NGUYỄN MẠNH HÙNG, BRADFORD EDWARDS AND ĐÀO ANH KHÁNH (Vietnam-USA-Vietnam)

FLIGHT - THĂNG (installation, video of performance, 47min. video, 2006, format: DVD)
Source: Artists
"Bradford and I want to build a model of a fighting jet with a form has been mixed from two different types of Jets: Mig 21 and F4 Phantom. Both types of these jets used to belong to contrary forces, and now when we have no more war, we would like to heal these contrary factors become one.
All the conflicts and violence are appear from the mis-understanding, art helps us (Dao Anh Khanh, Bradford and i) to understand each other. The present is demonstrating this understanding by our common works.
As a gift of the present to the past and say “NO” to war and violence, we going to burn this model of jet in a performance of artist Dao Anh Khanh." (Nguyễn Mạnh Hùng)

Exibition venues: WRM
Cultural police's note: Bradford is in blacklist of international artists based currently in Vietnam (unknown reason)
Local police's prevention of burning plane model: impact on area security (although they had the license from MCI), the burning date was after APEC convention with Bush's appearance
MCI-SG's note: political sensitiveness
Final exhibition venue: SOC