“BOMB contributing editor Joe Fyfe is a painter and writer who has had solo shows of his paintings in New York, Paris, and Ho Chi Minh City. He has written for Arts AsiaPacific and Art on Paper and regularly writes for Gay City News, Art in America, and Artcritical.com. Fyfe is the recipient of a Pollock-Krasner award and recently won a Fulbright Award to research contemporary art in Cambodia and Vietnam. He is currently living in Vietnam, where his solo show ‘Homage to Hanoi’ is on view at the Ryllega Gallery. Following are excerpts from his journal about his experiences in Southeast Asia.” Read Joe’s blog. See Joe’s art.