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Danh Vo is a collector, scavenger and tinkerer – the Stedelijk now displays his montages of historical fragments

Danh Vo is a collector, scavenger and tinkerer – the Stedelijk now displays his montages of historical fragments

The Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam is hosting an exhibition by Vietnamese-Danish artist Danh Vo, titled πνεῦμα (Ἔλισσα), which features assemblages of historical and personal artifacts. The show highlights fragments from Vo’s replica of the Statue of Liberty and objects related to his family’s flight from Vietnam, exploring themes of migration and the fragility of cultural symbols. Through these "montages of historical fragments," Vo examines the complex intersections of colonial history, personal biography, and the concept of freedom.

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