[TGS – Introducing Artists] Nguyễn Thị Diệp & Thùy Anh Đặng
The Grapevine Selection, was initiated by Hanoi Grapevine’s founder – artist Brian Ring in 2013. The exhibition series The Grapevine Selection is an initiative within Hanoi Grapevine’s mission plan, which is to promote Vietnam’s arts and culture at home and abroad.
In 2024, the Hanoi Grapevine team wants to focus on and promote the flexible perspectives and standards of pioneering organisers and individuals who invest in research and private art collections, each with their distinct perspective that is independent and full of aesthetics, as well as transcending the oppressive biases of the current society. Therefore, this year’s art advisory board is diversified, including art researcher/curator Do Tuong Linh, collector/head of an art organisation Ariel Pham, and international researcher/collector Sophie Huang.
With the vision of The Grapevine Selection exhibition as a contribution to the foundation of the creative industry and art market in Vietnam, the choice of space enhances the experience of contemporary works while also partly facilitating a dialogue between history and modernity, tradition and innovation.
ARTIST: NGUYỄN THỊ DIỆP
Nguyễn Thị Diệp is a visual artist in Hanoi. She used to study at Vietnam University of Fine Arts, and made her debut during Festival Mỹ Thuật Trẻ in 2011.
Recently, Nguyễn Thi Diệp has actively participated in festivals and performance events as well as projects, workshops, group exhibitions with art spaces such as APD Center for Art Patronage and Development, Babau-AIR, Hay La, and Á Space. Some of her notable artistic projects and exhibitions are ‘Heart on the margins’ (Manzi Art Space, 2023); various performance art workshops (Hay Là & APD, 2022-23); ‘Một câu đựng trời trong cơi đựng trầu’ (Vietnam Women’s Museum, 2022); IN:ACT 2022 (Nhà Sàn Collective & Á Space, 2022); and more.
Nguyễn Thị Diệp’s most recent artworks include “Red bow” (2023), “Blue bow” (2023), “Hollow white” (2023)” và “Landscape” (2024); all of them are currently on display at the exhibition “The Grapevine Selection | Lựa chọn của Grapevine”.
ARTIST: THÙY ANH ĐẶNG
Thùy Anh Đặng is a visual artist currently living and working in Hanoi. After graduating in Graphic Design from the Vietnam University of Fine Arts, Thuy Anh has actively engaged in experimental artistic practice through various performance art events and explored different mediums such as installation, photography, and conceptual art-making approaches.
Thùy Anh’s interest revolves around the connection between humans and nature, stereotypically understood visual motifs, and the impact of social prejudice towards the conceptualization of gender. She often uses living organisms, natural resources, her own body, and her personal archives as material in her art.
In 2021 she co-founded Te Ret, an independent artist collective focusing on site-specific intervention through an open-ended process of ideation and collaboration. In 2024, she became the curator board member at Á Space.
Thùy Anh Đặng’s recent artwork, “A day out #1 – 6” is currently on display at the exhibition “The Grapevine Selection | Lựa chọn của Grapevine”.
