Biography

Thu-Van Tran
FR / VN
Born in 1979, Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam)
Lives and works in Paris (France)

Solo shows

2023
— MAMAC - Musée d'Art Moderne et Contemporain de la Ville de Nice (FR), (cur. Hélène Guenin)

2021
— Musée National des Arts Asiatiques Guimet - Paris (FR) “Faits du même bois”, (L'Asie maintenant, cur. Kathy Alliou)
— Almine Rech Gallery, Paris (FR)
— Meessen De Clercq, Brussels (BE)

2020
— Rüdiger Schöttle Gallery, Munich (DE)
— Kunsthaus Baselland, Basel (CH), (cur. Ines Goldbach)

2019
— Almine Rech Gallery, Paris (FR)
— Art Unlimited, Art Basel, Basel (CH), w/ Rüdiger Schöttle (DE)
— Le CREDAC, Ivry-sur-Seine (FR), (cur. Claire Lerestif)
— Rüdiger Schöttle Gallery, Munich (DE)

2018
— VCCA - Vincom Center for Contemporary Art - Hanoi (VN), (cur. Mizuki Endo)
— La Grande Place Musée Du Cristal - Fondation Hermès - Saint Louis (FR), (cur. Marie Cozette, Synagogue de Delme)
— Galerie Saint Séverin - Paris (FR) “Maidday”, (cur. Alicia Knock)

2017
— Meessen De Clercq - Brussels (BE) “Mountains are like the bones of the earth. Water is its blood.”
— Joseph Tang Gallery - Paris (FR) “The Blind Excuse” w/ Marieta Chirulescu
— Frieze - Randall’s Island - New York (US), Focus w/ Meessen De Clercq

2016
— Ladera Oeste, Guadalajara (MEX), “Listen, the darkness deepens” (cur. Geovana Ibarra)
— Macleay Museum, Sydney (AU), “From stamping to reading”
— n.b.k. - Neuer Berliner Kunstverein, Berlin (DE), “Exchange of presents” (cur. Silke Wittig)
— Les Abattoirs - Médiathèque, Frac Midi-Pyrénées, Toulouse (FR), “Writing and other flickers” (cur. Olivier Michelon)

2015
— Meessen De Clercq, Brussels (BE), “We are this, and that, aren’t we?”
— Espace Art et Essai - Rennes 2 University (FR), “Cao Su pleure” (cur. MAE)

2013
— MÉPIC - Musée éclaté de la presqu’île de Caen (FR), “Rejections” (cur. Éric Degoutte)
— Statements - Art Basel, Basel (CH), w/ Meessen De Clercq (BE)
— Centre d’Art Villa du Parc, Anemasse (FR), “The 18th Place” (cur. Garance Chabert)
— Meessen De Clercq, Brussels (BE), “We live in the Flicker”

2011
— Martine Aboucaya Gallery, Paris (FR), “The Humain Stain”

2010
— La Maison Rouge - Le Patio, Paris (FR), “The Pure Number according on Duras” (cur. Marc Lenot)

2009
— Bétonsalon - Centre d’Art et de Recherche, Paris (FR), “Book People” (cur. Mélanie Bouteloup)

2007
— L’Espace - Centre Culturel Français, Hanoi (VN)
— Musée des Beaux-Arts, Mulhouse (FR), “Backlight”

Group shows (a selection)

2023
— La Bourse de Commerce - Fondation Pinault (FR), “Avant l'Orage” (cur. Emma Lavigne and Nicolas-Xavier Ferrand)

2022
— QAGOMA Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane (AUS), “Air” (cur. Sophie Rose)
— CCC-OD, Tours (FR), “Déborder la toile” (cur. Marine Rochard)
— Arter, Istanbul (TUR), “Locus Solus” (cur. Selen Ansen)
— Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh (US), The 58th Carnegie International “Is it morning for you yet?” (cur. Sohrab Mohebbi, Ryan Inouye, Talia Heiman)
— Thaddaeus Ropac Gallery, Pantin (FR), “Saturation” (cur. Oona Doyle)
— Palais de Tokyo, Paris (FR), “Réclamer la Terre”, (cur. Emma Lavigne and Daria De Beauvais)
— Bundeskunsthalle Bonn, Bonn (DE), “A Century in Color”, (cur. Eva Kraus and Liam Gillick)

