#tuan andrew nguyen

[thefeastandthefast]

"Tomorrow you will depart The sea will be howling your name, beckoning you to return However, only the trailing willow trees will listen And only the empty banks of sand will respond Tomorrow you will depart The hills will lean slightly, and wait Pebbles will anticipate for you every hour As the sound of each of your desolate footsteps echoes Tomorrow you will depart The sea will beckon you to return to your roots Calling forth ocean and winds, submerging your soul My hands will shield you from the sprinkling of cold rain Tomorrow you will depart A city at midnight with amber lights A lone soul, shoulders hunched back, calling forth sadness Strong waves crashing outside, my sadness deepens Someday you will return My hands will extend toward the open pathway Melodies will resound into a musical concert Loneliness will be no more Tomorrow you will depart The sea will be howling your name, beckoning you to return Drops of dew soak the dreamscape An infinite sky clings to the towering mountains Tomorrow you will depart Moss-grown dunes droop down in the sadness Streetlights grieve amidst cold rain As clouds completely cover the sky outside Tomorrow you will depart Will the sea whisper your name, dazed in grief? Through rainy days and dried months, I still mourn My hands long for letters containing news of you Tomorrow you will depart A city at midnight with amber lights Spring’s shadow has already passed halfway, hesitantly Lamenting at the whistling of the rising wind.”

By Trịnh Công Sơn, sung by Khánh Ly

[milksockets]

'radiant remembrance (a collapsed memory sank to the bottom of the river)' by tuan andrew nguyen, 2017 in 100 sculptors of tomorrow - kurt beers (2019)

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tuan andrew nguyen, “the specter of ancestors becoming” (2019)

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Week 4: Cape Town Part 1

Hello again!

My research has been going really well, and I will be moving on to examine the frequency spread in the ionosphere using ionograms. This week Luz and I were able to take Friday off and spent a long weekend in Cape Town!

We took an Uber to Cape Town on Thursday and stayed at an Airbnb next to the waterfront. For food, we explored different cafes every day for breakfast, and they were amazing. Avocados are currently in season, and I have been eating them a lot. I tried different types of eggs, avocado, and bread, along with various drinks to match. On our first day, we walked along the ocean to the main waterfront area with all the tourist spots. We rode the Cape Wheel and got great views of the city and Table Mountain. We then spent some time shopping for gifts to bring back home to friends and family at the mall. After shopping, we got a late lunch at the food court. They offered small thin crust pizzas, and we decided to split one. However, we accidentally ordered a much larger pizza, but it was still delicious. After filling up on pizza, we got ice cream from another shop in the food court and got a tasting flight of ice cream with five flavors: chai latte, salted caramel, mint chip, chocolate, and raspberry coconut. My favorite was the chai latte. After that, we headed back to the Airbnb and met up with Axel, who joined us.

For day two in Cape Town, we started off with a cafe. Then, due to the rain for most of the day, we went to the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa and the Two Oceans Aquarium. The art museum itself was like a piece of art. The museum is an old grain silo that they converted, but they kept a lot of the original architecture. We saw the "One Must Be Seated" exhibition, which focused on showing the Akan chieftaincy through the royal umbrella and stool by Rita Mawuena Benissan. They also had an exhibition by Vietnamese American artist Tuan Andrew Nguyen that looked at the impact of the war. There was a big collection of works from South African artists and artists from all over Africa. Overall, I really enjoyed learning more about the backstory and inspiration for the different pieces of art.

After the museum, we went to the aquarium. We started off with the fish and saw a bunch of clownfish and jellyfish. Then they had a huge tank with a lot of different fish, stingrays, and sea turtles. My favorite was the sea turtles, and I would consider them my second favorite aquatic animal (after dolphins). From the aquarium, there was a lookout at the marina for seals, and we got to see one! Unfortunately, it moved too quickly, and I was unable to get a photo. After that, we went to the penguin gallery, where they provided a lot of information about their efforts to help the penguins after they were added to the endangered list. A huge problem is that the penguins have started colonies on the mainland instead of on islands due to sea lions taking over their habitats. Being on the mainland makes them vulnerable to new predators, such as dogs, and impacts from human activity. In the penguin gallery, we got to see some penguins, and my favorite one was standing right next to the barrier, holding out its wing as if it was pointing at something the whole time. After that, we saw the sharks! South Africa is actually known for its population of Great White Sharks due to their sea lion colonies that the sharks feed on. It also makes it one of the best places in the world to go shark cage diving.

To end the day, we got sushi. We ordered a sushi platter with 36 pieces and an additional roll, and it was amazing. After dinner, we went to a rooftop bar and made friends with the bartender and other patrons who were from South Africa. We had a lot of fun talking with them and watching Prison Break.

For our last day, we went to another cafe and walked along the ocean again before heading back to Hermanus. This was the first time we did the drive in the daylight, and it was beautiful. There are so many mountains that we passed and drove over, and we passed several of the wineries. Overall, I would have to say South Africa has some of the best scenery I have ever seen with the combination of mountains and ocean. It reminds me a lot of the mountains in the Colorado/Utah region, but there is much more fauna. At the end of the drive, we saw a huge rainbow coming out of the ocean.

