Mèo/Mèo
Mary Cherry Contemporary
15 May - 7 June 2025
Mèo/Mèo explores the relationship between copy and original through a culturally fragmented lens. Drawing on imagery and iconography from a recent trip to Vietnam, Nguyen interrogates Western depictions of her ancestral homeland while confronting her own diasporic gaze. This body of work challenges notions of authenticity, cultural ownership, and the uneasy line between homage and exploitation in artistic practice.
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Installation view. Documentation by Lauren Dunn.
Installation view.
Documentation by Lauren Dunn.
Installation view.
Documentation by Lauren Dunn.
Installation view.
Documentation by Panisa Ongwat.
Installation view.
Documentation by Lauren Dunn.
Installation view.
Documentation by Lauren Dunn.
Installation view.
Documentation by Lauren Dunn.
Installation view.
Installation view.
Installation view.
Con Chó (Không Mèo)
2025.
Oil on canvas.
90 x 70 cm.
Con Chó (Không Mèo)
2025.
Oil on canvas.
90 x 70 cm.
Makamp
2025.
Oil on canvas.
90 x 70 cm.
Vải Lanh
2025.
Oil on canvas.
162 x 114 cm.
Detail of Vải Lanh.
A Smaller Wall of Exotic Figures
2025.
Oil on canvas.
41 x 35 cm.
Thống Nhất
2025.
Inkjet print transfer via 'Meow' by Katy Perry and 'Gardenia' by Zara, dye on calico.
114 x 162 cm.
Detail of Thống Nhất.
A Wall of Exotic Figures
2025.
Inkjet print transfer via 'Meow' by Katy Perry and 'Gardenia' by Zara on calico.
162 x 114 cm.
Documentation by Panisa Ongwat.
Detail of A Wall of Exotic Figures.
Royal Bloodlines
2025.
Rabbit skin glue on canvas.
162 x 114 cm.
Documentation by Panisa Ongwat.
Royal Bloodlines
2025.
Rabbit skin glue on canvas.
162 x 114 cm.
Documentation by Panisa Ongwat.
Detail of Royal Bloodlines.
Documentation by Panisa Ongwat.
The Last Great Dynasty
2025.
Rabbit skin glue on canvas.
162 x 114 cm.
Documentation by Panisa Ongwat.
The Last Great Dynasty
2025.
Rabbit skin glue on canvas.
162 x 114 cm.
Documentation by Panisa Ongwat.
Detail of 'The Last Great Dynasty'. Documentation by Panisa Ongwat.