2021
— Frac Nouvelle-Aquitaine MÉCA et Capc musée d'art contemporain de Bordeaux, “Hypernuit”, (cur. Claire Jacquet and Sandra Patron)
— ASIA NOW, Paris (FR), “Making Worlds Exist”, (cur. Kathy Alliou)
— FRAC Normandie, Rouen (FR), “Deux scénarios pour Une collection”, (cur. Véronique Souben)

2020
— MNAM Centre Pompidou, Paris (FR), “Global(e) Resistance”, (cur. Christine Macel, Alicia Knock, Yung Ma)
— Centre Pompidou, Paris (FR), “Extra !”, Festival de littérature vivante (cur. Jean-Max Colard)
— Busan Biennale, Museum of Contemporary Art Busan (MOCA), Busan (KR,) “Words at an Exhibition – an exhibition in ten chapters and five poems”, (cur. Jacob Fabricius)
— CPIF - Centre Photographique d'Île de France, “La photographie à l'épreuve de l'abstraction”
— MAC VAL “Le vent se lève”, nouvelle exposition de la collection (cur. Alexia Fabre)
— FRAC Aquitaine, Bordeaux (FR), “Les échos du territoire” (cur. Marcelline Delbecq and Aurélien Mole)
— Gallery Alexander Levy, Berlin (DE), “Presence in the Absence”

2019
— MUCEM, Marseille (FR), (cur. Emmanuelle Lambert)
— Curitiba International Biennial, Curitaba (BR), (cur. Tereza de Arruda)
— Olivier Malingue gallery, London (GB), “L'Empreinte”
— TMR, Los Angeles (US), “Where the sea remembers”, (cur. César Garcia )
— BIENALSUR, National Museum of Decorative Art, Buenos Aires (AR), “ Ways of Seeing / Artists of the Prix Duchamp”, (cur. Diane Weschler)
— Musée Camille Claudel, Nogent sur Seine (FR), (cur. Agnès Werly)
— Maba - Fondation Rothschild, Nogent sur Marne (FR), “A Day with Marie Vassilieff”, (cur. Mélanie Bouteloup)
— Conservatory of Athens (GR), “ Anatomy of political melancholia” (cur. Katerina Gregos)
— Visual Arts Centre in Megaron, Athens (GR), “The Unwritten Library / After Babel”, (cur. Anna Kafetsi)

2018
— MNAM Centre Pompidou - Paris (FR), “Marcel Duchamp Prize” (cur. Marcella Lista)
— Petit Palais - Paris (FR), Fiac Programmes (cur. Marc-Olivier Wahler)
— The Schwartz Foundation, Art Space Pythahorion, Samos (GR), “ Anatomy of political melancholia” (cur. Katerina Gregos)
— MAMAC - Nice (FR), “Cosmogonies” (cur. Hélène Guenin)
— Carré d'Art - Nîmes (FR), “Un désir d'Archéologie” (cur. Jean-Marc Prevost)

2017
— Anne-Sarah Bénéchou gallery - Paris (FR), “Entre deux infinis”
— Moderna Museet - Stockholm (SWE), “Manipulate the world” (cur. Fredrik Liew, Simon Goldin and Jakob Senneby)
— Frac Franche-Comté (FR), “Montag or the possible libraries” (cur. Patrice Joly)
— Lidice Museum - Lidice (CZ), “Remember Lidice” (cur. René Bock)
— Venice Biennale (IT), The Arsenale, The 57th International Exhibition, “VIVA ARTE VIVA” (cur. Christine Macel)
— Centre Pompidou-Metz (FR), “Jardin Infini. De Giverny à l'Amazonie” (cur. by Emma Lavigne/Hélène Meisel)

