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M E D I A C O N T A C T
Rebecca Metzger, PR Officer
212.219.1222 ext. 394
rmetzger@newmuseum.org


LAST CHANCE TO SEE JUN NGUYEN-HATSUSHIBA: MEMORIAL PROJECT VIETNAM
AT NEW MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART

Closing Sunday, June 29, 2003

Born in Japan, educated in the United States, and now living in Ho Chi Minh
City, Nguyen-Hatsushiba creates lyrical, graceful, and spellbinding films
that explore Vietnamese history and identity. On view in the New Museum's
Zenith Media Lounge are two underwater videos–Memorial Project Nha Trang,
Vietnam: Towards the Complex - For the Courageous, the Curious, and the
Cowards (2001) and Happy New Year-Memorial Project Vietnam II (2003), which
is on view for the first time ever. Nguyen-Hatsushiba's work will be
featured in the upcoming 2003 Venice and Istanbul Biennales.

About the New Museum of Contemporary Art
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of Soho, is the premier destination for contemporary art in New York City.
With an annual schedule of dynamic exhibitions, the Museum presents the most
innovative and experimental work from around the world. Debate and
discussion about contemporary culture are encouraged through a broad range
of educational programs, publications, performances, and new media
initiatives. The New Museum recently announced plans to build a new, 60,000
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Digital still from Happy New Year-Memorial Project Vietnam II (2003)
attached