Tuan Andrew Nguyen Wins 2023 Joan Miró Prize

Tuan Andrew Nguyen has been awarded the 2023 Joan Miró Prize, which includes a €50,000 cash prize and a solo show set for 2024 at the Fundació Joan Miró in Barcelona. This Vietnamese-American artist, who became a refugee in the U.S. at just three years old in 1979, explores issues like collective memory, colonization, and displacement through his sculptures and videos. His notable work, The Specters of Ancestors Becoming (2019), addresses the Vietnamese diaspora in Senegal, connected to Senegalese soldiers from the 1940s French colonial forces. Nguyen's other pieces, The Island (2017) and The Boat People (2020), reflect on historical refugee camps. He was selected from finalists including Tala Madani and Frida Orupabo. The jury praised the genuine nature of his work, rooted in his migration journey. Previous winners include Olafur Eliasson and Nalini Malani.