Crow Museum presents U.S. debut of ‘The Critical Dictionary of Southeast Asia’ - The Dallas Morning News - Dictionary

“Southeast Asia is a region ... characterized by an unruly plurality of languages, ethnicities and belief systems,” according to artist Ho Tzu Nyen. He delves into this plurality in an exhibit called “The Critical Dictionary of Southeast Asia,” which is making its U.S. debut at the Crow Museum of Asian Art. A moving-image installation that weaves together texts, photos, music and found footage, the exhibit explains from A to Z the impressive diversity in the region.

“By looking at the history of the region, Ho Tzu Nyen presents an endless view of possible ‘Southeast Asias’ to consider,” says Jacqueline Chao, curator of the exhibit and a senior curator at the Crow Museum.

Video still from the exhibit, The Critical Dictionary of Southeast Asia, which runs through Jan. 30, 2022, at the Crow Museum of Asian Art in Dallas.

She adds, “This constantly shifting, multisensory installation experience questions the power of shared belief and interrogates the nature of ‘facts’ and what we think we know while simultaneously opening the door to new readings, interpretations and discovery.”

Artist Ho Tzu Nyen

Nyen, a native of Singapore, is known for creating films, installations and performances that have been presented in Japan, Germany, Taiwan, Hong Kong and other countries.

The exhibit, which includes text on adjoining walls, will run through Jan. 30 at the Crow Museum of Asian Art of the University of Texas at Dallas’ Arts District location, 2010 Flora St. Learn more at crowmuseum.org.

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