Art Labor

Biography

The Art Labor art collective was founded in 2012, and consists of artists Thao Nguyen Phan (1987, Vietnam), Truong Cong Tung (1986, Vietnam), and curator Arlette Quynh-Anh Tran (1987, Germany). They live and work in Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam). Their oeuvre moves between visual arts and social sciences, and exists in different contexts and at various locations. They develop journeys such as Unconditional Belief (2012–2015), Jrai Dew (2016–ongoing) and JUA (2019–ongoing). Art Labor's art is exhibited worldwide, including at Carnegie International 57th, Bangkok Art Biennale, A beast, a god, and a line at Dhaka Art Summit, Para Site and Modern Art in Warsaw (2018); Cosmopolis #1: Collective Intelligence at Center Pompidou in Paris, Asian Art Biennial; Salt of the Jungle in KF Gallery (2017) (South Korea); Jrai Dew Sculpture Garden in Central Highlands of Vietnam (2016–17); The Adventure of Color Wheel in Pediatrics Department, Eye Hospital HCMC (2015) in Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam); Unconditional Belief on Sàn Art (2014) in Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam).