo’s cross-cultural background greatly fuels his creativity and aesthetic. He tirelessly deconstructs, interprets, and reinterprets history in unexpected and innovative ways. Vo’s conceptual installations and creations often draw upon his personal experience exploring a wider historical, political, and social themes, particularly those relating to late 20th century Vietnamese history.

Vo’s family was victim of the Cambodian-Vietnamese War, and their experiences as refugees inspired the artist’s practice of integrating documents, photographs and found objects into his artwork.

The exhibit curated by Vo, embodies his vision and identity as an artist with seven of his pieces featured adding to the global contemporary art conversation centering on his larger than life creations. His work examines the dominant values and historical conflicts such as colonialism, migration, and cultural collective memory and its cross-border existence, with installations inspired by the late French designer Janette Laverrièr, fully illustrating Vo’s aesthetic and cultural consciousness.

“This exhibition couldn’t come to Hong Kong at a more relevant time, as the city confronts its own issues of belonging and identity,” said Alan Lo, Duddell’s co-founder. Lo elaborates that Vo is “recognised globally as one of the most influential artists of his generation”. In addition, the fact that Vo was selected to represent Denmark at the 56th Venice Biennale in 2015 is evidence of his international prominence.

Duddell’s Presents: Danh Vo
Date: November 29, 2014 to February, 2015
Time: Mon to Sat, 12:00pm to 11:00pm; Sun, 12:00pm to 10:00pm
Venue: Duddell’s, 1 Duddell Street, Central