As part of the session 6 of the RAW Académie CURA, RAW Material Company invites you to "We do not know French. We speak Vietnamese", a public lecture with Zoe Butt, Friday May 3rd, 2019 at 6:00.

Vietnam started its road towards independence from the French Empire during the Battle of Dien Bien Phu in 1954 - but at a massive cost. How do vietnamese artists respond to the ensuing history of civil agitation, proxy wars , mass demographic movements, of the Communist and the economic success of the country? What alliances do these artists try to create by tracing their cultural senses, beyond official histories and tourist stereotypes?

About Zoe Butt

Zoe Butt is a curator and writer based in Vietnam. Her curatorial practice centers on building critically thinking and historically conscious artistic communities, fostering dialogue among countries of the global south. She is currently Artistic Director of the Factory Contemporary Arts Centre, Vietnam’s first purpose-built space for contemporary art, in Ho Chi Minh City.