Dang Thi Phuong who has just graduated from the Hue University of Arts has won the second prize at the Mekong Sub-region Contemporary Fine Arts contest held in Thailand for her lacquer work titled “Linh Cam Niem Dau” (The Feeling of Pain). Dang Thi Phuong's “Linh Cam Niem Dau” Photo: Tuoi … [Read more...]
Singaporean woman gives hand to dioxin victims via photos
December 8, 2012 By
An exhibition to raise funds for dioxin victims featuring photos depicting Vietnam and its people taken by Singaporean photographer Cecilia Yeoh is being held in Hanoi. Cecilia Yeoh and her work Photo: Tuoi TreTitled “Duyen Dang Vietnam” (Charming Vietnam), the event is part of activities the … [Read more...]
Exhibition features Vietnam’s sea sovereignty
December 1, 2012 By
A photo exhibition featuring Vietnam ’s boundary and the country’s sovereignty over seas and islands opened in the central province of Thua Thien Hue on November 25. On display are images contributing to defending Vietnam ’s sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago … [Read more...]
Moved by art
November 30, 2012 By
150 disabled individuals in Vietnam will receive a wheelchair at an upcoming ceremony thanks to proceeds from yearly charitable auction and concert Arts for Mobility held at the Saigon Opera House last Saturday. It is close to 50 percent more than last year. View more pictures Pieces of artworks … [Read more...]
Exhibition highlights Spanish friendship
November 28, 2012 By
Nearly 120 photos showcasing Spain's landscapes and people are on display at the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) building in Ho Chi Minh City. The Spain, Country and People photo exhibition was organised by the Viet Nam-Spain Friendship Association and the Embassy of Spain in Vietnam to celebrate … [Read more...]
A Yellow Sunday
November 15, 2012 By
On November 11, the campus of Ho Chi Minh City’s Youth Cultural House in District 1 was dyed yellow with thousands of paper sunflowers made during the “Sunflower Festival†held to raise funds for Vietnamese child cancer … [Read more...]
Vietnamese-born artist wins 2012 Hugo Boss prize
November 8, 2012 By
Vietnamese-born conceptual artist Danh Vo has recently won this year’s Hugo Boss Prize. “Vo’s installation deftly intermingles autobiography with larger cultural narratives of migration, history and identity. He allows poetic new connotations to … [Read more...]
Ho Chi Minh City: Photovoice exhibition changes opening date
November 8, 2012 By
The opening of the Ho Chi Minh City exhibition titled “My Culture – Conversations in Open Spaces” featuring photos depicting the cultures of Vietnam’s ethnic minority groups will be delayed to November 10, instead of November 8, as originally announced. Giang A Cua's photo which will be … [Read more...]
Photo exhibition illuminates Indochina friendship
November 2, 2012 By
The friendship between three Indochina countries of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia is lightening up a photograph exhibition which is underway in Vietnam’s southern Binh Phuoc province. Opened on November 22, the nine-day event is showcasing photographs to depict different stages of … [Read more...]
Painter raises traffic awareness via satirical paintings
October 28, 2012 By
Local young painter Thanh Phong, known as the creator of the famous slang illustration book “Sat thu dau mung mu” (Hitman with wounded, swollen head) has recently caused a stir with a series of satirical paintings of locals’ bad traffic behavior. A painting in the series of satirical … [Read more...]
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