Dan Lam (b. 1988) is an American sculptor of Vietnamese ancestry, internationally recognized for her brightly colored, “drippy” sculptures that challenge the boundaries between beauty and repulsion. Working primarily with unconventional materials such as polyurethane foam, epoxy resin, acrylics, and polymers, Lam creates organic, otherworldly forms that appear to ooze, bulge, and spill into the spaces they inhabit.
In "A Flinch, A Craving, A Thrill of Disgust " Dan Lam invites viewers into a space where attraction and revulsion intertwine. Her sculptures cascade over surfaces with a lush materiality that simultaneously tempts touch and warns against it, embodying the uneasy pleasure of indulgence. Lam balances spontaneity with meticulous craft, transforming chaos into carefully staged encounters. The works ask us to confront our instinctual responses, cause our impulses to recoil, and linger in fascination - reminding us that beauty often exists at the threshold of discomfort.