Saigon Experimental Film IV

Sun 27 Nov 2022, 06 pm – 09:30 pm
76 Ngọc Lâm, Long Biên, Hà Nội

Saigon Experimental Film Festival IV (SEFF IV) is back for a new screening night after 2 years of quiet. Following 650 international film submissions, we have selected 22 standout short films all experimental in aesthetic, montage, topic or narration and we are now ready to share them with you.

Remarkably, this year’s edition of Saigon Experimental is traveling to different cities and will be hosted at various venues across Vietnam. Stay tuned for more information from the organizers of SEFF IV!

In Hanoi, Á Space is pleased to be the host of the screening program in a special venue that will be revealed soon. In addition to the screening program of 22 selected films, we will also present a special satellite program in response to SEFF IV titled ‘My mama told me I’m experimental’

Programme:

Part I.
1. Love Machine
2. A wind grazes your door
3. Heimat
4. Grimoire 9
5. Marija + Toma
6. Under the White Mask (in-person event only)
7. Roach Dinner
8. Dots
9. Fantastic Fruits
10. Blooming
11. Behind those Walls

[30’ Interlude]

Part II.
12. CREATOR
13. I’LL BE BACK!
14. Noon in the cemetery
15. Keratin
16. Passage
17. Aralkum (in-person event only)
18. Boom, Boom, Bass
19. Love, Dad (in-person event only)
20. Transparent, the world is.
21. The Stream XII
22. Sisyphus’ Cat

Exhibition “The Art of Indigenous Weaving”

Opening (for guest only): Sat 03 Dec 2022, 05 pm – 07 pm
Exhibition: Sat 03 Dec 2022, 07 pm – 09 pm
& Sun 04 Dec 2022, 09 am – 06 pm
Goethe Institut
56-58-60 Nguyễn Thái Học, Ba Đình, Hà Nội

In the modern world, Vietnamese indigenous weaving traditions struggle to survive in the face of more affordable, factory-produced textiles. Because of this, since establishment, CRAFT LINK has launched different programs/projects that seek to encourage younger generations to pick up the long tradition and learn how the unique patterns and raw materials represent our rich and diverse culture.

In this coming “The Art of Indigenous Weaving” exhibition, we could further explore the beautiful weaving culture in Vietnam through the weaving art of three different ethnic minority groups from the North, the Middle part and the South of Vietnam.

Six artisans from Hmong group (located in Ha Giang Province), Thai group (located in Nghe An Province) and Chau Ma group (located in Lam Dong Province) will be invited to the exhibition to present their weaving culture through their unique weaving demonstration.

Each group has its own weaving practices passed down through generation. Every meticulously handwoven piece of textile has its own function and symbolism, and carries with it the culture and beliefs of the people who make it. This is what makes them even more beautiful, and what makes them a veritable work of art.

Christmas Charity Flea Market 2022 at Diamond Westlake Suites

Dec 4, 10 am – 05 pm
Diamond Westlake Suites, 96 To Ngoc Van Street, Tay Ho District, Hanoi

Diamond Westlake Suites Christmas Charity Flea Market is back to the Playground to celebrate the festive season and to support this year the Hanoi Center for Nurturing Disabled Children

For the 15th edition, we are proud to organize this annual Charity event which all the profits will be distributed to the Center.

On 04 Dec 2022, from 10 am to 05 pm, cross our main gate to attend our event and discover many stalls and activities such as,
– Food and Drinks Courts
– Clothes and Handmade stuff stalls
– GAMES for children and families
– Dancing and singing performance during the event
– Lucky Draw (2 times at 12:05 pm and 14:30 pm)
– Silent Auction

*Entrance Price:
+ 50,000 VND/adult (including lucky draw voucher – value: 20,000 vnd/voucher)
+ 30,000 VND/child (including 02 game coupons – value: 10,000 vnd/game coupon)

All sponsors, individuals or companies who are interested in renting stalls at the Christmas fair or make a donation, please contact to Mr. Tung – 0934.402.911

All profit from tickets/stalls/vouchers selling in our event will be used to donate charity for the Hanoi Center for Nurturing Disabled Children.