2016
— Le Parvis - Tarbes (FR), “La timidité des cimes” (cur. Magali Gentet)
— The Meurice Hotel - Paris (FR), “The Meurice Prize exhibition”
— Palazzo Reale - Milan (IT), “A brief history of the future”
— Meessen De Clercq - Brussels (BE), “ANTHROPOCENE” (cur. Olivier Meessen)

2015
— Maba - Fondation rothschild - Nogent-Sur-Marne (FR), “Soudain...la neige” (cur. Caroline Cournède)
— Les Abattoirs - Toulouse (FR), “Dévider le réel” (cur. Olivier Michelon)
— Block Edition - Berlin (DE), “Remember Lidice” (cur. René Bock)
— Royal Museums of Fine Arts - Brussels (BE), “A brief history of the future”
— The kunsthalle - Mulhouse (FR), “Translation as a negotiation” (cur. Sandrine Wymann)

2014
— J. Poggi Gallery - Paris (FR), “Matérialisme Histérique” (cur. Société Réaliste)
— E. Manet Gallery- Gennevilliers (FR), “Le corps invisible” (cur. Lionel Balouin)
— J. Poggi Gallery - Paris (FR), “Sans titre (Je suis là)” (Thibault Poutrel collection)
— Le Plateau - FRAC Île-de-France - Paris (FR), “Interprète” (cur. Xavier Francesci)
— LiFE, Saint-Nazaire (FR), “Par les temps qui courent” (cur. Sophie Legrandjacques)

2013
— Vehbi Koc Fondation - Istanbul (TUR)
— Nuit Blanche, Paris (FR),
— Tanas Fondation/n.b.k. - Berlin (DE), “The Unanswered Question” (cur.René Bock)

2012
— Le Crédac - Ivry-sur-Seine (FR), “L’Homme de Vitruve” (cur. Claire Le Restif)
— End of Century - New York (US), “Twentieth to twentieth” (cur. Joseph Tang)
— Meessen De Clercq - Bruxelles (BE), “Particles”

2011
— Palais des Beaux-Arts de Paris (FR), “Soudain déjà” (cur. Guillaume Désanges)
— Musée Départemental d’Art Contemporain - Rochechouart (FR), “Au grenier quatre pièces de mémoire” (cur. Olivier Michelon)

2010
— Liste - Basel (CH), (cur. Jean-Paul Felley and Olivier Kaeser)
— Martine Aboucaya Gallery - Paris (FR), “All Over”
— Le Crédac - Ivry-sur-Seine (FR), “Le Carillon de Big Ben” (cur. by Claire Le Restif)

2009
— Martine Aboucaya Gallery - Paris (FR), “Meeting you half way”
— Serge Aboukrat Gallery - Paris (FR), “Phase Zéro”
— Lieu Commun, Le Printemps de Septembre - Toulouse (FR), “Là où je suis n’existe pas” (cur. Christian Bernard)
— Kimusa - Artsonje Center - Seoul (KR), “Memory of void” (cur. Nathalie Viot and Sunjung Kim)

2007
— Le Crédac - Ivry-sur-Seine (FR), “Expérience Insulaires” (cur. Jean-Paul Felley and Olivier Kaeser)

2006
— La Générale - Paris (FR), “Voir en peinture” (cur. Éric Corne)

2005
— Galerie DAP - Warszawa (PL), “Tolerate me”
— Galerie Hengevoss-Durkop - Hamburg (DE), (cur. by Éric Corne)

2004
— Palais des Beaux-Arts de Paris (FR), “Félicité” (cur. Maria de Coral)
— Galerie du Passage de Retz - Paris (FR), “Première Vue” (cur. Michel Nuridsany)
— Galerie Pitch - Paris (FR), “Singles” (cur. Christian Bernard)

Curating and Artistic Direction

2014
— Centre Georges Pompidou - Bpi - Paris (FR), “Duras Song” an exhibition on Marguerite Duras archives activated in an installation by Thu Van Tran, and co-curated with Jean-Max Colard

2006
— La Générale - Paris (FR), “Hradacany”, co-curated with Yann Chateigné

Private and public collections (a selection)

