Tiếng Việt
Cấn Văn Ân
The Artist
1992 Hanoi
An’s work shows subtle dry wit, an underground sense of irony and often teases authority and establishment. His work invites questions about the perception of reality, with visual challenges and hidden surprises. Inspired by contradictions and conceptual pairings, he views his subjects not only through observation but through memory and recollection. He visually investigates the relationships between form and shadow, considering the opposites of trust and distrust, and the differences between youth and maturity, new and old, past and present, and reflects upon the corresponding societal values.
An graduated from the Vietnam University of Fine Arts in Hanoi and has been practicing as a professional artist since graduation, working in a variety of mediums spanning traditional painting, silk painting, and lacquer. He has participated in a variety of group exhibitions: the ASEAN Art Exhibition at the Young Asian Artists Festival at the Dongdaemun Design Plaza, Seoul, Korea 2017, the Biennale Exhibition at Ho Chi Minh City Museum of Fine Art 2017, Limited and Infinite 2016 and Utopia Land 2017 at Heritage Space, Hanoi.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
“What Are We Tricking”
2021
Vincom Center for Contemporary Art, Hanoi, Vietnam
“Open Call Artist Stay”
“The Breathing Tube”
“Please Come In”
“Phuc Tan Public Art Project”
2020
Manzi Art Space, Hanoi, Vietnam
VUUV Building, Hanoi, Vietnam
16 Ngo Quyen, Hanoi, Vietnam
Hanoi, Vietnam
“Event Horizon”
Artist-in-Residence Program
“Light and Dark”
2019
ERATO School, Hanoi, Vietnam
Minerva University of the Arts, Groningen, Netherlands
AGOhub, 12 Hoa Ma, Hanoi, Vietnam
“Super Beast”
Contemporary Art Museum
2018
Nha San Studio, Hanoi, Vietnam
National Assembly, Hanoi, Vietnam
“ASEAN Art Exhibition – Asian Young Artists Art Festival”
“Phung Hung Public Art Project”
“Child Art Festival 2017”
“Utopia Land”
2017
Seoul, Korea
Hanoi, Vietnam
Vincom Center for Contemporary Art, Hanoi, Vietnam
Heritage Space, Hanoi, Vietnam
“Art for You 7”
Biennale 4–2017
“Art for You 6”
“DOMINO Art Fair”
2017
Manzi Art Space, Hanoi, Vietnam
Museum of Fine Arts, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Mai’s Gallery, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Hanoi, Vietnam
Performance: “Red Lucky Money”
Performance: “Variety for the 4th Time”, Work Room Four
“Limited and Infinite”
2017
Blue Gallery, Hanoi, Vietnam
Hanoi, Vietnam
Heritage Plaza, Hanoi, Vietnam
“45 Days of the Old Quarter”
“Self-Portraits”, Hanoi Art 21 at Nest
“45 Days of the Old Quarter”
“Art for You 5”, Work Room Four
Young Artists Club – “Hand in Hand”
2016
Hanoi, Vietnam
AIA, Hanoi, Vietnam
Muong Museum of Ethnology, Hoa Binh, Vietnam
16 Ngo Quyen, Hanoi, Vietnam
“Bravo – Gia Tan”
2015
Quang Minh, Hanoi, Vietnam
“Hanoi Art Market”
2014
Hang Da Market, Hanoi, Vietnam
