HCMC – Exhibition “Static Friction: Burning Rubber”

Exhibition: 30 Mar – 20 Apr 2012
San Art

From San Art:
San Art is pleased to present ‘Static Friction: Burning Rubber’, a solo exhibition by artist collective ‘The Propeller Group’. Over 85% of the Vietnamese population uses the motorbike as their main means of transportation. Touching on issues of economy, global urban growth, industry, individuality, rebellion and speed, this video and photographic installation is an attempt to discuss these larger issues with one simple act — the burnout used primarily in street racing culture.

The Propeller Group is an art collective based in Saigon and Los Angeles, comprised of Phunam, Matt Lucero and Tuan Andrew Nguyen. Drawn to television, film, video and the Internet in its ability to make information attractive and desired on a mass scale, ‘The Propeller Group’ are manipulators of media language keen to reach a larger audience that takes the presentation of art beyond the world of gallery spaces and museums. Working with local and international film, television, music and artistic producers, ‘The Propeller Group’ helps to realize collaborative statements that re-define the social and political understanding of contemporary sub-cultures and popular cultures. Recent exhibitions include ‘The Ungovernables’, New Museum, New York, 2012; ‘Video: An Art: A History’, Singapore Art Museum, 2011; Singapore Biennale, 2011 and the 8th Shanghai Biennale (in collaboration with ‘Superflex’), 2010.

This exhibition runs in conjunction with ‘Static Friction’ by ‘The Propeller Group’ at Galerie Quynh, opening April 5.

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