MAP 2022 – Exhibition: “Waiting Room”
 

Opening: Sun 27 Nov 2022, 10 am – 12 pm
Exhibition: Tues – Sun 27 Nov – 11 Dec 2022, 10 am – 06 pm
Weird House
Nguyễn Mạnh Đức’s studio
Hamlet 2 Bat Trang village, Gia Lam, Hanoi.

Waiting Room is the final showcase of Month of Arts practice MAP 2022. The exhibition forms part of Month of Arts Practice, abbreviated as MAP, is an annual art project of Heritage Space since 2015.

Month of Arts Practice 2022 (MAP) – the 8th season of MAP continues with the WAR theme. Through discussion and art practice during their residency in Vietnam from October to December, artists together reflect, exchange, and present their premonitions about the wars from the past to present time by different perspectives and minor histories, about unknown entanglements, unnamed truths, and uncertain future in a volatile world. The work results will be presented to the public through the final exhibition – WAITING ROOM, at “Weird House” in Bat Trang village, Hanoi.

There are 10 artists from Germany, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam participating in this project and presenting their works in the exhibition: Oscar Lebeck, Miho Shimizu, Bae Byung Wook, Ryusuke Ito, Sodam Lim, Nguyễn Minh Hoàng, Mi Fa (Lê Vũ Anh Nhi), Jo Ngô (Ngô Kỳ Duyên) & Lê Minh Châu, and Lê Tú Anh. The project also has contributions and mentoring through lectures and exchanges from experts: guest curator Haruka Iharada (居原田遥), Dr. Pamela Nguyen Corey, guest curator Gahee Park, Prof. Dr. Nora Annesley Taylor, guest curator Phương Phan, guest curator Vân Đỗ, guest curator Lee Hangjun, and guest artist Lê Nguyễn Duy Phương.

Month of Arts Practice 2022 is organized by Heritage Space with the generous support of Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam, Korea Foundation, the Goethe-Institut, the Center of Vietnamese Craft Village and artist Nguyễn Mạnh Đức, and other private donors. The project is implemented in close partnership with the Vietnam Institutes for Cultural and Art Studies (VICAS), Á Space, Matca Space for Photography, APD Center for Art Patronage and Development, Nha San Collective, TÁCH Space, A sông, Ba-Bau Air, Hanoi Grapevine, Artplas, Cổ Động, and Art Republik Vietnam.

Exhibitions featuring Hue’s national heritage

Until Dec 23,
Diem Phung Thi Art Centre, 17 Le Loi Street, Hue City

An art exhibition showcasing the charming beauty of Phuoc Tich ancient village in Hue.

The exhibition displays 38 artworks by lecturers and students of the College of Fine Arts and the College of Science, both under Hue University. Paintings created by school students of Phong Dien District, home to Phuoc Tich Village, also are on display.

All the paintings are the result of field trips to the village in October.

”Alternate Existence/s”
 

Opening: Fri 25 Dec 2022, 06 pm – 09 pm
Exhibition: 19 Nov – 10 Dec 2022, 09 am – 08 pm
TOONG
Floor 6-11-14, 198 Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai, Ward 6, District 3, HCMC

Noirfoto Darkroom-Studio-Gallery is cooperating with Gốc Creation to organize the art photography exhibition “Alternate Existence/s” at Toong 198 Minh Khai. This is a very special show, displaying a variety of photographic works and artifacts from more than 40 years of practice by the fine art photographer and educator Tom Hricko, an American who has found Vietnam as his true home.

Coming to the exhibition, the audience will see international-quality digital prints and analogue prints made with master techniques, including the largest hand-printed photograph in Vietnam with a size of up to 120 x 180 cm.

