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Tuan Andrew Nguyen

2025 Milestone Grantee

Bio

Tuan Andrew Nguyen was born in 1976 in Saigon, Viet Nam. In 1979, he and his family emigrated as refugees to the United States. Nguyen graduated from the Fine Arts program at the University of California, Irvine, in 1999 and received his MFA from the California Institute of the Arts in 2004. He has had solo presentations at the New Museum (2023), Fundació Joan Miró (2024), Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (2024), and Smithsonian American Art Museum (2024). His work is included in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, New York; Singapore Art Museum; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, and Whitney Museum of American Art, among many others.

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Artwork details

The Unburied Sound of a Troubled Horizon

, 2022
Single-channel video installation4004×3096p, 5.1 Surround Sound, 60 min, Film Still 01
The Unburied Sound of a Troubled Horizon, 2022. Single-channel video installation. 4004×3096p, 5.1 Surround Sound, 60 min, Film Still 01.

Artwork

  • A person lies on the ground in a dimly lit room, surrounded by scattered metal discs part of a hanging sculpture. A soft blue light glows in the background.
  • A man with a crutch and one missing arm speaks to children seated in front of him. In the background are posters about bomb safety.
  • A monk in red robes interacts with a large hanging mobile in a modern art gallery. Another monk is seated in the background and visitors observe.
  • Sculpture with a tall, slender form on the right, featuring a curved metal rod and yellow fan shape. Red lines and dots extend outwards, set against a plain background in a gallery space.
  • Outdoor art installation at dusk, with three video screens on sandy terrain, showcasing urban scenes and a man's face. Surrounded by tall buildings.

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