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Trương Công Tùng at ICA Milano, Arnaldo Pomodoro Sculpture Prize - 8th edition
Trương Công Tùng is taking part in the 8th edition of the Arnaldo Pomodoro Sculpture Prize, featuring four other finalist artist: Bronwyn Katz, Dan Lie, Yu Ji and Luana Vitra. The exhibition Dancing at the Edge of the World, is curated by Federico Giani and Chiara Nuzzi.
According to the Prize regulations, the Jury is required to select a single winner. However, following the passing of Arnaldo Pomodoro on June 22, 2025, and referencing prestigious precedents such as the Turner Prize 2019 and the Preis der Nationalgalerie 2024, the finalists expressed their wish to share the Prize ex aequo in memory of Pomodoro.
This request was unanimously accepted by the Jury and both Foundations, in full recognition of the symbolic significance of this decision. By ICA Milano.
Art Paris 2026: Cold’s Top Picks
A first-time exhibitor at Art Paris, the curator-led Galerie Bao (founded by Lê Thiên-Bảo) engages with the theme of Réparations, exploring repair as a way to restore what once seemed lost. Recognised for a decade-long commitment to contemporary art from Vietnam and Southeast Asia, the gallery presents Trương Công Tùng’s Day Wanes, Night Waxes (2025 – ongoing), recently shown at Hamburger Kunsthalle. Tùng is show alongside Lêna Bùi’s Clean Land (2024), rubbings of cut tree trunks superimposed onto silk paintings and watercolours, drawing from Taoism, animism, and the observation of living things. Finally, a striking selection of sculptures by Nguyễn Duy Mạnh, inspired by 14th to 19th century Vietnamese ceramics, reflecting on vulnerability and what he describes as the “disintegration of values and culture.” par The Cold Magazine
Art Paris 2026 : 10 stands pour faire de belles découvertes
“Le grand banquet de céramiques orchestré par Nguyễn Duy Mạnh (né en 1984) pour la galerie Bao : autre étape du parcours « Réparation », l’artiste vietnamien s’empare de la tradition ancienne de la céramique blanc et bleu vernissée de Nam Sách pour créer des pièces percées, entaillées, à vif, dont les blessures apparaissent comme saignant d’un rouge vif. Selon la commissaire, il « fait de chaque plaie, de chaque blessure le sujet même de l’œuvre (…).” Par Beaux Arts Magazine
Trương Công Tùng at Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennal 2026
Trương Công Tùng, is taking part in the third edition of the Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennal « Interludes and Transition » (Saudi Arabia) led by artistic directors Nora Razian and Sabih Ahmed. He is exhibited alongside over 70 artists from all around the world, working across disciplines such as sound and performance to moving image, architecture and research. Theirs projects will be shown from 30 January to 23 April 2026.
Asia Now, ancrage réussi à la Monnaie
Axée autour des pratiques cérémonielles, la 10ᵉ édition d’Asia Now promettait d’élargir encore un peu plus ses horizons. Réunis à la Monnaie de Paris, ses 70 exposants associaient des habitués, dont les Français Perrotin, Taménaga, Françoise Livinec ou la Sino-Britannique HdM, de jeunes galeries (Idolon de Taipei, LKHAM d’Oulan-Bator), et quelques nouvelles têtes, dont O Art Space de Lahore, et Nao Masaki venue de Nagoya.
Trương Công Tùng | “The Disoriented Garden… A Breath of Dream”
“Across the highlands of Vietnam, gourds have stored water, made music, and inspired legends for centuries.1 In his travelling solo show, Truong Cong Tung finds yet another use for these sinuous plants…” - review by Max Crosbie-Jones