Overall, our trip to Cape Town was the perfect way to explore, even though it was rainy, and we plan to go back when the weather is nicer.

Elise Segal

Space Sciences and Engineering

IPE: Undergraduate Research Program at the South African National Space Agency (SANSA) in Hermanus, South Africa

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It's time to celebrate with the Sydney Pride Festival '25

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It's time to celebrate with the Sydney Pride Festival '25

Sydney is about to celebrate International Pride Month, with the festivities set to begin on Thursday when the Sydney Pride Festival Launch ’25 is officially opened by Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore.

The Festival Launch event is taking place from 7pm to 9pm on May 29 at Oxford Street’s Stonewall Hotel and is being hosted by Sydney drag legend Verushka Darling, with guest speakers including Sydney Pride Festival coordinator Glenn Hansen, Bobby Goldsmith Foundation ambassador Steve Spencer, and writer and performer Skye Paez.

The event will also feature a drag show by Charlamaine and a cabaret performance by Izzy Hanly.

The Sydney Pride Festival Launch is open to the public, and then feel free to stick around to finish your night at Stonewall.

Source: Facebook

What’s on at the festival

There are almost 90 events in this year’s official festival calendar, which also includes Qtopia Sydney’s Pride Fest theatrical season throughout June.

Whether it’s drag and trivia, film screenings, dance parties, theatrical performances, art exhibitions, or community events, there’s sure to be something for everyone in this year’s festival, with events taking place as far-afield as Western Sydney, the North Shore and the Blue Mountains.

History buffs will love these

Sydney’s queer history will be on display this year, with a walking tour Queering Macquarie Street, led by Museums of History NSW curator Dr Tuan Nguyen, exploring the LGBTQIA+ history of Inner Sydney, and In conversation: Community Policing, Policing a Community exploring the chequered history between the Sydney queer community and the police.

Also on display will be the jail cell letters written in 1880 by the bushranger Andrew George Scott (aka Captain Moonlite) in which he professed his love for his second-in-command James Nesbitt, the 2018 video artwork With whom I was united by every tie by Todd Fuller, celebrating the love between Scott and Nesbitt, and the original plan of the Darlinghurst Police Station.

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Fun for families

There are plenty of events for rainbow families during the festival starting with Western Sydney Rainbow Families Pride at Emu Plains Community Centre from midday on June 1.

A family friendly Pride Picnic is also taking over North Sydney’s Ted Mack Civic Park on the same day from 3pm until sundown, when images from the Mapping Queer North Sydney project will be projected onto the walls of Stanton Library.

Family Zone @ Rainbow Precinct is taking over East Sydney Community Centre from 10am to 3pm on June 14.

Featuring drag queen story-time, face painting, crafting activities and goodie bags, the event is free (but register online to attend) and there’s even a free 15 minute massage for any stressed out grown-ups!

Then on June 22 from 11am the Marrickville Library Pavilion is playing host to Family Pride, an event by the group Rainbow Families which will feature Abbie Jane from the Rainbow Shoelace Project hosting a reading of her new book Abbie’s True Colours.

Source: sydneypride.com

Party, party, party!

There are no shortage of nightlife activities throughout the festival, with special pride month editions of parties including Beresford Sundays, ¡ESCÁNDALO!, Thick’N’Juicy, Extra Dirty, I Remember House, BLUF Sydney Social and Malebox, just to name a few.

The festival will culminate with the Riot 1969 Dance Party taking over three floors of Stonewall Hotel, or if you’re in Western Sydney you might like to check out the Queers Out West Pink Party at Dundas Sports on the same night.

This is only a small sampling of the events on offer.

Click here for the full festival program and for tickets.

Source: sydneypride.com

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[kummatty]

I'm still dying to watch tuan andrew nguyen's other films, I can't find them anywhere and I reached out to him as well, so if anyone knows where to access them please lmk<3 this short film is fantastic btw

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Tuan Andrew Nguyen, The Boat People, digital video, 2020

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The Island (still), 2017 Tuan Andrew Nguyen

[newyorkarttours]

Tuan Andrew Nguyen at jamescohan.com

The centerpiece of Tuan Andrew Nguyen’s current on-line show at James Cohan Gallery is ‘The Boat People,’ a video about a heroic group of survivor children who’ve become the last humans alive. They parade through their lonely world carrying wooden artifacts (sculpture hand crafted in Bataan, Philippines) that speak to war and migration pre-apocalypse. The Bodhisattva Guanyin reappears throughout the exhibition (here making a benevolent gesture), repeatedly orienting the narrative toward compassion. In a must-see video, Nguyen explains that the dark, burned areas on the wood point to fire as ‘a strong metaphor for freedom and liberation, both spiritual and political.’ (On view through May 3rd). Tuan Andrew Nguyen, The Offering Of A Sentient Cry (detail - right hand only), hand-carved gmelina wood, 26.5 x 15.5 x 9 inches, 2019.

