Vietnam arts and culture
‘Bat Kha Phuc Hoi’ (Unrecoverable) by Mong Mi has opened at HCMC Museum of Fine Arts at 97A Pho Duc Chinh Street in District 1. The exhibition features 20 paintings made of silk which are the result of two years of hard graft and marks an important turning point in the artist’s … [Read more...]
The HCM City Fine Arts Museum are presenting a debut exhibition by artist Mong My and a duo exhibition by artists Nguyen Than and Kyem. Abstract : An oil painting in artist Nguyen Than The 39-year-old Mong My is holding her first-ever solo exhibition, Bat Kha Phuc Hoi (Unrestorable), displaying … [Read more...]
October 9, 2011 Artist says she was destined to depict the story of Kieu The silk paintings by Ngoc Mai have Kieu wearing Vietnamese traditional dresses like ao dai and ao tu than. Each painting took Mai several months to complete. Vietnam’s most famous literary work of all time, “The … [Read more...]
Artist Ki-em poses for a photo next to her works at the opening of the exhibition ‘Code Women’ at HCMC Museum of Fine Arts. ‘Code women’ by Nguyen Than and Ki-Em opened on Saturday at HCMC Museum of Fine Arts, 97A Pho Duc Chinh in District 1. The show features 10 paintings of lacquer … [Read more...]
A ceremony to celebrate the 100th birthday of one of the founders of Vietnamese traditional lacquer painting Hoang Tich Chu (18-2-1912 – 2012) was held in Hanoi on February 17 by the Vietnam Fine Art Association on February 17. At the ceremony, fine art critics and researchers affirmed the … [Read more...]
Opening: Tue 06 Mar, 2 pm Exhibition: 03 – 10 Mar 2012, 8 am – 5 pm Exhibition House From Embassy of the Republic of Poland: The Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Hanoi has the pleasure to present the exhibition of the eminent Polish landscape painter Franciszek Ryszard MAZUREK. Born in … [Read more...]
As usual, the pavement around Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam (the Temple of Literature) in Hanoi, known as Vietnam’s first university, is where calligraphers gather to display their works about one week before Lunar New Year’s Eve. They all look happy and are ready to … [Read more...]
Opening: Tue 14 Feb, 4.30 pm Exhibition : 14 – 18 Feb Discussion: Fri 17 Feb 2012, 10 am Korean Cultural Center From Korean Cultural Center:: To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between Viet Nam and Korea, the Korean Cultural Center organizes an exchange exhibition … [Read more...]
The Goethe-Institut of Hanoi will host “Nha Mat Pho” (Street-front Houses), an exhibition of the work of artist Nguyen The Son, from March 8-28. Recently, Hanoi’s residential buildings, which have long shaped the face of the city, have been changing dramatically. Instead of … [Read more...]
‘Women in my eyes’ painting exhibition by Pham Cung, 80, opened in HCMC’s Association of Fine Art on Wednesday. The show displays 37 works of oil on canvas, depicting portraits of women in varied ages and gestures. Unlike skinny supermodels on the catwalks, women in traditional or modern … [Read more...]