Artist Talk: Sarah Nguyen

Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum
Independence, MO

Open Spaces, Kansas City’s newest arts event, is a multi-sensory, cross-cultural experience featuring performers and artists from both around the world and close to home. From August 25 to October 28 it will take over the city with provocative exhibits and cutting-edge performances scattered from rural to urban environments, galleries to public parks – all to showcase the unique makeup of KC’s creativity.

The Harry S. Truman Library and Museum is on the festival map, hosting Sarah Nguyen’s art installation “Break Into Blossom.” An artistic visual interpretation of a story from the Textbook of Alternate History by Phong Nguyen, the artist depicts a scenario where the atomic bomb used in World War II fails to detonate, passes through a cherry tree and lands in a forest, gathering moss and lichen over the years. The installation is interactive and allows visitors to write their wishes on “cherry blossom petals” and scatter the petals onto the piece.

“Break Into Blossom” will be on display at the Truman Library for the nine-week run of the Open Spaces festival. Join us on Saturday, September 1 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., when artist Sarah Nguyen will be on hand to discuss her work along with author Phong Nguyen. RSVPs are not necessary to attend the artist discussion.