By Gazette Staff
April 6th, 2026
BURLINGTON, ON
The Art Gallery of Burlington holds their first lecture in their Friends of the AGB talk series with Perry Gallery artist, Phuong Nguyen. Tickets include refreshments and open wine and beer bar.
Born and raised in Tkaronto (Toronto), Phuong Nguyen is a visual artist working in representational oil painting and experimental weaving. Nguyen uses these mediums to explore themes of Ornamentalism and the relationship between exoticism and violence by referencing the aesthetics and the history of Chinoiserie and South East Asian/Vietnamese femininity.
This event is FREE for Friend Plus and Philanthropic level members. Please log in at the top right of the registration page with your email address to access your discount.
Thursday, April 9 | 7 – 8 pm
Doors @ 6:30 pm
General $25
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I have read the descriptions of the artist’s work. Perhaps the subtlety of the artistry (at least it’s not Styrofoam) combined with the complexity of its associations and the truly vast “tapestry” of cultural references and historic insights is just beyond me. But this is really one bridge too far. I will not be attending lest I be accused of some form of cultural appropriation (pick one or all) through proximity.
I had hoped that the “crossroads” that Senior Curator, Suzanne Carte, believes is the provisional state of the AGB would have been passed; that the direction would now be chosen – contemporary art that was directly approachable with obvious relevance not requiring a misandrist road map. Art where the craft was manifest and the political/social commentary uniquely expressed. Perhaps Ms Carte would be more comfortable in the much more amenable and spiritually supportive cultural environment of her home city, Tkaronto? But a 2-counter has little gravitas there.