H. Lan Thao Lam

H. Lan Thao Lam
Born1968 (age 55–56)
Mỹ Tho, Vietnam
EducationBA (Ontario College of Art);
MFA (California Institute of the Arts)
Known forSculpture, installation art, film, video art, mixed media
Websitehttps://www.linpluslam.com/

H. Lan Thao Lam (b. 1968) is an interdisciplinary artist and educator based in New York.[1][2][3][4]: 67  Examining the social memory of place, history, and architecture, their[a] artistic practice spans research, object-making, installation, film, video, writing, and performance.[1]

They have received commissions from the KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin and Queens Museum, New York, and their work has been shown internationally, such as at the Busan Biennale, The Kitchen, the New Museum, and the 3rd Guangzhou Triennial.[3] Lam was a fellow with the Whitney Independent Study Program (ISP) from 2002 to 2003.[6]

Since 2001, Lam has worked collaboratively with artist-filmmaker Lana Lin as the artist team Lin + Lam, developing mixed media research-based projects challenging how national historical narratives are constructed, translated, and mediated.[2]

Lam is the Director of the MFA Fine Arts Program at the Parsons School of Design at The New School.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "H. Lan Thao Lam". Parsons School of Design, The New School. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "IAS Talk : Lin+Lam". Insa Art Space of the Arts Council Korea. September 4, 2007. Archived from the original on June 9, 2010. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  3. ^ a b "H. Lan Thao Lam". School of Art, Media, and Technology, Parsons Fine Arts. Archived from the original on June 21, 2023. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  4. ^ Kina, Laura (2017). "Promiscuous Time Traveling (on Leaving and Returns): A Conversation with Lin + Lam and Việt Lê". In Kina, Laura; Bernabe, Jan Christian (eds.). Queering Contemporary Asian American Art (PDF). Seattle, WA: University of Washington Press. pp. 67–79. ISBN 9780295741376.
  5. ^ "H. Lan Thao Lam". un/mute. 5 August 2020. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
  6. ^ Liu Clinton, Margaret (2008). Independent Study Program: 40 Years, 1968–2008 (PDF). New York: Whitney Museum of American Art. p. 109. ISBN 978-0-87427-158-4.


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