{"id":4078,"date":"2009-02-17T01:03:00","date_gmt":"2009-02-17T01:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/damau.org\/archives\/4078"},"modified":"2019-03-14T10:20:17","modified_gmt":"2019-03-14T10:20:17","slug":"phong-van-nghe-si-f-o-b-ii-binh-danh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/4078\/phong-van-nghe-si-f-o-b-ii-binh-danh","title":{"rendered":"Ph\u1ecfng v\u1ea5n ngh\u1ec7 s\u0129 F.O.B. II: Binh Danh"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Binh Danh <\/strong>sinh t\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n \u0111\u00e1nh c\u00e1 \u1edf mi\u1ec1n Nam Vi\u1ec7t Nam n\u0103m 1977. N\u0103m 1979, anh v\u00e0 gia \u0111\u00ecnh v\u01b0\u1ee3t bi\u00ean b\u1eb1ng thuy\u1ec1n v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u01b0a v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t tr\u1ea1i t\u1ecb n\u1ea1n \u1edf Malaysia. Sau \u0111\u00f3, c\u1ea3 nh\u00e0 \u0111i M\u1ef9 v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ecbnh c\u01b0 t\u1ea1i San Jose, California.<\/p>\n

N\u0103m 2002, anh t\u1ed1t nghi\u1ec7p b\u1eb1ng BFA (C\u1eed Nh\u00e2n M\u1ef9 Thu\u1eadt) t\u1ea1i \u0110\u1ea1i H\u1ecdc San Jose State v\u00e0 n\u0103m 2004, b\u1eb1ng MFA (Cao H\u1ecdc M\u1ef9 Thu\u1eadt) t\u1ea1i \u0110\u1ea1i H\u1ecdc Stanford.<\/p>\n

(Cu\u1ed9c ph\u1ecfng v\u1ea5n th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n b\u1eb1ng ti\u1ebfng Anh, nguy\u00ean b\u1ea3n \u1edf ph\u1ea7n d\u01b0\u1edbi.)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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\"BinhDanh-Pulau\"<\/a><\/strong>Da M\u00e0u:<\/strong> Xin anh n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh khi tham gia cu\u1ed9c tri\u1ec3n l\u00e3m F.O.B. II: Art Speaks (Ngh\u1ec7 Thu\u1eadt L\u00ean Ti\u1ebfng) do H\u1ed9i V\u0103n H\u1ecdc Ngh\u1ec7 Thu\u1eadt Vi\u1ec7t M\u1ef9 t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c.<\/p>\n

Binh Danh:<\/strong> T\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n tham d\u1ef1 v\u00e0o c\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng ngh\u1ec7 s\u0129 M\u1ef9 g\u1ed1c Vi\u1ec7t.<\/p>\n

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Da M\u00e0u: <\/strong>Trong khi s\u00e1ng t\u1ea1o m\u1ed9t t\u00e1c ph\u1ea9m c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, anh nh\u1eafm t\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u01b0\u1edfng ngo\u1ea1n n\u00e0o?<\/p>\n

Binh Danh:<\/strong> T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 t\u1edbi qu\u1ea7n ch\u00fang \u0111\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ea3o ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9, g\u1ed3m c\u1ea3 d\u00f2ng ch\u00ednh l\u1eabn ngo\u1ea1i vi.<\/p>\n

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Da M\u00e0u: <\/strong>Anh c\u00f3 ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh l\u00e0m ngh\u1ec7 thu\u1eadt v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ch\u00ednh ki\u1ebfn n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3?<\/p>\n

Binh Danh:<\/strong> \u0110\u00f4i khi, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed9ng l\u1ef1c ch\u00ednh c\u1ee7a c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i \u0111ang ngh\u0129 theo h\u01b0\u1edbng k\u00fd \u1ee9c v\u00e0 l\u1ecbch s\u1eed, nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n v\u00e0 c\u00e1i chung.<\/p>\n

