Hug Tag

Huis Marseille presents the primary ever museum exhibition of the French-Vietnamese artist Nhu Xuan Hua (1989, Paris), a remarkable recent talent. Hua made her name as a photographer for magazines equivalent to Vogue, The Wall Street Journal, Dazed Beauty, DANSK and TIME Magazine and worked on commissions for giant fashion brands like Kenzo, Maison Margiela, Dior and Levi’s. Nevertheless, fashion photography is just considered one of her talents. The exhibition Hug of a swan highlights the range of her artistic work, which also takes the shape of installations and autonomous work inspired by family photos. The exhibition shows that these categories can't be detached from each other; the inspiration for all of Hua’s creations arises out of non-public and shared...