Vietnamese curator snubbed due to Covid-19 prejudice


A photo displayed in a previous Affordable Art Fair edition in London. — Photo londoneanddusted.com

HANOI (Vietnam News/ANN): A Vietnamese art curator was told not to attend an art fair in the UK over fears attendees would assume the curator was infected with the coronavirus.

Raquelle Azran, a dealer focusing on contemporary Vietnamese art, cancelled An Nguyen’s attendance at the Affordable Art Fair next week in London via an email which An then posted on Instagram on Thursday (March 5), according to The Guardian.

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