May 28 – June 3: Exhibition “Ephemera” by Marianne Smolska in Hanoi

NDO— A selection of noteworthy artistic and cultural events that will take place in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

May 28 – June 3: Exhibition “Ephemera” by Marianne Smolska in Hanoi

HANOI

PERFORMANCE

Rec Vietnam Road Tour 2018

8 pm daily from May 28 to June 3

Sidewalk Hanoi

231 Au Co, Hanoi

The programme features the participation of more than 20 different artists and bands: such as The La Belle et la Bête’s – Bloodshed – Bongwakers – Đieu Uc – Empty Spaces – GAI – Hanoi Dub Collective – HUB – Kaarnaak – LinhHafornow – Loopernatural – Mi Nombre Es Dolores – MNED – Mukang Fields – MXM – Project 420 – Rebel Monk – Sirens of Ha Long – The Tay Traus – Tomes – WINDRUNNER – Zamina.

LoudSound Concert “The Unknown”

8 – 9.30 pm, May 30

Heritage Space

1st Floor, Dolphin Plaza

LoudSound, a chamber of music where you can find an ensemble of the most authentic sounds from piano, violin, viola, cello and flute.

Coming to LoudSound, you are invited to an open space where you have space to stand or sit, be it on a chair, a bench, or on the floor, near the stage or from afar, choose your own music experience.

EXHIBITION

Exhibition “T.O.A.N”

Vietnam Fine Arts Museum

66 Nguyen Thai Hoc St.

The exhibition “T.O.A.N” by a group of 6 artists Hoang Hai Anh, Ly Hung Anh, Doan Hoang Lam, Luu Vu Long, Tran Le Nam, and Doan Xuan Tang is taking place from May 25 to May 31 at the Vietnam Museum of Fine Arts. The exhibition unveils 35 newest paintings which have yet to be shown to public before that mark the stage of artistic creation and companionship through many years of the six artists.

Exhibition “The Northwest Land”

VICAS Art Studio

32 Hao Nam Street, Dong Da District, Hanoi

You are invited to the exhibition THE NORTHWEST LAND by artists Le Kinh Tai, Nguyen Quang Vinh, Le Minh Duc, Chu Van, and Bui Van Tuat.

The exhibition displays 24 artworks on the nature and people of Northwest Vietnam, which were created during an art workshop organised and funded by the VICAS ART STUDIO in 2018.

Free entry

Exhibition “Ephemera” by Marianne Smolska

Dong Phong Art Gallery

03 Ly Dao Thanh Street

In Marianne Smolska’s new pictorial series entitled ‘Phu Du’, which means “ephemera” in Vietnamese, delicate monochrome motifs (skulls, wilted flowers, brambles, roots, and chrysalises) are intertwined with embroidery on handmade Lao and Vietnamese paper.

HO CHI MINH CITY

PERFORMANCE

A O Show by Lune Production

6:00 pm daily, except Wednesday and Sunday

Ho Chi Minh City Opera House

7 Cong Truong Lam Son, Ben Nghe Ward, District 1

The A O Show features optical illusions and impressive acrobatics, paired with traditional music performances by a troupe of talented local artists.

Known as the Cirque du Soleil of Vietnam (minus the flashy outfits), this live show depicts the transition of rural Vietnam into today’s modern landscape, using props such as giant woven baskets, scaffolding, bamboo canes, and ropes.

Price range: VND630,000 - VND1,470,000

EXHIBITION

Exhibition “Oration for Ten Types of Sentient Beings”

The Factory Contemporary Arts Centre

15 Nguyen U Di, Thao Dien, District 2, Ho Chi Minh City

You are invited to the exhibition ‘Oration For Ten Types of Sentient Beings’ – a solo exhibition by artist Phạm Tran Vietnam, curated by Tran Luong.

Tickets:

For adults: VND 35,000

For students: VND 25,000 (with appropriate student ID)

For children under 16: free (with appropriate ID)

Exhibition “Between Fragmentation and Wholeness”

Galerie Quynh

118 Nguyen Van Thu Street, Dakao ward, District 1

You are invited to “Between Fragmentation and Wholeness” – an exhibition of new work by Truong Cong Tung. Curated by Arlette Quynh-Anh Tran, this is Truong’s first solo exhibition at the gallery and the first comprehensive show of his work in almost a decade.

The exhibition invites viewers to enter Truong Cong Tung’s multidimensional reality through three main axes in the gallery space: vertically – with the ruptures in urban planning and propagated doctrine; horizontally – with mystical human-altered landscapes in agrarian territories; and diagonally – with a mirage of blazing images extracted from the virtual domain.