The 4×5” Polaroids with tonality relationships that cannot exist in this reality make us doubt both the real and the surreal… Multiple exposure photos with delicate objects placement and lighting captured the movement of time in contemplative still image space. Synthetic landscapes take the viewers into a parallel world and everyday scenes seen through the eyes of the photographer become a veil of incredible colors, covering the portal to the unknown… are all presented in the exhibition that reflects Tom Hricko’s 40 years of practice.

In addition, the exhibition also features installation art and displays interesting and valuable documents about the author that also reflects the history of photography from the 70s to the present – from when there was only analogue and darkroom photography until the digital camera appeared and rapidly developed.

Don’t Call It Art

19 Nov – 31 Dec 2022
Mơ Art Space
B3 Floor, no. 136 Hang Trong Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi

“I could not imagine then that some of these photos would become the only documentation, for example, of the first stirrings of a performance art scene in Vietnam. Now, 25 years later in Germany – as an observer or a temporary visitor at best, who gleans news about Vietnam’s well-connected international art scene from daily social network chats with friends there – all these works and photos appear to me in quite a different light. They are no longer just gifts, pictures forgotten or discarded as worthless, but rather artworks that have written contemporary history. They had once been a provocative force in their time and place. Here today, this force may seem spent. But to me, now more than ever, it seems as if the artists presented in this book, with their radical stances, were far ahead of their time. Perhaps that is precisely why they fell by the wayside. They became legends before their work could become a permanent and officially recognized part of Vietnam’s art.”

Artists: Nguyễn Minh Thành, Nguyễn Quang Huy, Trương Tân
Featuring artwork from Veroninka Radulovic’s archive
The exhibited pieces were created during the 1990s – a period of significance

Documentary Exhibition: Repurposing Industrial Heritage

Opening: Nov 18, 03 pm
Exhibition: Nov 18 – Dec 11
282 Workshop, 156 Phu Vien, Bo De, Long Bien District, Hanoi

Following the series of events “Repurposing Industrial Heritage 2022 – Innovation & Sustainability”, as part of the EUNIC project “Repurposing Industrial Heritage”, the “Repurposing Industrial Heritage” exhibition seeks to provide perspectives on the possibilities of transforming industrial facilities by presenting examples of industrial heritage transformation in countries such as France, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom that are at the forefront of transformation trends in Europe. As a result, it raises the question of “what future is there for industrial production facilities in Hanoi in light of the city’s official decision to relocate 09 old industrial facilities with significant cultural and historical values”.

Through this exhibition, we hope the community will gain an objective understanding of industrial heritage value, as well as practical and theoretical evidence for urban reconstruction based on successful transformations of industrial heritage throughout the world. 

Art for You 15th Edition
 

01 – 06 Dec 2022, 09:30 am – 08 pm
Manzi Art Space
14 Phan Huy Ich, Hanoi

It feels a phenomenal achievement to have made it to the end of 2022, just 8 months ago Vietnam had still not opened up to travel and tourism and most of the country was still observing various forms of social distancing.

These past two years have seen a dramatic impact on the creative industries and here they are still not fully recovered from the after effects it has bought. Artists, and the spaces that house them – galleries, studios, community art spaces – have been adversely affected by even greater cuts in funding and financial support.

Over the past two years everyone has turned to the creative endeavours of artists to bring us joy and to make sense of life. Art moves people, it brings hope, curiosity and aspiration.

Art For You, the affordable art fair organised by Manzi Art Space and Work Room Four is back to Hanoi this December with its 15th edition. It is at this time more important than ever to consider how you can support your local artistic community by being a patron of the arts, no matter how small. We hope you consider what an impact buying art from local practitioners can have.