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Da M\u00e0u:<\/strong> Anh c\u00f3 ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eadn cho t\u00e1c ph\u1ea9m c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tri\u1ec3n l\u00e3m chung v\u1edbi c\u00e1c t\u00e1c ph\u1ea9m b\u1ecb ch\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed1i?<\/p>\n

Binh Danh:<\/strong> C\u00f3, t\u00f4i ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eadn. C\u0169ng trong cu\u1ed9c tri\u1ec3n l\u00e3m n\u00e0y, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 g\u00ec v\u1edbi vi\u1ec7c lo\u1ea1t \u1ea3nh \u201cThuy\u1ec1n nh\u00e2n: \u0111\u1ea3o t\u1ecb n\u1ea1n\u201d c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c treo b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh nh\u1eefng t\u00e1c ph\u1ea9m b\u1ecb ch\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed1i.<\/p>\n

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Da M\u00e0u:<\/strong> Theo anh, ng\u01b0\u1eddi ngh\u1ec7 s\u0129 c\u00f3 n\u00ean tr\u00e1nh y\u1ebfu t\u1ed1 g\u00e2y ch\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ed9ng ho\u1eb7c tranh c\u00e3i trong t\u00e1c ph\u1ea9m ngh\u1ec7 thu\u1eadt c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh?<\/p>\n

Binh Danh:<\/strong> Kh\u00f4ng, nh\u01b0ng ngh\u1ec7 s\u0129 n\u00ean \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd l\u00e0 t\u00e1c ph\u1ea9m ho\u1eb7c nh\u1eefng y\u1ebfu t\u1ed1 trong t\u00e1c ph\u1ea9m c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 g\u00e2y ra m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 gi\u1eadn d\u1eef. Ch\u1eebng n\u00e0o h\u1ecd bi\u1ebft \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3, th\u00ec t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u t\u1ed1t.<\/p>\n

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Da M\u00e0u:<\/strong> Trong tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ee3p c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng t\u00e1c ph\u1ea9m b\u1ecb ch\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed1i \u1edf F.O.B. II, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed1i c\u00f3 l\u00fd hay kh\u00f4ng, t\u1ea1i sao, v\u00e0 trong tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ee3p n\u00e0o?<\/p>\n

Binh Danh:<\/strong> Kh\u00f4ng h\u1eb3n (h\u1ecd c\u00f3 l\u00fd, v\u00ec) FOB 2 cho th\u1ea5y nhi\u1ec1u quan \u0111i\u1ec3m kh\u00e1c nhau. Khi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta \u0111i xem m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c tri\u1ec3n l\u00e3m ngh\u1ec7 thu\u1eadt, h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i th\u00edch m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 h\u1ecd th\u1ea5y. H\u1ecd c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i m\u00e0 h\u1ecd thich v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch. Kh\u00f4ng ai ch\u0129a s\u00fang v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea7u h\u1ecd n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng h\u1ecd ph\u1ea3i nh\u00ecn nh\u1eadn m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 h\u1ecd th\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ec1u l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt. T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed1i nh\u1ea7m l\u1eabn gi\u1eefa ngh\u1ec7 thu\u1eadt v\u00e0 tuy\u00ean truy\u1ec1n. H\u1ecd ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng hai c\u00e1i n\u00e0y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t. \u0110\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng cu\u1ed9c tranh lu\u1eadn l\u1ec5 \u0111\u1ed9, m\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0: l\u1ea5y xu\u1ed1ng, l\u1ea5y to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 cu\u1ed9c tri\u1ec3n l\u00e3m xu\u1ed1ng. \u0110i\u1ec1u l\u00e0m t\u00f4i ch\u00fa \u00fd l\u00e0 h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0a ra m\u1ed9t b\u00ecnh lu\u1eadn n\u00e0o, m\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bi\u1ebft, v\u1ec1 ch\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ed3ng t\u00ednh \u1edf FOB 2. T\u00f4i \u0111o\u00e1n chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y ch\u1eafc c\u00f2n l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u c\u1ea5m k\u1ef5 h\u01a1n.<\/p>\n

