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.