What's on March 4-10/2024
MUSIC & PERFORMANCES
Tay Ninh Province- Ba Den Mountain Spring Festival
Until March 9,
Ba Den Mountain Historical, Cultural and Tourism Relic Site
Featuring series of festivities and art performances.
Hanoi-Huong Pagoda Festival
Until May 1
Featuring sightseeing trips to pagodas, temples and caves which are the main attractions at the Huong pagoda festival, and join ceremonies to ask for favours from Lord Buddha.
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EXHIBITION
Hanoi-FILE: Pitch
Until Mar 10
Floor 2, MAI Gallery, 113 Hang Bong Street
From the organizer:
An annual celebration event of Lacquer Fine-art. Since “filing” (or “sanding”) is more an act of creation than destruction in making Lacquer art, “FILE” emphasizes the ceaseless grind for improvement. The first episode of the FILE series is called Pitch, where a group of young people stand their own point of view and embrace their own tone of voice toward Lacquer as an art material, “Pitch” conveys our spirit and hope to keep moving forward and upward – To infinity and beyond.
So to speak clearly, FILE: Pitch is not the answer but a space, both concrete and virtual, built to look for one, with a hopeful attitude towards the future. Visitors of FILE: Pitch are welcome to get up close and personal in many ways: observe Lacquer artworks made by non-professionals, listen to our introduction of materials and techniques, and feel them with your own hands. All feedback collected is signs and premises for further discussions and creations.
Follow updates on event’s page.
Opening: 05 pm, Mar 6
Exhibition: 08 am – 05 pm, Mar 6 – 9
Until April 14, 12 pm – 10 pm, Tues – Sun,
O Cocktail & Art Bar, 292/15 Dien Bien Phu, Ward 17, Binh Thanh District
Registration link for the opening ceremony
From the organizer:
Russian artist Ivan Shevnesky has lived in Ho Chi Minh for more than 8 years, bringing forth a series of colorful paintings derived from his inner self, personal experiences, and journeys.
The state of attention represents the constant psychological evolution of humans. In an era where external factors increasingly cause distractions, paying attention becomes more complex and sophisticated. These factors manifest as multi-sensory information that we must continuously process, creating chaos in every aspect of life. Consequently, attention becomes a luxury and a desire in certain situations, evolving into syndromes that people proudly regard as innovations. Drawing parallels between internal and external chaos, Ivan conveys his observations on canvas with contemporary brush strokes and colors, rooted in European modern art.
Follow updates on event’s page.
Until Mar 20
Floor 2, Mipec Long Bien, No. 2 Long Bien 2, Long Bien District
From the organizer:
Wishing hundred years of happiness for newlyweds on their wedding day expresses Vietnamese people’s sincere desire for a lifetime of joy and fullfillment. What is happiness? What does it take to make us happy? These seemingly simple questions are hard to answer, since each person’s idea of happiness is conditioned by a different life journey.
Through the practice of art using traditional lacquer materials and experiments with different modern materials such as metals and synthetics, the limits of materials expand to change forms and spatial dimensions. These new techniques offer a visually rich experience, creating new emotional expressions and artistic concepts.
In this exhibition, I continue to develop the art project “A Thousand Portraits of Mattresses”, a fusion of sculpture and painting that I’ve been pursuing for the past 10 years and will continue to do so in the future. Displaying mattress artworks alongside traditional paintings of people, landscapes, and objects, I want to invite reflections of life and its essence, of past and present, of time and space, while embracing dreams and realities that humans bear.
The exhibition is not my definition of happiness but merely my observations and reflections of life through the lines, forms, and colors. It is my own searching as an artist of the essence of art, of beauty and grit, of happiness and suffering, and ultimately, the meaning of life.
Hanoi-Exhibition “The Middle Land”
Until Apr 20
Artigin Art Space – Lotte Mall Westlake Office Lobby. 683 Lac Long Quan, Tay Ho District
From the organizer:
A territory residing “in the middle.” Amidst the past, amidst the future. Between the edges of the tangible and the boundless. What we once understood about the contemporary realm now materializes as sudden occurrences, seemingly sensible yet rich in anomalies. A familiar obsession, seemingly empty and lacking in information.
Follow update on event's page.
Pleiku City, Gia Lai Province- Outdoor display of antique artifacts
Until the end of 2024,
Pleiku City
An outdoor exhibition entitled “Tay Nguyen – Gia Lai Paradise” displaying antique artifacts of local ethnic people.
Highlights of the exhibition are a white elephant bone chair dating back 700 years and a collection of elephant hunting tools dating back more than 100 years of the M'Nong ethnic group.
On display are thousands of antique artifacts of collector Dang Minh Tam, including musical instruments, hunting and weaving tools, ceremonial objects, jewelry items and other items in the life of ethnic groups in the five Central Highlands provinces.
Tay Ninh Province- Ba Den Mountain Spring Festival
Until March 9,
Ba Den Mountain Historical, Cultural and Tourism Relic Site
Featuring series of festivities and art performances.
