Phung-Tien Phan (*1983) Banquet Group / Bankett Gruppe 2 2018 eight separate parts (="beings"): concrete, metals, lacquers fence: wood, polycarbonate, photo overall: 1,405 x 870 x 57 cm        12 Nov 2018; the day after the rained out vernissage
 14 Nov 2018 with morning dew on the fence more images further down on this page
Opening on 11 Nov 2018
Introduction by Dr Anna Fricke
 
  photos by Erwin Wiemer (left), and Michael Geelink (right)
left-hand picture: from right to left Peter Gorschlüter (director Museum Folkwang), Muchtar Al Ghusain (Deputy for Culture and Schools), Franz-Josef Britz (Mayor of the city of Essen), Dirk Heidenblut (MdB/MP), Phung-Tien Phan (artist), Anna Fricke (curator Museum Folkwang), Volker Wagenitz (KaM)
Due to bad weather, the vernissage was - on very short notice - moved from the sculptures ensemble into the church of the Selbständige Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche SELK, which was kindly made available by Pastor Klaus Pahlen.  After being welcomed by KaM, the mayor of the city of Essen, Franz-Josef Britz, and the head of the culture and education department, Muchtar Al Ghusain, addressed the audience ... followed by Dr Anna Fricke, curator for contemporary art at the Museum Folkwang, who introduced the work.  Afterwards there was the opportunity to meet in the community hall, where posters for the vernissage and the artist's catalogues were on display.    left-most photo by Erwin Wiemer
The project and the vernissage had been announced in the press: WAZ/NRZ articles on 26 Oct 2018 and 08 Nov 2018 (08 Nov print edition here); Südanzeiger / Lokalkompass on 01 Nov 2018 and 10 Nov 2018, as well as Allbau here and Lintorfer here.
At the sculpture festival 2019 of the association Kunst am Moltkeplatz KaM e.V. on 06 July 2019, Phung-Tien Phan and the curator Dr. Anna Fricke had an artist talk, sharing thoughts and backgrounds about the temporary work "Banquet Group 2, 2018" - and other works by the artist - with the visitors of the event.   junge Kunst am Moltkeplatz / young Art at the Moltkeplatz November 2018 - October 2019
  This project is sponsored and supported by Kunststiftung NRW, Allbau Stiftung and Sparkassenlotterie "PS-Sparen und Gewinnen" Pictures on 23 Jan 2019     on 26 March 2019   on 14 April 2019  about Phung-Tien Phan:
scholarships, grants
exhibitions 2018 Inauguration Show, Root Canal, Amsterdam/Netherlands Trust Camp Normal, Essen/Germany 8. Salon, Hamburg/Germany Trust Camp Normal, Essen/Germany Glasgow Project Room, Glasgow/Scotland, UK Safety First, AEdT, Düsseldorf/Germany |
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