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Da M\u00e0u:<\/strong> Nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea5y c\u00e1i g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 \u201cgi\u00e1 tr\u1ecb ngh\u1ec7 thu\u1eadt\u201d (hay s\u1ef1 thi\u1ebfu gi\u00e1 tr\u1ecb ngh\u1ec7 thu\u1eadt) c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c t\u00e1c ph\u1ea9m n\u00e0y ra l\u00e0m l\u00fd do \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed1i, ho\u1eb7c \u0111\u1ed3ng t\u00ecnh v\u1edbi s\u1ef1 ch\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed1i. Anh ngh\u0129 sao v\u1ec1 quan \u0111i\u1ec3m n\u00e0y?<\/p>\n

Binh Danh:<\/strong> T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 ch\u00fat \u00fd ngh\u0129a n\u00e0o. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta n\u00ean c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t quan \u0111i\u1ec3m v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec h\u1ecd th\u00edch v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng t\u00e1c ph\u1ea9m m\u00e0 h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng th\u00e8m m\u00e0ng t\u1edbi, nh\u01b0ng c\u00e1c gi\u00e1m tuy\u1ec3n l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi gi\u00e0n d\u1ef1ng n\u00ean cu\u1ed9c tri\u1ec3n l\u00e3m n\u00e0y. H\u1ecd c\u00f3 x\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00e1ng kh\u00f4ng? \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 cu\u1ed9c tri\u1ec3n l\u00e3m c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd, h\u1ecd n\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c n\u00f3 theo b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o h\u1ecd mu\u1ed1n. Nh\u1eefng th\u00e0nh ph\u1ea7n ch\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed1i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c cu\u1ed9c tri\u1ec3n l\u00e3m c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y h\u1ecd l\u00e0m g\u00ec t\u1ed1t cho c\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng n\u00f3i chung, ngo\u00e0i vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m ra bi\u1ec3u ng\u1eef\/tuy\u00ean truy\u1ec1n, v\u00e0 l\u00e0m n\u00e1o \u0111\u1ed9ng. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u0169ng c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n r\u1eafc r\u1ed1i ri\u00eang \u1edf tr\u00ean mi\u1ec1n B\u1eafc California n\u00e0y v\u1ec1 (v\u1ee5 \u0111\u1eb7t t\u00ean) \u201cLittle Saigon\u201d hay l\u00e0 \u201cKhu Th\u01b0\u01a1ng M\u1ea1i Vi\u1ec7t Nam Saigon.\u201d To\u00e0n b\u1ed9 cu\u1ed9c ho\u1ea1t n\u00e1o ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0m t\u1ed1n th\u1eddi gi\u1edd. N\u00f3 l\u00e0m th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 t\u1ed1n nhi\u1ec1u ti\u1ec1n v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta ch\u00e1n ng\u1ea5y vi\u1ec7c ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 g\u1ed1c Vi\u1ec7t c\u1ee9 c\u00e3i nhau v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ec7n ngu ng\u1ed1c nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf trong khi c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u vi\u1ec7c kh\u1ea9n thi\u1ebft h\u01a1n \u0111\u1ec3 lo. R\u1ed1t cu\u1ed9c, k\u1ebft qu\u1ea3 l\u00e0: kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 g\u1ed1c Vi\u1ec7t n\u00e0o \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ea7u trong cu\u1ed9c b\u1ea7u c\u1eed c\u1ea5p th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1\/qu\u1eadn h\u1ea1t v\u1eeba qua. Nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n nh\u01b0 v\u1eady l\u00e0m c\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u1ecb thi\u1ec7t h\u1ea1i v\u1ec1 m\u1eb7t ch\u00ednh tr\u1ecb. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 c\u01a1 quan ngh\u1ec7 thu\u1eadt n\u00e0o c\u00f2n mu\u1ed1n ch\u00fa \u00fd t\u1edbi m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c tri\u1ec3n l\u00e3m mang ch\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec1 Vi\u1ec7t Nam n\u1eefa.<\/p>\n