Hanoi-Huong Pagoda Festival
Until May 1
Featuring sightseeing trips to pagodas, temples and caves which are the main attractions at the Huong pagoda festival, and join ceremonies to ask for favours from Lord Buddha.
________________________________________________________________
EXHIBITION
Hanoi-FILE: Pitch
Until Mar 10
Floor 2, MAI Gallery, 113 Hang Bong Street
From the organizer:
An annual celebration event of Lacquer Fine-art. Since “filing” (or “sanding”) is more an act of creation than destruction in making Lacquer art, “FILE” emphasizes the ceaseless grind for improvement. The first episode of the FILE series is called Pitch, where a group of young people stand their own point of view and embrace their own tone of voice toward Lacquer as an art material, “Pitch” conveys our spirit and hope to keep moving forward and upward – To infinity and beyond.
So to speak clearly, FILE: Pitch is not the answer but a space, both concrete and virtual, built to look for one, with a hopeful attitude towards the future. Visitors of FILE: Pitch are welcome to get up close and personal in many ways: observe Lacquer artworks made by non-professionals, listen to our introduction of materials and techniques, and feel them with your own hands. All feedback collected is signs and premises for further discussions and creations.
Follow updates on event’s page.
Danang-Street Artists Gallery Exhibition
Opening: 05 pm, Mar 6
Exhibition: 08 am – 05 pm, Mar 6 – 9
Danang Fine Arts Museum, 78 Le Duan, Hai Chau district,
From the organizer:
Featuring the vibrant and eclectic canvas paintings of the Nam Jam international street artists.
Follow updates on event’s page.
HCMC-Exhibition “The Attention Deficit”
Until April 14, 12 pm – 10 pm, Tues – Sun,
O Cocktail & Art Bar, 292/15 Dien Bien Phu, Ward 17, Binh Thanh District
Registration link for the opening ceremony
From the organizer:
Russian artist Ivan Shevnesky has lived in Ho Chi Minh for more than 8 years, bringing forth a series of colorful paintings derived from his inner self, personal experiences, and journeys.
The state of attention represents the constant psychological evolution of humans. In an era where external factors increasingly cause distractions, paying attention becomes more complex and sophisticated. These factors manifest as multi-sensory information that we must continuously process, creating chaos in every aspect of life. Consequently, attention becomes a luxury and a desire in certain situations, evolving into syndromes that people proudly regard as innovations. Drawing parallels between internal and external chaos, Ivan conveys his observations on canvas with contemporary brush strokes and colors, rooted in European modern art.
Follow updates on event’s page.
Hanoi-Exhibition “Happy Ever After”
Until Mar 20
Floor 2, Mipec Long Bien, No. 2 Long Bien 2, Long Bien District
From the organizer:
Wishing hundred years of happiness for newlyweds on their wedding day expresses Vietnamese people’s sincere desire for a lifetime of joy and fullfillment. What is happiness? What does it take to make us happy? These seemingly simple questions are hard to answer, since each person’s idea of happiness is conditioned by a different life journey.
Through the practice of art using traditional lacquer materials and experiments with different modern materials such as metals and synthetics, the limits of materials expand to change forms and spatial dimensions. These new techniques offer a visually rich experience, creating new emotional expressions and artistic concepts.
In this exhibition, I continue to develop the art project “A Thousand Portraits of Mattresses”, a fusion of sculpture and painting that I’ve been pursuing for the past 10 years and will continue to do so in the future. Displaying mattress artworks alongside traditional paintings of people, landscapes, and objects, I want to invite reflections of life and its essence, of past and present, of time and space, while embracing dreams and realities that humans bear.
The exhibition is not my definition of happiness but merely my observations and reflections of life through the lines, forms, and colors. It is my own searching as an artist of the essence of art, of beauty and grit, of happiness and suffering, and ultimately, the meaning of life.
Hanoi-Exhibition “The Middle Land”
Until Apr 20
Artigin Art Space – Lotte Mall Westlake Office Lobby. 683 Lac Long Quan, Tay Ho District
From the organizer:
A territory residing “in the middle.” Amidst the past, amidst the future. Between the edges of the tangible and the boundless. What we once understood about the contemporary realm now materializes as sudden occurrences, seemingly sensible yet rich in anomalies. A familiar obsession, seemingly empty and lacking in information.
Follow update on event's page.
Pleiku City, Gia Lai Province- Outdoor display of antique artifacts
Until the end of 2024,
Pleiku City
An outdoor exhibition entitled “Tay Nguyen – Gia Lai Paradise” displaying antique artifacts of local ethnic people.
Highlights of the exhibition are a white elephant bone chair dating back 700 years and a collection of elephant hunting tools dating back more than 100 years of the M'Nong ethnic group.
On display are thousands of antique artifacts of collector Dang Minh Tam, including musical instruments, hunting and weaving tools, ceremonial objects, jewelry items and other items in the life of ethnic groups in the five Central Highlands provinces.
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