Kôgábịnô

Kôgábịnô is Mai Nguyễn-Long’s latest museum exhibition, which opens at Wollongong Art Gallery (WAG) from Saturday, 21 October. Curated by Adam Porter, this exceptional presentation assembles over 150 artworks, objects, and personal possessions that collectively amplify the catharsis of Nguyễn-Long’s compelling stories. This exhibition is the first to comprehensively address the contents of the artist’s recently acquired PhD, and exists to interrogate the messy edges of history, cultural identity and post-war diasporic trauma. In recent years, recognition of Mai Nguyễn-Long’s visual articulation has seen the artist represent Australia on the world stage, and we wish to congratulate Mai on yet another career-defining exhibition.

In collaboration with Adam Porter, Mai Nguyễn-Long has produced her most arresting exhibition to date. Displayed across seven vitrine cabinets in the Mann-Tatlow wing of WAG, Nguyễn-Long’s Vomit Girl armies appear playful, yet resilient. The exhibition is punctuated by the display of found and family artefacts, which beautifully illuminate the generational stories that directly inform the artist’s work.

Through her Vomit Girl installations, Mai Nguyễn-Long collides cultural artefacts and personal histories, borrowing from a Vietnamese village aesthetic known as mộc mạc. Mai Nguyễn-Long’s armies of Vomit Girl sculptures have make-believe conversations and are artistic devices that attempt to mend what feels irreparably broken.

Mai Nguyễn-Long joined Michael Reid Sydney + Berlin in 2023, debuting her Vomit Girl Stories exhibition to high praise. The potency of Nguyễn-Long’s visual language is both compelling and clever, positioning the artist as an important pillar of the Michael Reid stable of artists.

Kôgábịnô at Wollongong Art Gallery will exhibit from Saturday, 21 October 2023 to Sunday, 7 April 2024. Wollongong Art Gallery is located at 46 Burelli Street, Wollongong NSW 2500.

Monday  Closed
Tuesday  10 am–5 pm
Wednesday 10 am–5 pm
Thursday  10 am–5 pm
Friday  10 am–5 pm
Saturday  12 pm–4 pm
Sunday  12 pm–4 pm
Mai Nguyễn-Long
Vigit Hefeco 5, 2023
58 x 32 x 22 cm
$3,300
Mai Nguyễn-Long
Foyot Cat 5 (Black and Orange), 2023
13.5 x 7 x 7 cm
$900
Mai Nguyễn-Long
Doba With Arms, 2023
23.5 x 27 x 21 cm
$1,650
Mai Nguyễn-Long
Vomit Girl: Vigit (Toad Fairy), 2022
82 x 37 x 37 cm
SOLD
Mai Nguyễn-Long
Vigit Hefeco 7 (One Arm), 2023
56 x 29 x 23 cm
$3,300
Mai Nguyễn-Long
Doba (Black Brushwork), 2023
37 x 13 x 13 cm
SOLD
Mai Nguyễn-Long
Doba (Black and White Brushwork), 2023
35 x 12 x 12 cm
SOLD
Mai Nguyễn-Long
Foyot Cat (In Three parts), 2023
19.5 x 8.5 x 9.5 cm
$900
Mai Nguyễn-Long
Vigit Hefeco 3 (Grenade Hat), 2023
90 x 23 x 22 cm
$5,500
Mai Nguyễn-Long
Doba (Scratched), 2023
12.5 x 8.5 x 7.5 cm
$900
Mai Nguyễn-Long
Dobakapi 2, 2023
46 x 22 x 22 cm
$2,800
Mai Nguyễn-Long
Foyot Cat 1 (Gray), 2023
28 x 15.5 x 12 cm
SOLD
Mai Nguyễn-Long
Vigit (Gloss Ward 2), 2023
53.5 x 20 x 18 cm
$3,300
Mai Nguyễn-Long
Vigit Hefeco 6, 2023
46 x 26 x 19 cm
$2,800
Foyot Cat 3 (with Baby), 2023
28.5 x 13 x 12 cm
$1,650
Mai Nguyễn-Long
Foyot Cat (2 Parts), 2023
23 x 23 x 11.5 cm
$1,650
Mai Nguyễn-Long
Foyot Cat Flux, 2023
35 x 18 x 19 cm
$2,100
Mai Nguyễn-Long
Vomit Girl: Vigit (Fish Morph), 2017-2022
74 x 26 x 26 cm
Mai Nguyễn-Long
Vigit (Flower Hand)
10 x 13 x 13 cm
$500
Mai Nguyễn-Long
Vigit Ward (Stitched), 2023
47 x 22 x 16 cm
SOLD
Mai Nguyễn-Long
Vigit Moc Mac (Gloss Ward 1), 2022
51.5 x 19.5 x 18 cm
$3,300
Mai Nguyễn-Long
Vigit Hefeco 4 (with Worana Hat and Pocket Mini), 2023
75 x 32 x 22 cm
$4,500
Mai Nguyễn-Long
Vomit Girl: Vigit (Screaming Chicken), 2017-2022
62.5 x 25 x 18 cm
$3,300
Mai Nguyễn-Long
Tile Trio (Bird, Black and White, White), 2023
$1,200
Mai Nguyễn-Long
Worana (Blue), 2023
11 x 8 x 8 cm
$500
Mai Nguyễn-Long
Vigit Moc Mac (Orange Urn), 2022
9.5 x 19 x 18 cm
$500
Mai Nguyễn-Long
Vomit Girl: Vigit (Worana 1), 2017-2022
18 x 16 x 17 cm
$900
Mai Nguyễn-Long
Vigit (Spirit Bird)
8 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm
$900
Mai Nguyễn-Long
Vigit Moc Mac (Orange Black Urn), 2022
4.5 x 15 x 1 cm
$500
Mai Nguyễn-Long
Vigit Moc Mac (Cat 1), 2022
11.5 x 14.5 x 9.5 cm
SOLD
Mai Nguyễn-Long
Vigit Hefeco 2, 2023
32 x 18 x 12 cm
$2,800
Mai Nguyễn-Long
Vigit Moc Mac (Face on Orange Dish), 2022
11 x 12.5 x 1 cm
$350
Mai Nguyễn-Long
Vigit (Gloss Ward 3), 2023
42.5 x 15 x 13.5 cm
$2,800
Mai Nguyễn-Long
Vomit Girl: Vigit (Hoe), 2017-2022
14 x 13 x 11 cm
Mai Nguyễn-Long
Vigit Moc Mac (Ward 2), 2022
44 x 19.5 x 14 cm
$2,800
Mai Nguyễn-Long
Vomit Girl: Vigit (Haunted Fairy), 2017-2022
82 x 26 x 24 cm
$5,500
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