Vietnam | Naima Morelli

Published! Trần Trọng Vũ on ArtAsiaPacific

15-02-2023

English, Interview, Published, Vietnam, Visit

My interview with Vietnamese artist Trần Trọng Vũ has just been published on ArtAsiaPacific’s website.

I met the artist for his big show at A2Z gallery in Paris last October, and we did the interview half in French, half in English! Phew! It was fun, and the artist was extremely generous and kind – his work, ça va sans dire, is incredible!

Some of you know that my next cohesive research will be in Vietnam. I will spend one month there, most likely next year, so this interview adds a big piece to my understanding of art coming from the country!

Here is the link to the interview

Published! SEA at 2022 Venice Biennale on PluralArtMag

By: Naima Morelli

14-09-2022

Essay, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, News, Philippines, Published, Reportage, Singapore, Vietnam, Visit

Finally my piece on the Venice Biennale 2022 has been published by Plural Art Mag. While the piece was written in the aftermath of the opening, it came out just now, given the webmagazine’s editorial schedule.

The article is a report, as well as an overview, and it is focused on the Southeast Asian presence, which this year was much smaller compared to previous years.

Here is the link to the piece

Published! Interview with Dinh Q. Le on CoBo

By: Naima Morelli

22-03-2022

Interview, Published, Review, Vietnam

“Dinh Q. Lê: Photographing the thread of memory” at the musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac in Paris marks the first comprehensive introduction of Lê’s weaving work to a European audience.

The show comprises three different bodies of work from the 1990s to present day. The first section, “Light and Belief”, is focused on Vietnam, with reference to the Vietnam War and the experience of the Vietnamese diaspora. “Splendor and Darkness” looks at the genocide carried out by he Khmer Rouge in Cambodia. Lastly, “Adrift in Darkness” utilises images of migrants to reflect on the tragedies of crossing the Mediterranean by boat.

I down with the artist for CoBo Social, to talk about the themes of his new show and his weaving process.

Here is the link to the piece

Published! Pure Land at Tang Contemporary for CoBo

By: Naima Morelli

22-02-2019

English, Review, Thailand, Vietnam

Dinh Q. Lê’s Pure Land: Beauty in Everything

One of the most interesting, beautiful and disquieting shows I have visited in Bangkok was “Pure Land” at Tang Contemporary in Bangkok, a show by artist Dinh Q. Lê’s, curated by Loredana Paracciani. I have written about it for CoBo.

Here is the link to the review

Published! Interview with Lai Dieu Ha on Art Republik

By: Naima Morelli

20-03-2017

Interview, Published, Vietnam

laidieuha I have been a long-time reader of the Singapore-based magazine Art Republik, so it has been above exciting to be a contributor for the latest Crossover Issue. Also, I might be old-fashioned, but as I much as I enjoy writing for online publications, to see my words in print is always a thrilling experience.

The piece is an interview with Vietnamese multimedia artist Lai Dieu Ha who – aside having the coolest name in the world – is also an artist with an extremely interesting and multifaceted practice. Besides, talking with her gave me a small intro to the Vietnamese art scene which I hope to explore more in-depth soon. Next reportage? Who knows!

Here’s the link to Art Republik’s website

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Published! Interview with Richard Streitmatter-Tran on D/Railed

By: Naima Morelli

10-10-2016

English, France, Interview, Italy, Published, Research

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Since I have started writing about contemporary art for magazine – around 2007 – I have collected a number of interviews. Some have been published straight away, others have been used later on as sources for articles or in books. Then there are all the others that have never been published, and are part of my personal archive, informing every word I write.

Every now and then, I decide to pull an interview out of the archive, like this one with Richard Streitmatter-Tran, who I have met and interviewed first in Paris at the Palais de Tokyo, then in Rome, where he was attending a sculpture workshop. The new art magazine I’m collaborating with, D/Railed by Deianira Tolema, was the perfect home for the piece.

Here’s the link to the interview

Published! Take a creative staycation on ArtsHub

By: Naima Morelli

22-02-2016

Australia, English, Essay, Published, United States

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Carving out time to work on creative projects doesn’t require an artist’s residency. A staycation is cheaper, simpler and focuses attention where you need it. My new piece “Take a creative staycation” looks at this fascinating trend and has just been published Australian/Uk webmagazine ArtsHub.

Here’s the link to the piece

Published! Singapore National Gallery repositions SEA art on ArtsHub

By: Naima Morelli

20-11-2015

English, Indonesia, News, Published, Reportage, Research, Singapore, Visit

First signs of my research here in Singapore. Australian webmagazine ArtsHub has just published my article on the National Gallery of Singapore, which will open to public on the 24th of November.

Here’s the link to the piece

Published! Women struggle to break into Asia on ArtsHub

By: Naima Morelli

16-11-2015

Australia, English, Essay, Indonesia, Published, Research

Hello from Singapore! Before leaving for the Lion City (I’m conducting interviews for my upcoming reportage), I was spurred by a comment by artist Grace Siregar to look at gender gap in the arts in South East Asia. I talked about it with a few people and wrote a piece on the subject for ArtsHub.

Here’s the link to the article

Published! Graphic Journalism and Migration on Global Comment

By: Naima Morelli

12-10-2015

Australia, English, Essay, Italy, Published

My piece “How A New Generation of Graphic Novels Are Portraying Migration” has just been published on the webmagazine Global Comment. For this piece I spoke with graphic journalist Gianluca Costantini, comic book artist and illustrator Matt Huynh and SBS producer Kylie Boltin.

Here’s the link to the article

PUBLISHED! MARK HILTON INTERVIEW ON ARTRIBUNE

By: Naima Morelli

25-05-2013

Australia, Interview, Italiano, Published, Reportage

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The Italian magazine Artribune just published the interview I had in Melbourne with the artist Mark Hilton. The interview is part of my reportage about the Melbournian Art Scene.

Here you are the link to the interview

Here you are the pictures from my visit to the artist’s studio

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Published! Trần Trọng Vũ on ArtAsiaPacific

Published! SEA at 2022 Venice Biennale on PluralArtMag

Published! Interview with Dinh Q. Le on CoBo

Published! Pure Land at Tang Contemporary for CoBo

Published! Interview with Lai Dieu Ha on Art Republik

Published! Interview with Richard Streitmatter-Tran on D/Railed

Published! Take a creative staycation on ArtsHub

Published! Singapore National Gallery repositions SEA art on ArtsHub

Published! Women struggle to break into Asia on ArtsHub

Published! Graphic Journalism and Migration on Global Comment

PUBLISHED! MARK HILTON INTERVIEW ON ARTRIBUNE

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