Categories: All, Curation, Writing, Projects, Art
THE ARCHIVE BODY
What do we imagine when we think of an archive? Typically, a library or repository — a collection of interconnected parts that form a greater whole like a human body. But what about the individual elements that constitute this body? Archives may appear as complete entities, yet they emerge from countless singular components: fragments, traces, and records that accumulate over time, and are ever-changing and expanding. The Archive Body brings together artists who engage with archive-making through direct, hands-on practices. It explores a different approach to archival work, one that emphasizes physical labor: gathering, sorting, imprinting, and layering. This exhibition is complemented by a collaboration with Reading Room, transforming the mezzanine into a temporary reading space that functions as an active archive.
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ARCHITECTURES OF INTIMACY
NARS Foundation is pleased to present Architectures of Intimacy, an exhibition featuring works by Tra My Nguyễn, Vân-Nhi Nguyễn, Z.T. Nguyễn, Vy Trịnh, and Hạ-Lan Văn. The exhibition examines the material logic of Vietnamese spaces, where objects shift between roles, blending the practical with the poetic. Through sculpture, photography, textiles, and mixed media, these artists explore how everyday materials shape memory, labor, and transformation.
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