Alison Nguyen's "Andra8" (2020-2021) is featured in group show "Tin Vịt 6 Giờ (Six O’Clock Duck News)" at Vin Gallery, Vietnam.
Dates: 7 June - 18 July 2025
Location: 35/8 Nguyen Van Dau, Ward 6, Binh Thanh , Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Taking its title from tin vịt–a Vietnamese slang term for fake or fabricated news–the exhibition blends satire and spectacle to explore the performative nature of media culture. “Six o’clock” refers to the traditional evening hours while also recalling Six O’Clock News (1996) by Ross McElwee, where personal anxieties collide with televised tragedies. The documentary film mirrors each artist’s interest in how media filters, distorts, and reshapes our perception of truth.
The impulse echoes in Andra8 by Alison Nguyen, a virtual laborer trapped in an algorithmic purgatory–always performing. The character loops through scripted gestures designed by unseen forces, exposing how agency becomes diffused in the age of surveillance and automation.
Image courtesy of Vin Gallery
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Tin Vịt 6 Giờ (Six O’Clock Duck News) | Vin Gallery
