A Tapestry of Memories: The Art of Dinh Q. Le

Published in conjunction with the exhibition originated by Bellevue Arts Museum, A Tapestry of Memories: The Art of Dinh Q. Lê is a fully illustrated, 88-page color catalog featuring twenty-four pieces from the first major survey on the photographic and conceptual work of American-Vietnamese artist Dinh Q. Lê. Lê s tapestries and video installations reveal a two-decade-long introspective journey in which the artist has brought his vision to bear on the dislocation and cultural displacement he experienced, first in fleeing his homeland, then with his immersion in American culture, and ultimately upon the return to his estranged and yet familiar country. Through his art, Lê has sought to negotiate the differing perspectives he holds Vietnamese, American-Vietnamese, and American on Vietnam, the Vietnam War, and his place in the two societies in which he finds both belonging and alienation. Featured in this publication are three essays: A Tapestry of Memories by the curator of the exhibition Stefano Catalani; Impossible to Forget, Difficult to Remember: Vietnam and the Art of Dinh Q. Lê by Viet Thanh Nguyen, professor of English and American Studies & Ethnicity at the University of Southern California; and;The Obdurate History of Mot Coi Di Ve (Spending One's Life Trying To Return Home); by Moira Roth, Trefethen Professor of Art History at Mills College and internationally recognized contemporary art historian. Also included is a in-depth interview with the artist by Stefano Catalani.