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Da M\u00e0u:<\/strong> Anh c\u00f3 c\u1ea3m ngh\u0129 g\u00ec khi VAALA ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u00f3ng c\u1eeda cu\u1ed9c tri\u1ec3n l\u00e3m tr\u01b0\u1edbc th\u1eddi h\u1ea1n?<\/p>\n

Binh Danh:<\/strong> T\u00f4i th\u1ea5t v\u1ecdng, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ho\u00e0n c\u1ea3nh.<\/p>\n

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Da M\u00e0u:<\/strong> Trong gia \u0111\u00ecnh anh, c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng \u00fd ki\u1ebfn xung \u0111\u1ed9t v\u1ec1 s\u1ef1 ki\u1ec7n F.O.B II? Hi\u1ec7n cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ed1i tho\u1ea1i n\u00e0y, n\u1ebfu c\u00f3, \u0111\u00e3 di\u1ec5n ti\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2u?<\/p>\n

Binh Danh:<\/strong> Kh\u00f4ng h\u1eb3n, v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ai ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3ng c\u1eeda cu\u1ed9c tri\u1ec3n l\u00e3m. M\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n v\u1eabn b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ee3p th\u00f4ng th\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ee7a b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 cu\u1ed9c tri\u1ec3n l\u00e3m ngh\u1ec7 thu\u1eadt n\u00e0o t\u1eadp trung v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng kinh nghi\u1ec7m c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 g\u1ed1c Vi\u1ec7t. <\/strong>Trong c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c, th\u00ec t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng li\u00ean h\u1ec7 t\u1edbi c\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng Vi\u1ec7t. T\u00f4i t\u1eadp trung nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n t\u1edbi nh\u1eefng kinh nghi\u1ec7m c\u00e1 nh\u00e2n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng n\u00f3i gi\u00f9m c\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng l\u1edbn h\u01a1n. N\u00f3i nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, ch\u1ee9 t\u00f4i quan t\u00e2m t\u1edbi nh\u1eefng v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 \u1ea3nh h\u01b0\u1edfng t\u1edbi th\u1ebf h\u1ec7 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i.<\/p>\n

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Da M\u00e0u:<\/strong> Anh c\u00f3 ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng VAALA n\u00ean xin l\u1ed7i c\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng v\u00e0 t\u1ea1i sao?<\/p>\n

Binh Danh:<\/strong> T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 VAALA n\u00ean xin l\u1ed7i nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong c\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u00f3ng c\u1eeda cu\u1ed9c tri\u1ec3n l\u00e3m, NH\u01afNG nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed1i c\u0169ng n\u00ean xin l\u1ed7i VAALA v\u00e0 c\u00e1c ngh\u1ec7 s\u0129 g\u00f3p m\u1eb7t.<\/p>\n

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Da M\u00e0u:<\/strong> Trong t\u01b0\u01a1ng lai, khi VAALA t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c tri\u1ec3n l\u00e3m n\u1eefa, anh c\u00f3 ngh\u0129 t\u1edbi vi\u1ec7c s\u1ebd tham d\u1ef1?<\/p>\n

Binh Danh:<\/strong> C\u00f3, h\u00e3y gi\u1eef li\u00ean l\u1ea1c v\u1edbi t\u00f4i nh\u00e9 VAALA.<\/p>\n

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Binh Danh <\/strong>was born in a fishing town in southern Vietnam in 1977. In 1979, he and his family escaped the country on a boat and were placed in a refugee camp in Malaysia. Eventually, the Danh family emigrated to the U.S. and settled in San Jose, California.<\/p>\n

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Da M\u00e0u:<\/strong> Please tell us about your decision when you participate in the exhibit F.O.B. II: Art Speaks (Ngh\u1ec7 Thu\u1eadt L\u00ean Ti\u1ebfng) organized by the Vietnamese American Arts & Letters Association.<\/p>\n

Binh Danh:<\/strong> I wanted to be a part of a community of Vietnamese-American artists.<\/p>\n

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Da M\u00e0u:<\/strong> When you create your artwork, what audience do you aim at?<\/p>\n

