Bùi Công Khánh (b. 1972, Đà Nẵng, Vietnam) is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice examines the shifting contours of cultural heritage, identity, and historical memory. Among the first Vietnamese artists to garner international recognition in the 1990s, Bùi emerged at a pivotal moment of artistic experimentation, engaging with performance, installation, video, and drawing to navigate the complexities of tradition and modernity. His work has been widely exhibited across Southeast Asia and beyond, establishing him as a critical voice in contemporary Vietnamese art.
Born in Đà Nẵng, a coastal city occupied by American GIs during the Vietnam War, and raised in Hội An—a historic trading port shaped by centuries of Chinese and Japanese migration—Bùi’s work reflects the layered histories of Vietnam, exploring its resilience and the tensions between colonial occupation, political autonomy, and economic progress.
Bui Cong Khanh

Bui Cong Khanh

Works
Abstract 04

Abstract 04

BLUE FENCE

BLUE FENCE

Metal hearts (Celadon version)

Metal hearts (Celadon version)

Gut-wrenching

Gut-wrenching

The flow of time

The flow of time

Blue sky, pink clouds” vase number 1

Blue sky, pink clouds” vase number 1

"I don’t know clouds at all"

"I don’t know clouds at all"

Sài Gòn slum (lightbox)

Sài Gòn slum (lightbox)

Holding heart

Holding heart

SCRATCHES

SCRATCHES

Metal hearts No 1

Metal hearts No 1

EMPTINESS

EMPTINESS

SPLENDID SKY

SPLENDID SKY

VERTICAL EMOTIONS

VERTICAL EMOTIONS

True color

True color

Cracked future

Cracked future

FAIR LOVE JUICE

FAIR LOVE JUICE

LOVE JUICE

LOVE JUICE

Gate of Family Agreement

Gate of Family Agreement

Metal hearts No 2

Metal hearts No 2

Paravent

Paravent

Sài Gòn slum

Sài Gòn slum

Untitled

Untitled

When we dream too long

When we dream too long

Metal heart

Metal heart

Exhibitions
Ravissement

Ravissement

Bui Cong Khanh

18 Mar - 02 May 2025