Migration, cultural history and identity are key themes addressed in SMK’s new special exhibition Danh Vo: Take My Breath Away. Danish-Vietnamese Danh Vo ranks among Denmark’s pre-eminent internationally acclaimed living artists – as reflected in this exhibition, which comes to SMK directly from the Guggenheim in New York.
Fragments of a full-scale replica of the Statue of Liberty, a chandelier that has witnessed key turning points in history, and a letter from a warring Henry Kissinger revealing his keen love of ballet: Danh Vo lifts existing objects out of their original context, interweaving them to form new narratives about identity and culture.
danh vō, installation view take my breath away, statens museum for kunst, copenhague, 2018
danh vō, installation view take my breath away, statens museum for kunst, copenhague, 2018
danh vō, installation view take my breath away, statens museum for kunst, copenhague, 2018
danh vō, installation view take my breath away, statens museum for kunst, copenhague, 2018
danh vō, installation view take my breath away, statens museum for kunst, copenhague, 2018
danh vo, installation view take my breath away, statens museum for kunst, copenhague, 2018
danh vō, installation view take my breath away, statens museum for kunst, copenhague, 2018
danh vō, installation view take my breath away, statens museum for kunst, copenhague, 2018
