"My art is to mix the old with the new things in life," says Luong Quoc Thang. The old thing that Thang is referring to is the traditional Vietnamese art of lacquer painting, and "the new" pertains to how he brings his life experiences to bear using this art. An exhibition featuring a … [Read more...]
Phong Bui’s social experiment
May 26, 2011 By
A collaboration exhibition called ‘To Ho Chi Minh City with Love: A Social Sculpture’ by Phong Bui, is opening at San Art in Binh Thanh District. Artist Phong Bui explains: “The exhibition is inspired by the idea of social sculpture, which is similarly motivated by the utopian belief in … [Read more...]
Ha Noi reflected through character portraits
April 4, 2011 By
A new exhibition entitled Chan Dung Ha Noi (Ha Noi Portraits) is giving a broad overview of the capital city's contemporary art scene at the Maison des Art. The exhibition gathers works by 58 members of the Ha Noi Fine Arts Association, plus three international painters and two … [Read more...]