[marianavalley]

Политика и дети

Быть политически грамотным в Штатах очень легко. Местные власти делают все возможное и невозможное (ха-ха, Фейсбук и Кембридж Аналитика, это я про вас), для привлечения на свою сторону избирателей. А чтобы вырастить сознательного гражданина, начинают как можно раньше. Для этого с юного возраста детей водят на политические митинги, парады, собрания. Впервые я это наблюдала лично на открытии мурала в детском парке в центре Сан-Хосе:

Огромная стенная роспись изображает самую известную детскую активистку страны. Ее зовут Софи Круз, и она стала лицом компании иммиграционной реформы США еще в пять лет, в 2015-ом. На фото сама Софи, художники, рисовавшие мурал и ее семья.

Дети нелегалов на территории США считаются американцами, а их родители – нет. Это доставляет им определенные трудности, ��ключая возможную депортацию на историческую родину. Детей, что характерно, не депортируют, ибо дети – будущее нации и собственность страны. Пригодятся, так сказать. Республиканцы уже несколько лет пытаются принять реформы, в том числе и под названием  DAPA, которые упростят процесс легализации нелегальных мигрантов.

Родители Софи – нелегалы из Мексики, и им их дочка очень пригодилась! В день приезда папы Римского в США в 2015-ом они вручили дочке желтую футболку с надписью «Папа, спаси реформу DAPA», трогательную записку, смешались с толпой верующих и зевак, и спокойно ждали удачного момента. Америка – страна добрая, и случай, пусть и не с первого раза, предоставила. Отец снял Софи с плеч и отправил в сторону папомобиля.

Охрана сначала развернула нарушительницу, но добрый понтифик, видимо, вспомнив Иисусово «Пустите детей и не препятствуйте им приходить ко Мне», остановил кортеж, обнял девочку, забрал футболку и записку.

Текст записки совершенно случайно тоже стал вирусным:

В ней она жалуется, что боится депортации родителей, которые, как и другие иммигранты, кормят эту страну. А ведь они имеют право быть счастливыми и достойно жить в уважении.

Девочка действует по указаниям отца и их окружают люди в тех же желтых футболках. По возвращении они радостно поздравляют малышку. Софи идеально выполнила миссию и стала звездой. Многочисленные интервью, видеозаписи и выступления сделали ее очень популярной. Ее даже пригласили на встречу с президентом страны Обамой в Белый дом.

Интересно что ее родители, не имея документов США, не смогли попасть в резиденцию президента. Но успех уже в руках у талантливой семьи! Через год Софи уже выступала на феминистических демонстрациях, снималась в политических промо-роликах и получила награду за американскую идентичность. А через 2 года после встречи Софи с президентом наш музей подсуетился, собрал денег со спонсоров, договорился с муниципальными властями, заручился их поддержкой, и теперь детский парк развлечений и образования украшает огромный образец пропаганды современного искусства.

Торжественное открытие прошло прямо в парке. Палатки с нехитрыми активностями занимали детей, со сцены играла латиноамериканская музыка:

Софи Круз приехала на открытие и выступила с отлично поставленной речью, достойной любого политика:

Девочка с интонациями зачитала речь наизусть, делая паузы в нужных местах, подогревала толпу. А потом повторила все на испанском:

Любителям пофантазировать о том, что пятилетние дети самостоятельно выбирают гражданскую позицию будет полезно узнать, что поездку семьи Круз в Вашингтон оплатила юридическая компания с сорокалетним опытом легализации испаноговорящих нелегалов. Семья Круз была частью делегации из шести детей и 19 взрослых. 

Насколько эти люди заинтересованы в американской культуре и ассимиляции, можно понять по сайту: страницы даже не переведены на английский, кроме первой. Учитывая страшное сочетание суеверности религиозности, низкоквалифицированного труда и плохого образования жителей Южной Америки, очевидно, что после молитв и работы не остается времени на учебу.

А у меня времени навалом, вот и хожу на открытие муралов, таращусь на детей-активистов, знакомлюсь с крутыми художниками из The Propeller Group и фоткаюсь с ними:

Чего и вам желаю! 

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[artandobjectsinc]

TUAN ANDREW NGUYEN Enemy's Enemy: Monument to a Monument (detail), 2012 Wood 33 3/4 × 2 1/2 × 2 1/2 in Edition of 5

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A Call for Empathy or "Slacktivism"?

A Call for Empathy or “Slacktivism”?

The theme of ARS22: living encounters is a call for empathy. It acknowledges that the world is in a crisis in every possible way and the goal is to bring about a diverse set of voices to create empathy in the world. One of the most memorable pieces was Tuan Andrew Nguyen’s My Ailing Beliefs Can Cure Your Wretched Desires which is a film that is shown on two diagonally joined screens. The last…