HCMC – Exhibition “Static Friction” by The Propeller Group

Opening: Thu 05 Apr 2012, 6 – 8 pm
Exhibition: 05 – 21 Apr 2012
Galerie Quynh

From Galerie Quynh:
Galerie Quynh is pleased to present The Propeller Group’s first solo exhibition at the gallery. Entitled ‘Static Friction’, the exhibition will consist entirely of new works including sculpture, drawing, video, and mixed media collages revolving around motorbike culture.

‘Static Friction’ takes as its point of departure the ubiquitous motorbike as it is experienced in Vietnam: as an icon of social and economic mobility; a vehicle for individual identity amid social collectivity; a machine for a lawless subculture obsessed with speed and violence; and as a classic symbol of a vintage, bygone era. Though the exhibition is rooted in the context of Vietnam where over 85% of the population uses motorbikes as their chief mode of transport, the central theme highlights broader issues pertaining to globalism, identity, transgression, urban and economic growth.

The Propeller Group, formed in 2006 by Phu Nam (born 1974), Matt Lucero (born 1976), and Tuan Andrew Nguyen (born 1976), have exhibited in numerous exhibitions regionally and internationally, including ‘The Ungovernables’ at The New Museum, New York (2012); ‘Video, An Art, A History 1965 – 2010. A Selection from the Centre Pompidou and Singapore Art Museum Collections’ at the Singapore Art Museum (2011); and ‘Commercial Break’ presented by Garage Projects at the 54th Venice Biennale (2011). Forthcoming exhibitions include ‘Six Lines of Flight’, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and ‘Made in LA’, LA Biennial, Armand Hammer Museum of Art, Los Angeles. The Propeller Group are based in Ho Chi Minh City and Los Angeles.

‘Static Friction: Burning Rubber‘, a component of the larger ‘Static Friction’ body of work, is currently on view at San Art, Ho Chi Minh City until the 20th of April.

Galerie Quynh will be presenting selected works from ‘Static Friction’ at Art Hong Kong 12 from the 17th – 20th of May.

Contact:
Ms. Lisa Boulet (English and French); Mr. Tung Mai (Vietnamese)
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