Community Art Event “Lip xinh” by Dinh Thi Nhung
A community art event which invites participants to draw together on paper, on the walls and on gadgets will open on 18 Nov.


Artist, curator, social activist in the queer community, Dinh thi Nhung join the project series “Unstraight” for many years in Myanmar, Serbia, Cambodia, Russia, Vietnam. In hanoi, she is one of the curators and a main organizers of “Nhung ngan tu” (translation: The drawers) exhibition. Nhung created an curated her own project Vagina Talks. She also co-organizes Queer Forever Festival since 2013 and constantly join in the Queer Forever’s activities at Nhà Sàn Collective.
About Nguyen Quoc Thanh
Nguyen Quoc Thanh lives in Hanoi, whose works and activities in the field of visual arts express his interest on the connection between queer art and social activities. Thanh is a co-founder of Nhà Sàn Collective in Hà Nội, founder and organizer of Queer Forever.
In continuation with the activities in the recent years, Queer Forever! 2017 aims to discover queer display in visual art and in the connection with the LGBTQ movement in Vietnam. This year, the program takes place at the Nhà Sàn Collective with two main topics. Project “Ban lon – Vagina Talks” by artist, curator Dinh Thi Nhung will present on 18 – 30 Nov 2017 in “Lip xinh”. On 25 – 26 Nov, Nguyen Quoc Thanh will host the workshop on queer art of performance. QFF 2017 ends with the discussion with artist Dinh Thi Nhung on 30 Nov 2017.
The exhibition will open on 18 Nov and be on display until 30 Nov 2017 at Nha San Collective, 15th floor, Hanoi Creative City Building, 01 Luong Yen, Hanoi.
A discussion between the artists and the audience will take place on the last day of the program – Thu 30 Nov at 6 pm at Nhà Sàn Collective.

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