— Collection of Frac Normandie, Rouen (FR) — 2021
— Collection of Frac Rhône-Alpes - IAC Villeurbanne (FR) — 2020
— Louis VUITTON Foundation (FR) — 2019
— Winner of the public commission, Place des Justes, Nancy Metropole and French Ministry of Culture (FR) — 2018
— Collection of Frac Aquitaine, Bordeaux (FR) — 2018
— MNAM, Musée National d'Art Moderne - Centre Georges Pompidou (FR) — 2018
— Foundation Kadist, (FR/US) — 2017
— MAC VAL, (FR) — 2017/2021
— Lidice Memorial, Lidice (CZ) — 2016
— Agnès Rein collection, (FR/BR) — 2015
— Josée and Marc Gensollen collection, Marseille (FR) — 2015
— Collection of Frac Midi-Pyrénées, Toulouse (FR) — 2015
— Winner of the public commission, Lycée intertional, Noisy le Grand, Conseil Général of Seine Saint Denis, (FR) — 2015
— The Strauss collection, San Diego (US) — 2013
— Vehbi Koc Fondation, Istanbul (TUR) — 2013
— Sanders collection, Amsterdam (NL) — 2013
— Pierluigi and Natalina Remotti Fondation, Camogli (IT) — 2013
— Thibault Poutrel collection, Paris, (FR) and London (UK) — 2013
— Collection of Frac-Île de France (FR) — 2010
— Collection of Musée Départemental d’Art Contemporain, Rochechouart (FR) — 2010
— Museum of the Louvre Abu-Dhabi, Abu-Dhabi (AE). Commission by the Centre Georges Pompidou for the realization of works for the Children’s museum — 2010
— Collection of the Fonds Municipal d’Art Contemporain de la Ville de Paris (FR) — 2009
— Winner of the public commission, Multimedia library, Poissy (FR) — 2008

Studies

2004
— MFA, Master in Fine Arts, delivered with distinctions by ENSB-A (École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts of Paris - FR)
— Exhibition Practice Seminar - ENSB-A (FR) - Directed by Christian Bernard

2001
— Coubertin Foundry, Saint-Rémy Les-Chevreuses (FR) - Compagnons du Devoir

2000
— Glasgow School of Art (UK) - Bachelor degree - Environmental Design Department

Residencies

2021/2022
— The Monash University Museum of Art (MUMA) residency, Melbourne (AU) Upcoming

2016
— Neue Berliner Kunstverein Residency, Berlin (DE)

2012
— "Hors les Murs" Program, French Institut, New York (US)

2011
— La Fabrik, grant from the city of Burgdorf, Bern (CH)

2010
— Seoul Art Space Geumcheon, Seoul (KR)

2008
— Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris (FR)

Grants and Prizes

2018
— Mominees for the Marcel Duchamp Prize, ADIAF / MNAM, Paris (FR)
— Production allowance, Fondation Rothschild Grant (FR)

2017
— Short listed Meurice Prize for Contemporary Art, The Meurice Hotel (FR)

2013
— Production allowance, Fondation Rothschild Grant (FR)

2010
— Installation allowance, Drac Ile-de-France (FR)

2009
— Finalist Audi Talents Awards (FR)
— Individual creation allowance, Drac Ile-de-France (FR)
— Support of the Amis de la Maison Rouge - Fondation de Galbert, Paris (FR)

2008
— Exhibition allowance, Direction des Affaires Culturelles de Paris (FR)

2006
— Individual creation allowance, Drac Ile-de-France (FR)

2005
— Installation allowance, Drac Ile-de-France (FR)
— Laureate Mulhouse 05 Prize (FR), Henry-Claude Cousseau selection

2004
— Project allowance, Direction des Affaires Culturelles de la Ville de Paris (FR)

Talks and Teaching

2021
— PCA - Paris College of Art, Paris (FR). Fine Art Dpt, Senior instructor for Bachelor Degree since 2018
— PCA - Paris College of Art, Paris (FR). Fine Art Dpt, Sculpture Junior instructor since 2014

