Danh Vo Danish-Vietnamese, b. 1975

Danh Vo is a Vietnamese-Danish conceptual artist whose practice investigates themes of identity, migration, and the circulation of goods, histories, and personal narratives. Among his most iconic works are his cardboard box pieces—discarded shipping boxes from global brands like Budweiser and Marlboro, carefully flattened and framed. These works draw attention to the flow of capitalism, consumer culture, and the way in which personal and national identities are packaged, transported, and consumed. Often sourced from his father's recycling business, the boxes carry traces of immigrant labor and lived experience, subtly merging intimate biography with global economic systems. Vo’s use of these humble materials elevates the overlooked and ephemeral, reflecting on how value is assigned and how objects, like people, carry layered and often invisible histories. Through these deceptively simple gestures, Vo invites viewers to consider the entangled nature of memory, migration, and material culture.