‘While examining memory, trauma and psychology, Le Quy Tong delves into the lives of his subjects to explore what hidden truths may be repressed. His past works are varied, depicting countryside life in dour tones, as well as very energetic scenes of a modernizing Vietnam. Expressing that he aims to ‘go straight to society’s problems’ and bring these social ills to the public’s attention, the highly activist stance Le takes makes his poignant landscapes and portraitures less surprising. Notwithstanding this case, it does not detract from the emotive impact of such expressions…’
Christine Thuy An Vu ‘Le Quy Tong’ in ‘Saigon Open City’ (exhibition catalogue), Saigon, 2006, pg. 58
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