James Nguyen: Open Glossary
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Author: Shelley McSpedden and Elyse Goldfinch (eds.)
Open Glossary explores the capacity of language to both bind and divide us. Alert to the liveness of lexicons, the exhibition emphasises the ways that words and syntax constantly evolve and transform, marking our connections to others across the specifics of time and place. This multilingual book, published in association with the ACCA exhibition of the same name features artist sketches and process-based images, and a unique handprinted cover with every copy.Also featured is newly commissioned writing by Fayen d’Evie and Luke King, Nhung Dinh, Stéphanie Kabanyana Kanyandekwe, Do Tuong Linh, Dr Kirsten Lyttle, James Nguyen and Budi Sudarto, Brooke Wandin, and Chris Xu; alongside an artist interview with James Nguyen and curator Shelley McSpedden.Each book is unique, with the cover of every copy handprinted in one of James Nguyen’s works. Conversation is key to Nguyen’s approach, positioning his personal experience and perspective in dialogue with others – family, friends, Vietnamese diasporic and LGBTIQA+ communities, the artworld and its institutions.
ISBN 9780645832822. ACCA. pb. 112 pages.
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Open Glossary explores the capacity of language to both bind and divide us. Alert to the liveness of lexicons, the exhibition emphasises the ways that words and syntax constantly evolve and transform, marking our connections to others across the specifics of time and place. This multilingual book, published in association with the ACCA exhibition of the same name features artist sketches and process-based images, and a unique handprinted cover with every copy.Also featured is newly commissioned writing by Fayen d’Evie and Luke King, Nhung Dinh, Stéphanie Kabanyana Kanyandekwe, Do Tuong Linh, Dr Kirsten Lyttle, James Nguyen and Budi Sudarto, Brooke Wandin, and Chris Xu; alongside an artist interview with James Nguyen and curator Shelley McSpedden.Each book is unique, with the cover of every copy handprinted in one of James Nguyen’s works. Conversation is key to Nguyen’s approach, positioning his personal experience and perspective in dialogue with others – family, friends, Vietnamese diasporic and LGBTIQA+ communities, the artworld and its institutions.
ISBN 9780645832822. ACCA. pb. 112 pages.
available