Artist

Dinh Q. Lê

Vietnamese American, 1968–2024

Dinh Q. Lê was a Vietnamese American artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at Museum of Modern Art. Dinh Q. Lê was born in Hà Tiên.

Dinh Q. Lê was a Vietnamese American multimedia artist, best known for his photography work and photo-weaving technique. Many of his works consider the Vietnam War, known as the American War in his native country, as well as methods of memory and how it connects to the present. Other series of his, such as his From Hollywood to Vietnam, explore the relation of pop culture to personal memory and the difference between history and its portrayals in media. In 2009, the Wall Street Journal described him as "one of the world's most visible Vietnamese contemporary artists".

Collections represented

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