Binh Danh:<\/strong> I’m thinking of the larger American audience. This includes the mainstream and the margins.<\/p>\n

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Da M\u00e0u:<\/strong> Do you think that you are doing arts with a certain political belief?<\/p>\n

Binh Danh:<\/strong> Sometimes, but it’s not the main drive of my work. I’m thinking in the line of memory and history, stories and commonality.<\/p>\n

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Da M\u00e0u:<\/strong> Do you accept for your works to be displayed together with the artworks that get protested?<\/p>\n

Binh Danh:<\/strong> Yes, I do. Also in this exhibition, I don’t mind having my "boat people: refugee island" photographs hung next to the works that got protested.<\/p>\n

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Da M\u00e0u:<\/strong> In your opinion, should an artist avoid the shock or controversy element in their work?<\/p>\n

Binh Danh:<\/strong> No, but artists should be aware that their work or elements in their work may cause an uproar. As long they know that, then all is good.<\/p>\n

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Da M\u00e0u:<\/strong> Concerning the protested artworks at F.O.B. II, are the protesters reasonable, why, and in which cases?<\/p>\n

Binh Danh:<\/strong> Not really, FOB 2 did show diverse viewpoints. When people visit an art show, they don’t have to like everything they see. They might find stuffs that they like and dislike. No one is pointing a gun to their head telling them that they must accept everything they see as the truth. I think the protesters were confused between art and propaganda. They think these are the same. There were no civil debates, it was just: take it down, take the whole show down. What interested me was that they didn’t make any comments, to my knowledge, of the gay theme in FOB 2. I guess that was more hush, hush.<\/p>\n

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Da M\u00e0u:<\/strong> Many people use the so-called \u201cartistic merits\u201d (or the lack of artistic merits) of those artworks as the reason for their protest, or to agree with protesting. What do you think of this point of view?<\/p>\n

Binh Danh:<\/strong> I don’t think that makes any sense at all. People should have a viewpoint of their likes and dislikes and works they don’t care about, but the curators are the ones putting this show together. What about their merits? This is their show, they should organize it anyway they want. Those opposing factors could have their own show. I don’t see them doing any good for the community at large, other than making banners\/propaganda, and making loud noises. We have our own situation up here in Northern California over "Little Saigon" or the "Saigon Vietnamese Business District." The whole hoopla was a waste of time. It cost the city so much money and people were fed up with Vietnamese Americans arguing over such a stupid thing when there was more urgent care to attend to. Well, the result of this outcome: there was no Vietnamese-American elected to service in the last city\/county election. Things like this hurt our community politically. No art institution would ever want to focus on a Vietnamese theme show.<\/p>\n

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Da M\u00e0u:<\/strong> What feelings or thoughts do you have when VAALA has to close the exhibit before the scheduled time?<\/p>\n

Binh Danh:<\/strong> I was disappointed, but I understand the circumstance.<\/p>\n

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Da M\u00e0u:<\/strong> In your family, are there conflicting ideas regarding the F.O.B II event?<\/p>\n

Binh Danh:<\/strong> Not really, and no one was surprised of the closing of the show. It was business as usual. This is usually the case of any art theme show focusing on the Vietnamese-American experiences.<\/p>\n

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Da M\u00e0u:<\/strong> Where does this dialogue, if any, lead to?<\/p>\n

Binh Danh:<\/strong> I’m not really sure. In my own work, I don’t try to involve the Vietnamese community. I focus more on my personal experiences and not try to speak for the larger community. Having said that, I am interested in the issues affecting my generation.<\/p>\n

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Da M\u00e0u:<\/strong> Do you think that VAALA should aplogize to the community and why?<\/p>\n

Binh Danh:<\/strong> I think VAALA should apologize to those in the community who closed the exhibition, BUT those protesters should apologize to VAALA and the artists represented too.<\/p>\n

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Da M\u00e0u:<\/strong> In the future, when VAALA organizes another exhibit, do you think of participating?<\/p>\n

Binh Danh:<\/strong> Yes, keep me in the loop, VAALA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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