2020
— École des Beaux-Arts de Nantes (FR), Jury of DNSEP (MFA equivalence)
— Mensuel @ MNAM Centre Pompidou, Paris (FR), talk with Christine Macel, Mathilde ferrer, Gisèle Sapiro and the artist Cheikh Ndiaye, regarding the exhibition “Global(e) Resistance”
— Talk with Magali Nachtergael and Pedro Moraïs on the occasion of “Trail Dust” at Almine Rech Paris (FR)

2019
— In conversation with Mark Rappold, Chief Editor of Art Review Asia, Olivier Malingue Gallery, London (UK)
— Talk with Claire Le Restif and Hélène Meisel on the occasion of “24h hours in Hanoï” at Le Crédac (FR), and the special issue of Beaux-Arts Magazine
— Mentor for the Missulsang Prize 2020, Hermes Fondation, Seoul (KR)

2018
— France Culture radio, 20th December 2018, “Par les temps qui courent” with Marie Richeux

2017
— Times Museum, Guangzhou (CHN). Symposium “In the Name of Archive: Re-imagining History as Contemporary Art Practice”
Co-curated by Nikita Yingqian Cai and Mia Yu
— FRAC Franche-Comté, Besançon (FR). w/ Patrice Joly on Art and Literature
— Venice Biennale, Venice (IT). VIVA ARTE VIVA, The Arsenale. Tavola Aperta, a lunch and talk, October 6th
— Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (FR), Café Society, talk with Christine Macel and Jean-Max Colard, September 21st

2016
— Sydney University - Faculty of Arts and Social sciences, Sydney (AU), Lecture on “Marguerite Duras and Visual Arts”, invited by Michelle Royer
— French Institut of Sydney, a transcription of “Duras Song” exhibition shown at Centre Pompidou in 2014

2015
— Ensa, École Nationale Supéreure d’Art de Bourges (FR), Jury DNAP (BFA equivalence)
— Rennes 2 University (FR), “Théories voyageuses”, Colloquium on post-colonial forms and attitudes in Art and Literature (with Julia Waters, Françoise Vergès, Olivier Marboeuf, Zahia Rahmani)
— Rennes 2 University (FR), Master in Curatorial Practices, Artist invited
— BBC Vietnam, 8 min of TV interview on “Duras Song” by Caophong Pham

2014
— RFI radio, October 2014, invited by Catherine Fruchon Toussaint
— La grande table, France Culture radio, 15th October 2014, invited by Thibault Sardier
— Les Carnets de la création, France Culture radio, 13th Oct 2014, invited by Aude Lavigne

2013
— Christian Aubert Even, Paris (FR), “Pas tout à fait noir, le gris”, Talk on Guillaume Millet paintings
— Esam, École Supérieure d’Arts et Médias de Caen (FR), Talk
— Esaaa, École supérieure d’Art de l’agglomération d’Annecy (FR), Talk

2012
— Le Crédac - d’Ivry-sur-Seine (FR), “Regards croisés”, Talk on “Art and Archive”

2010
— La Maison Rouge - Paris (FR), Talk on Marguerite Duras writings

2009
— Radio Printemps de Septembre - Toulouse (FR), a conversation with Jean-Yves Jouannais
— Seoul Art Space Geumcheon, Seoul (KR), Talk

2008
— Esbat, École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Tours (FR), Talk and workshop

2004
— Sarajevo School of Fine Art (BK), Talk and workshop with the artist Alma Suljevic

Artist Publication and Contributions

2022
— “Tié menteur” - Editions P, 16x10 cm, 72 pages, further to the research seminar Les Contemporains (Universités Paris 7 et 13), directed by Magali Nachtergael and Céline Flecheux - Upcoming

2019
— “La Part de l’Œil” n°32 - 2018/2019 Dossier : “L’œuvre d'art entre structure et histoire” et “Greimas et la sémiotique de l'image”

2018
— A fictional dialogue with Franz West written by Thu Van Tran, booklet from Gallery Natalie Seroussi, Paris (FR)
— “Marguerite Duras and visual arts” - Peter Lang Editions, in the collection “Marguerite Duras” led by Christophe Meurée. Outcome the colloquium «Marguerite Duras and visual arts» in 2016 at Sydney University, led by Michelle Royer

