a little blah blah (albb) is an artist-run initiative based in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon). Established in 2004, it is the first initiative of its kind in Vietnam. albb is a platform for the development of visual art and creative practices through a range of art-related activities that are much-needed in the Vietnamese context. The driving force behind albb is its founding directors, Sue Hajdu and Motoko Uda, both of whom trained as visual artists, but also actively write and curate.
albb functions as a dynamic platform for a wide range of art-related activities. They currently operate out of an office that also doubles as a space for talks, gatherings and screenings and holds our extensive archive of art books and catalogues. Their program has evolved in a pioneering spirit, in response to the gaps and needs of the Vietnamese art scene.
Their constantly-evolving program currently includes exhibitions, art events, talks, presentations, albb reading room, a residency program, research, network-building, capacity-building, the running of an open-access archive, and the establishment of artists files. Both albb co-directors also write about art and happenings in Vietnam for publications inside and outside of Vietnam and have their own creative practices.
a little blah blah’s mission is to be a dynamic, stimulating and professionally-run platform for artistic and intellectual dialogue, reflection, and an appreciation of the role of visual art and creative practices in contemporary life.
