The Island

Copied Tuan Andrew Nguyen, The Island, 2017, single-channel video, color, 5.1 surround sound; 42:00 minutes, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Asian Pacific American Initiative Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center, 2022.51, © 2022, Tuan Andrew Nguyen

Artwork Details

Title
The Island
Date
2017
Copyright
© 2022, Tuan Andrew Nguyen
Credit Line
Museum purchase through the Asian Pacific American Initiative Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center
Mediums
Mediums Description
single-channel video, color, 5.1 surround sound; 42:00 minutes
Classifications
Highlights
Subjects
  • Figure
  • Landscape — island
Object Number
2022.51

Exhibitions

Media - 2022.51 - SAAM-2022.51_3 - 146374
Tuan Andrew Nguyen: The Island
August 16, 2024June 8, 2025
This exhibition of the Tuan Andrew Nguyen's film, The Island, is shown for the first time with Bidong Spirit I, a sculpted headdress that appears in the film.