2015
— “La Rouge”, exhibition catalog - Lendroit Edition, texts by Elvan Zabunyan, Eva Barois De Caevel and Amanda de la Garza, 112 pages, ISBN 978-2-917427-86-6
— “Au plus profond du Noir”, a subjective translation of Joseph Conrad novel Heart of Darkness, 18x11 cm, 248 pages. A second writing produced by La Kunsthalle Muhouse (FR), ISBN 978-2-930528-12-0

2014
— “D’Emboutir à Lire” - Contribution for the magazine Initiales - n°3 MD on Marguerite Duras (directed by Claire Moulène)

2013
— “Nos lumières” 2001-2013 - A monography by Meessen De Clercq Edition, text by Magali Nachtergael, 25,5x20 cm, 208 pages, French-English, ISBN 978-2-930528-10-6
— “Au plus profond du Noir”, a subjective translation of Joseph Conrad novel Heart of Darkness, 18x11 cm, 232 pages, ISBN 978-2-930528-11-3
— “24pages” edition by Manuel Burgener

2010
— “J’aime beaucoup ce que vous faîtes”, contribution for the magazine (invited by Christian Alandete)

2009
— “Là où je suis n’existe pas”, contribution for the group show catalog, Le Printemps de Septembre

2006
— “ICI-ICAR” - Exhibition catalog, edited by the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Mulhouse (France)

Bibliography

2020
— “Global(e) Resistance”, MNAM Centre Pompidou edition, texts by Christine Macel, Alicia Knock and Jung Ma

2019
— “In the Chiaroscuro of Language” A special Issue from Beaux-Arts Magazine (Texts by Emmanuelle Lequeux, Caroline Ha Thuc, Magali Nachtergael, Marion Duquerroy, Rahma Khazam, Pedro Morais, and an interview with Claire Le Restif)
— “Art Unlimited” catalog, Art Basel Edition

2018
— “Marcel Duchamp Prize” Catalog of the 2018 edition, ADIAF

2017
— “Manipulate the World: Connecting Öyvind Fahlström” Catalog of the group show curated by Fredrik Liew and Goldin + Senneby at Moderna Museet, Stockholm (SWE)
— “VIVA ARTE VIVA”, exhibition catalog, edited by the Venice Biennale (IT), The 57th International Exhibition, (cur. Christine Macel) (Text by Claudia Buizza)
— “Jardin Infini, De Giverny à l'Amazonie”, exhibition catalog, edited by Centre Pompidou Metz (FR) (Text by Hélène Meisel)

2016
— “A brief history of the future”, exhibition catalog, edited by the Royal Museums of Fine Arts, Brussels (BE)

2013
— “The unanswered question”, exhibition catalog, edited by TANAS / René Block edition (DE) (Text by René Block)

2012
— “L’Homme de Vitruve”, exhibition catalogue, edited by Crédac, (Text by Claire Lerestif)

2011
— “Soudain déjà”, exhibition catalogue, edited by Beaux-Arts de Paris (Text by Hélène Meisel)

2010
— “Le Dessein Collectif”, magazine ROVEN - n°2 autumn, (Text by Daphné Lesergent)

2007
— “Expériences Insulaires”, magazine Semaines - n°61, Edited by Analogues

Press

2020
— Art Forum, March 2020 issue, “Thu Van Tran - Gallery Almine Rech”, by Lillian Davies
— Art Review, February 2020, “Thu Van Tran. My words fly up, my thoughts remain below”, by Marc Rappolt
— Art and Market, January 2020, by Ian Tee
— Connaissance des Arts, January 2020, “Thu Van Tran, métamorphoses toxiques”, by Axelle Corty, Marie Maertens, Valérie de Maulmin

2019
— Le journal des Arts, December 2019, by Jean-François Debailleux
— Numéro, November 2019, by Matthieu Jacquet
— Artforum, Review on “Where the Sea Remembers”, by Annabel Osberg
— Beaux-Arts Magazine Special issue, Thu Van Tran “In the Chiaroscuro of Language”

