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Vietnamese, Chilean artists discuss role of contemporary art
Vietnamese and Chilean artists presented their views on contemporary art and art exchanges at a roundtable discussion held in Hanoi on July 19.
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ASEAN
Exhibition features Thai contemporary arts through graffiti
The Office of Contemporary Art and Culture (OCAC) of the Ministry of Culture is inviting art lovers to visit the ‘Breaking the Walls’ exhibition, showcasing Thai contemporary arts through graffiti.
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Spring festival to make a splash
Various kinds of flowers will be arranged at the Ecopark on the outskirts of Hanoi from January 29 to February 1.
Environment
Graffiti calls for end to rhino horn use in Vietnam
Twelve walls in Nguyen Thai Binh ward of District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, are being covered with rhino-themed graffiti to call for an end to the use of rhino horn in Vietnam.
Society
Graffiti Fest held by Hanoi Creative City
The Graffiti Festival 2016, part of the series Street Art Fair organised by Hanoi Creative City (HNCC) since February, will be held on August 28.
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UK painter adorns Da Nang
Fine arts students and art lovers in the central city of Da Nang are familiar with the work of British graffiti artist Knee Jerk (his preferred alias).
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School's in for rockers coming to capital city
Fifteen bands from Thailand, the Republic of Korea, Hong Kong (China) and Vietnam will perform at the music festival School of Mosh in Hanoi on January 24.
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Graffiti marks Vietnam-Germany relations
Vietnamese graffiti artist Pham Minh Tuan and his assistant completed graffiti work on December 16 on the wall in front of the German Consulate General in HCM City.
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Paintings illustrate life in full colour
Thirty artists from the Netherlands and 10 from Vietnam are showcasing
70 works at the exhibition Meeting Point – Dutch Coloured Art, at the Ho
Chi Minh City Fine Arts Museum.
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Vietnam press cartoon winners awarded
Nu Cuoi Phong Bi (Envelope Smile) was one of three first prize winners
at the biennial Vietnam press cartoon contest, taking the Rong Tre
(Bamboo Dragon) Cup at a ceremony organised on April 6 in Ho Chi Minh
City.
HCM City to host first caricature festival
The first-ever caricature festival will be held in Ho Chi Minh City to
bring the art closer to the public and provide a comic playground for
professional caricaturists and the audience.
Metropole opens wartime bomb shelter to public
The Sofitel Legend Metropole Hotel in Hanoi will open up its old wartime
air raid shelter, built in its gardens, to the public on May 21,
announced a hotel spokesperson on May 14.
French artist faces walls
Listen to the walls in Hanoi and you will hear what they are telling you.
Rubbish collectors get starring role in new film venture
An exhibition featuring different lives in modern society has opened in
Hanoi with the title of Tales in the City: Community Voices.
Artists sing for gender equality
Youth from all over HCM City are
awaiting the launch of the Soul Nation tour at Thu Duc University
Community Campus on Dec.3
British band roars into Tiger beer’s art festival
British band I Am Giant were the main
attraction at Tiger Translate, Tiger beer’s annual art festival held in
Da Nang on May 25.
First fruit festival closes in Tien Giang
The first Vietnamese Fruit Festival
closed in the Mekong delta province of Tien Giang on April 24.
Hanoi cracks down on illegal advertising
More solutions to free the city’s
public places from illegally fly-posted advertising have been drawn up
by the municipal People’s Committee.
Focus
NA spends 24th working day on discussing draft laws
No information on UK’s support for repatriation of truck death victims
Party official welcomes Total’s investment in Vietnam
Global forum of young Vietnamese intellectuals slated for late Novembe
