Galerie Bao is a curator-led gallery founded by Lê Thiên-Bảo, a Vietnamese curator recognized for her long-standing commitment to contemporary art from Southeast Asia. After launching her first gallery program in Paris in 2023, she redefined and established Galerie Bao as a new chapter under her sole direction in 2024.
Acting as a close ally to artists, she is dedicated to building sustainable relationships with artists and supporting the long-term development of their practices. Rooted in collaboration and care, the gallery goes beyond exhibition-making to foster communal dialogue and experimental thinking.
Galerie Bao has collaborated with a wide network of institutions and public collections, including Palais de Tokyo (Paris), Hamburger Kunsthalle (Hamburg), Kadist Foundation (San Francisco / Paris), MUSEION (Bolzano), Han Nefkens Foundation (Madrid), MASS MoCA (Massachusetts), POUSH (Aubervilliers), The Outpost (Hanoi), Nguyen Art Foundation (Ho Chi Minh City), among others.
The Founder
Lê Thiên-Bảo
Photo: Mathilde Cazes
Founding Director
Dividing her time between Ho Chi Minh City and Paris, her work centers on connecting artists with their communities and shaping contemporary art scene in Southeast Asia.
From 2016 to 2019, Thiên-Bảo curated at The Factory Contemporary Arts Centre in Ho Chi Minh City, where she developed exhibitions and educational programs aimed at bringing contemporary art to the public. In 2020 and 2022, she structured Nổ Cái Bùm, an artist-run art festival that fosters collaboration and public dialogue.
In April 2023, she established her own gallery in Paris with the aim of fostering a dialogue between Southeast Asian and European artistic practices.
More than just a commercial gallery, Galerie Bao serves as a bridge connecting art collections, production funds, and working closely with artists to realize significant projects.
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