The Renaissance Society Presents Danh Vo September 23, 2012

The Renaissance Society presents an exhibition by Vietnam-born, Berlin-based artist Danh Vo from September 23 - December 16, 2012. When Vo was four, his family fled a refugee camp in a homemade boat, and was rescued at sea by a Danish ship. His family’s assimilation to European culture and the world historical events that precipitated their flight from Vietnam are intertwined in his artistic practice, which juxtaposes historical and personal artifacts. The Renaissance Society presents Uterus, a solo exhibition of both new and previously exhibited works by Vo, in addition to collaborating with the Art Institute to bring Voʼs ongoing project We The People to Chicago. Composed of copper sections of the Statue of Liberty reproduced at full scale, fragments have been installed both on the campus of the University of Chicago in Hyde Park and the premises of the Art Institute in downtown Chicago. For more information visit www.renaissancesociety.org.