Anh Duong: La Tentation d’existed. There is always Champagne in the Fridge

In Anh Duong’s first solo show in Switzerland, the artist’s presentation at Galerie Gmurzynska asks questions of self and identity in the present day through a series of over 20 portraits and self-portraits in oil paint. Titled “La Tentation d’existed. There is always Champagne in the Fridge,” Duong’s subjects (a unique blend of realism and caricature) are captured through an almost-voyeuristic lens, caught in the middle of intimate acts like bathing or nude, applying lipstick in a mirror. On view through September 30, Duong’s use of moody neutral tones and the subjects’ exaggerated eyes and pensive gaze will leave viewers intrigued, wondering what they might really be thinking.