An-My Le: Between Two Rivers
Published on 26. October 2023
Book
Hardback
184 pages
978-1-63345-152-0 (ISBN)
Description
An-My Lê: Between Two Rivers is the most comprehensive account of the artist¿s career to date, encompassing three decades of her work across photographs, embroideries, videos, and installations.
Through her photographs, videos, installations, and embroidered works, An-My Lê considers cycles of global history and conflict, and the consequences of diaspora, politics, and the sensationalizing of warfare. Born in Vietnam in 1960, Lê came to the United States in 1975 as a political refugee, after the fall of Saigon. Published to accompany the artist¿s first New York museum survey, An-My Lê: Between Two Rivers is the first catalogue to present Lê¿s three-decade practice in different mediums, with the artist¿s seven photographic series alongside textiles, installations, and rediscovered films. The two rivers in the title refer to the Mekong River in Vietnam and the Mississippi River in the southern United States, two important geographic locations that appear in the artist¿s photography from the earliest to the most recent works. An essay by the curator Roxana Marcoci examines the full sweep of Lê¿s creative practice; four essays by the scholars La Frances Hui, Joan Kee, Thy Phu, and Caitlin Ryan each focus on specific series; and two texts by the writers Monique Truong and Ocean Vuong bring poetic sensibility to Lê¿s singular perspective.
Through her photographs, videos, installations, and embroidered works, An-My Lê considers cycles of global history and conflict, and the consequences of diaspora, politics, and the sensationalizing of warfare. Born in Vietnam in 1960, Lê came to the United States in 1975 as a political refugee, after the fall of Saigon. Published to accompany the artist¿s first New York museum survey, An-My Lê: Between Two Rivers is the first catalogue to present Lê¿s three-decade practice in different mediums, with the artist¿s seven photographic series alongside textiles, installations, and rediscovered films. The two rivers in the title refer to the Mekong River in Vietnam and the Mississippi River in the southern United States, two important geographic locations that appear in the artist¿s photography from the earliest to the most recent works. An essay by the curator Roxana Marcoci examines the full sweep of Lê¿s creative practice; four essays by the scholars La Frances Hui, Joan Kee, Thy Phu, and Caitlin Ryan each focus on specific series; and two texts by the writers Monique Truong and Ocean Vuong bring poetic sensibility to Lê¿s singular perspective.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
300 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 312 mm
Width: 247 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
1336 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-63345-152-0 (9781633451520)
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Persons
Roxana Marcoci is Senior Curator in the Department of Photography at The Museum of Modern Art, New York.
Joan Kee is a professor in the History of Art at the University of Michigan.
La Frances Hui is Associate Curator in the Department of Film at MoMA.
Thy Phu is a Distinguished Professor of Race, Diaspora and Visual Studies in the Department of Arts, Culture, and Media at the University of Toronto, Scarborough.
Caitlin Ryan is Curatorial Assistant in the Department of Photography at MoMA.
Monique Truong is a Vietnamese American author. Her books include The Book of Salt (Houghton Mifflin, 2003), Bitter in the Mouth (Random House, 2010), and The Sweetest Fruits (Viking Books, 2019).
Ocean Vuong is a Vietnamese American author. His books include the poetry collection, Time is a Mother (Penguin Press, 2022), and the novel, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous (Penguin Press, 2019).
Joan Kee is a professor in the History of Art at the University of Michigan.
La Frances Hui is Associate Curator in the Department of Film at MoMA.
Thy Phu is a Distinguished Professor of Race, Diaspora and Visual Studies in the Department of Arts, Culture, and Media at the University of Toronto, Scarborough.
Caitlin Ryan is Curatorial Assistant in the Department of Photography at MoMA.
Monique Truong is a Vietnamese American author. Her books include The Book of Salt (Houghton Mifflin, 2003), Bitter in the Mouth (Random House, 2010), and The Sweetest Fruits (Viking Books, 2019).
Ocean Vuong is a Vietnamese American author. His books include the poetry collection, Time is a Mother (Penguin Press, 2022), and the novel, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous (Penguin Press, 2019).
Content
Front Matter
Lead Essay by Roxana Marcoci
Marcoci¿s essay will offer an overarching presentation of Lê¿s thirty-year career, covering the spectrum of her artistic projects to date.
Four focused Thematic Essays
1. Joan Kee on Lê¿s series Events Ashore (2005¿2014)
2. Thy Phu on Lê's films Small Wars (1999¿2002) and 29 Palms (2003¿2004)
3. La Frances Hui on photos from the series Silent General (2015¿present)
4. Caitlin Ryan on Trap Rock (2005-2007)
Two creative excerpts
1. Monique Truong, excerpt from poem entitled "A Rejected 'Travelogue' of Singapore, the Philippines, and Vietnam," to be retitled ""we travel to see"
2. Ocean Vuong, previously published poem "The Last Dinosaur"
Illustrated Chronology
Plates
Back Matter
Lead Essay by Roxana Marcoci
Marcoci¿s essay will offer an overarching presentation of Lê¿s thirty-year career, covering the spectrum of her artistic projects to date.
Four focused Thematic Essays
1. Joan Kee on Lê¿s series Events Ashore (2005¿2014)
2. Thy Phu on Lê's films Small Wars (1999¿2002) and 29 Palms (2003¿2004)
3. La Frances Hui on photos from the series Silent General (2015¿present)
4. Caitlin Ryan on Trap Rock (2005-2007)
Two creative excerpts
1. Monique Truong, excerpt from poem entitled "A Rejected 'Travelogue' of Singapore, the Philippines, and Vietnam," to be retitled ""we travel to see"
2. Ocean Vuong, previously published poem "The Last Dinosaur"
Illustrated Chronology
Plates
Back Matter