2018
— THE ART NEWSPAPER (FR), October 2018, interview with Cédric Aurel
— Art Absolument, September 2018 issue, interview with Julie Dao Duy
— Beaux-Arts Magazine, September 2018 issue, interview by Emmanuel Lequeux
— Journal Le Monde , August 19th-20th 2018 , Portrait by Emmanuel Lequeux
— Art Asia Pacific, 5 March 2018, Nominees announced for the 2018 Marcel Duchamp Prize by Sophie Von Wunster
— Le Quotidien de l’Art, 5th February 2018, Marcel Duchamp Prize 2018 by Pedro Morais

2017
— Le Monde news paper, 20th October 2017, “À la FIAC, de l'étrangeté mais peu d'horizons” by Emmanuelle Lequeux
— Beaux-Arts Magazine, October issue, “Nos artistes coup de coeur, Thu Van Tran l'intemporelle” by Emmanuelle Lequeux
— The Art Newspaper, 10 th May 2017, “Reinventing the world': Venice Biennale gives older and lesser-known artists their due” by Jane Morris and Javier Pes
— Le Monde Magazine, March 2017, “Puissante Amazonie” by Roxana Azimi

2016
— LEAP, September issue, Review on 4 pages by Jo-ey Tang

2015
— France 3, JT Régional Alsace-Lorraine, February 13th
— Código, N°85, Mexicain magazine, February-March 2015, “Thu Van Tran” review by Amanda de la Garza
— BBC Vietnam, 12 Feb 2015, interview and report on the artistic direction of “Duras Song” shown at Centre George Pompidou, by Caophong Pham

2014
— Libération, 28th October 2014, “Duras un écrivain pur Song” by Philippe Lançon
— Le Quotidien de l’Art, 22th October 2014, “Du No future au No Past une fusion entre nature et culture à (Off)icielle” by Cédric Aurelle
— France 2, 22th October 2014, reportage Culturebox by Marie-Christine Sentenac
— Beaux-Arts Magazine, October 2014, “En route vers la gloire” by Emmanuelle lequeux

2013
— Zérodeux, N°67, “Derniers usages de la littérature” by Patrice Joly

2012
— Les Inrocks, 10 October, “Outils de résistance” by Claire Moulène
— L’art même, N°55 2nd term, 2012, “Art et littérature” by Magali Nachtergael

2011
— Le journal des Arts, 4-17 November, “Multiplicité d’une époque” by Frédéric Bonnet
— Connaissance des Arts, October, “Jeunes pousses” by Damien Sausset
— Artforum, summer, “Thu Van Tran” by Liliane Davies

2010
— Lunettesrouges.lemonde.fr, 28 March, “Entre gui parasite et l’amour victorieux, une courbure dans la trajectoire de la lumière” by Marc Lenot

2009
— Lunettesrouges.lemonde.fr, 18 February, “M.Duras, Billancourt, et le nombre pur” by Marc Lenot
— Artparis.com, December, “Meeting you half way”, by Sarah Ihler-Meyer
— Le monde, 29 September, “Printemps de Septembre” by Emmanuelle Lequeux
— Lacritique.org, 14 October, “Printemps de Septembre. Dialogue de dessins, vidéos, sculpture et dialectique critique” by Christian Gattinoni
— Lunettesrouges.lemonde.fr, 1 October, “Les quatuors de Christian Bernard” by Marc Lenot

2008
— Lacritique.org, 22 April, “Fahrenheit 451, Homme livre Homme libre” by Daphné Lesergent“All Over”

2007
— Lunettesrouges.lemonde.fr, 21 February, “Fahrenheit 451 à Bétonsalon” by Marc Lenot

2006
— Archistorm, Summer 2008, “La possibilité d’une île” by Juliette Soulez
— Art21, Spring 2007, n°12, “Expériences insulaires” by Garance Chabert
— Mouvement, “La culture de l’alternative” by David Samson
— Lacritique.org, 5 April, “Les faux-semblants de l’héritage formaliste” by Daphné Lesergent