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Artist Talk: Tammy Nguyen

by Mackenzie Williams on 2025-09-03T11:04:00-04:00 in Library News | 0 Comments

 The Cooper Union Library is pleased to host a talk by Tammy Nguyen A'07 on Thursday, September 25, from 6:00–7:00 pm in the Rose Auditorium.

Artists and Cooper Union School of Art alumni Tammy Nguyen A’07 and William Villalongo A’99 will be in conversation about A Comedy for Mortals, an exhibition of Nguyen’s artist books inspired by Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy, currently on view at The Cooper Union Library. The works, which combine sculptural elements with screen-prints, handset type, and hand-made and hand-marbled papers, examine the history of the Cold War and relations between the United States and other countries, particularly those in the Global South and those engaged in the Non-Aligned Movement. Through their multimedia practices that combine painting and printmaking among other media both Nguyen and Villalongo explore the politics of historical erasures. Following the conversation, a closing reception for A Comedy for Mortals will be held in the Library.

This special event is free and open to the public; however, advance registration is required. Please register here!

Following the conversation, guests are warmly invited to attend a closing reception in The Cooper Union Library from 7:00–8:00 pm, celebrating the culmination of the exhibition, A Comedy for Mortals, on view in the Library’s atrium until October 10, 2025.

Event Details:

  • Artist Talk with Tammy Nguyen
    Date: Thursday, September 25, 2025
    Time: 6:00–7:00 pm
    Location: 41 Cooper Sq, Rose Auditorium, The Cooper Union
  • Closing Reception
    Date: Thursday, September 25, 2025
    Time: 7:00–8:00 pm
    Location: The Cooper Union Library
  • A Comedy for Mortals: Artist Books of Tammy Nguyen Exhibition 
    Date: On View through Friday, October 10, 2025
    Time: Monday–Thursday, 9 am-5 pm, Friday, 9 am- 6 pm, Saturday and Sunday, 1 pm - 5 pm
    Location: The Cooper Union Library Atrium 

 

Tammy Nguyen is a multimedia artist whose practice encompasses painting, drawing, printmaking, and book making. Her work and books have been exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, ICA Boston, MOMA PS1, Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the Sarasota Art Museum, among many others. She serves on the faculty at Wesleyan University and is represented by Lehmann Maupin. In addition to her practice in traditional fine arts, Nguyen is the founder of Passenger Pigeon Press. This independent press publishes Martha’s Quarterly and collaborations with other artists and writers. Nguyen, who received a Fulbright scholarship to study lacquer painting in Vietnam, received a B.F.A. from The Cooper Union and her M.F.A. from Yale University.


William Villalongo’s figurative paintings, works on paper, and sculpture are concerned with representing the Black subject against notions of race exploring metaphors of mythology and liberation. He has received multiple recognitions including the Jules Guerin & Harold M. English Rome Prize Fellow in Visual Art, a Louis Comfort Tiffany Award, and the Joan Mitchell Foundation Painters & Sculptor's Grant, and his work is included in several collections including the Studio Museum in Harlem and The Whitney Museum of American Art. An associate professor at The Cooper Union School of Art, he is represented by Susan Inglett Gallery. Villalongo, who received his B.F.A. from The Cooper Union School of Art and his M.F.A. from Tyler School of Art at Temple University, also attended Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture.
 


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