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To commemorate the opening of the exhibition "Dinh Q. Lê: Memory for Tomorrow," limited edition (500 purchasers) is now on sale.
Design of this limited edition features a scene from South China Sea Pishkun (2009), a video work in theme of helicopters of the U.S. forces on the last day of Vietnam war.

Period of the sales: Saturday, July 25, 2015 -
Price: ¥6,000 (incl. tax)
Purchase at: 3F, 52F, Mori Tower
Inquiries: Tokyo City View Tel: +81-(0)3-6406-6652
Details of Annual Passport

In Dinh Q. Lê's installation Erasure, the artist, who as a child fled Vietnam with his family via Thailand to the U.S., addresses his own background as a refugee. Most of the photographs covering the floor were bought by the artist at antique shops in Ho Chi Minh City. According to Lê, most were left behind by people fleeing their homeland in the middle of the Vietnam War. By archiving each of these photographs, Lê hopes the work will bring back the personal memories of the individuals who were forced to flee their homeland and seek asylum abroad that are locked inside these small photographs.

Visitors of the exhibition are suggested to choose one photograph on the floor of the gallery and place it in the box on the desk. Staff will scan and upload the photographs to the website below. The archiving work will take place in the gallery space, as part of the artwork, during opening hours of the museum.

Please view other uploaded photographs on the website.
http://www.erasurearchive.net