Lady Penh is the founder of Phnom Penh and tells you about what's going on in Phnom Penh!
Lady Penh is the founder of Phnom Penh and tells you about what's going on in Phnom Penh!
©Viet Lê, Boy Bang
Viet Lê, a conceptual artist currently living in Phnom Penh, opens this Thursday his first solo show in Cambodia: Boy bang.
Lê states, “Almost everywhere in the countryside and the city in Cambodia, Viet Nam and Thailand one can hear the latest Korean pop hit, pumping hip hop rhythms, or cover songs of stars such as Akon echoing from cell phones, nightclubs, pools and pool halls.” In this ongoing photographic series (2008-2010), the artist explores the explosion of pop culture (music, films, soap operas) in contemporary Cambodia, Japan, Viet Nam, China, Korea, among other Asian countries.
The images from the series look like posters of all sizes for concert tours, movies, and so on—a teen’s dream, but with a critical edge.
Boy Bang @ Java Gallery & Café, until November 28.
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