Dinh Q. Lê
Dinh Q. Lê (* 1968 in Hà Tiên , Kiên Giang Province ) is a Vietnamese photographer and installation artist .
life and work
Dinh Q. Lê lived in Vietnam until he was ten years old, until his family emigrated to California in 1979. Lê graduated from the University of California with a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in photography from the School of Visual Arts . Dinh Q. Lê has received numerous awards for his work, including the 2010 Prince Claus Prize .
Dinh Q. Lê is known for works that he creates from photo strips. He uses horizontal and vertical strips of documentary photographs and stills from Hollywood films about the Vietnam War . The process is inspired by the traditional Vietnamese grass mat weaving. Lê shows wall works, objects, installations and videos.
Exhibitions (selection)
Solo exhibitions
- 2015: Dinh Q. Lê Memory for Tomorrow Mori Art Museum , Tokyo
- 2017: The Colony Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen , Rotterdam
- 2018: Dinh Q. Lê: True Journey Is Return San Jose Museum of Art
Group exhibitions
- 2009: 55th International Short Film Festival Oberhausen
- 2012: dOCUMENTA (13)
Web links
- art asia pacific Dinh Q. Lê (English)
- KQED Dinh Q. Lê and the Art of Weaving Memory (English)
- photography unlimited berlin exhibition No War No Vietnam
Individual evidence
- ↑ dOCUMENTA (13). The accompanying book / The Guidebook. Catalog 3/3., Page 270, 2012, ISBN 978-3-7757-2954-3
- ↑ PPOW Gallery Dinh Q. Lê accessed on March 24, 2019 (English)
- ↑ artforum Dinh Q. Lê accessed on March 24, 2019 (English)
- ↑ Mori art museum Dinh Q. Lê accessed on March 23, 2019 (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lê, Dinh Q. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Vietnamese photographer and installation artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1968 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hà Tiên Province of Kiên Giang |