An-My Lê on Vietnam, the Chaos of War, and the Tangibility of Memory

An-My LE

location: New York, New York
year born: 1960
gender: female
home town: Saigon, Vietnam

about 5 months ago (12/01/2023)

For the past two decades, An-My Lê has used photography to examine her personal history and the legacies of US military power, probing the tension between experience and storytelling.

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