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Art exhibition highlighting Vietnam-France friendship opens

A fine art exhibition highlighting Vietnam – France friendship opened in Ho Chi Minh on October 15 by the HCM City’s Union of Friendship Oganisations (HUFO) and the Vietnam-France Friendship Association.
Art exhibition highlighting Vietnam-France friendship opens ảnh 1Visitors at the exhibition (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – A fine art exhibition highlighting Vietnam –France friendship opened in Ho Chi Minh City on October 15 by the HCM City’s Unionof Friendship Oganisations (HUFO) and the Vietnam-France FriendshipAssociation.

On the display themed ‘Rencontre 2018’, 42 art works, including paintings inoil, acrylic and lacquer, and sculptures in ceramic, by five French and 14 Vietnamesepainters and artists. The works feature images of people, landscape and stilllife.

Addressing the opening ceremony, Huynh Van Muoi, Chairman of the HCM City FineArts Association, said this is the fourth joint Vietnam – France art exhibitionto be held in HCM City. Through the event, Vietnamese and French artist have achance to share experience in paintings, thus contributing to further tighteningfriendship and cooperation between the two countries.

Earlier, three joint art exhibitions between Vietnamese and French artists wereheld in HCM City.

The Rencontre 2018 exhibition, part of activities to mark the 45th anniversary ofthe diplomatic ties and five-year Strategic Partnership between Vietnam and France,will run through October 25 at the HCM City Fine Arts Association.-VNA
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