Exhibition: “Human Chess”
 

Opening: Fri 18 Nov 2022, 06 pm – 09 pm
Exhibition: 18 Nov – 07 Dec 2022
Craig Thomas Gallery
27(i) Trần Nhật Duật, Tân Định Ward, District 1, HCMC

The geometry and poetic symmetry of Nguyen Trong Minh’s paintings are among the first things that catches one’s eye when seeing his work. Rows of identically dressed groups of student-age men and women are frequently depicted sitting or standing in various meditative or seemingly obedient poses that speak to the acceptance or the successful imposition of a certain uniformity of purpose or mind-set. The clothing worn is most often traditional of the northern region of the country while also prominently featuring school uniforms indicating both a sense of submission or pedagogical intent.

In his Human Chess collection, Minh seems to be evolving into a less austere and didactic style of composition towards something more whimsical and playful. The artist says, “The title of the collection is inspired by the woodcarving art which is found on old Vietnamese communal houses and pagodas in the Red River Delta of northern Vietnam. This art depicts the common leisure activities of Vietnamese people like playing chess, wrestling, buffalo fighting, tiger hunting, drinking and going to sing at the Mandarin’s house. Among the many types of chess played is human chess where people are used as pieces on the chessboard.” These activities are satirically but affectionately reproduced in many of the paintings of the Human Chess collection.

Piece, You, I

Until Dec 4, 10 am – 08 pm
NGÃ Art Space, TÁCH SPACES, 20 Hai Ba Trung Street, Hanoi

TACH would be honored to present “Piece, I, You” – a solo exhibition by artist Luong Van Viet, curated by Do Tuong Linh, at Nga Art Space this November.

“Piece, I, You” was born from the artist’s concerns through his day-by-day observations. As the artist once confided, “A piece is a disjoint part. You and I, each of us is a piece of family, time, friend or money, but we are also most importantly each a piece of our inner selves, wherein lies our spirituality.”

Exhibition: Illuminated Curiosities

Until Dec 2022
EMASI Nam Long
147 Street No.8, Nam Long Residential area, District 7,
EMASI Van Phuc
2 Street No.5, Van Phuc Residential City, Thu Duc District, HCMC

Nguyen Art Foundation (NAF) proudly invites you to the opening of ‘Illuminated Curiosities’, a group exhibition with 26 artists featuring 46 artworks from within and outside NAF’s Collection. Curated by art researcher Ace Le, with the curatorial assistance from Duong Manh Hung and Tam Nguyen, the exhibition will take place simultaneously across the campuses of EMASI Nam Long and EMASI Van Phuc, over the course of six months from May to December of 2022. ‘Illuminated Curiosities’ is a collaborative effort between NAF and Lan Tinh Foundation.

Hungarian Film Week

Nov 25-29, 7pm

Cinestar, 135 Hai Ba Trung Street, District 1, HCM City

Five Hungarian movies and animated films will be screened during Hungarian Film Week.

Audiences can send an email to eventhungary.hcm@mfa.gov.hu to receive free tickets or collect them at the cinema.

Exhibition “Path 25+”

12 Nov – 03 Dec 2022, 10 am – 07 pm
Hanoi Studio Gallery
23-25 Mạc Đĩnh Chi, Trúc Bạch, Ba Đình, Hà Nội

Three friends – together since the days at Saigon art school, No. 5 Phan Dang Luu. Together they held their first exhibition in 1997. It has been 25 years. A long, long way. Each person has traveled down their own roads of passion and creativity. They gradually matured, stayed persistent with their own practice, and then slowly made their marks on Vietnamese art over the past two decades. Silent footsteps, happy journeys, sad songs, excitement, and anxiety. Then, on these last days of Autumn 2022, the three friends meet again in the same stream, with their latest collections of works.

”no-think”

Tues – Sun 17 Nov – 09 Dec 2022, 11 am – 07 pm
Manzi Exhibition Space
02 ngõ Hàng Bún, Ba Đình, Hà Nội

Originated from an unrealized series of installations ten years ago that Phúc had fully formed idea about, ‘no-think’ when comes into being at manzi this month, is an interplay of the physical presence and the re-appearance of what -used -to- exist-and-archived:
A bottle of penicillin filled with tears
A reptile animal
A flying strip of fabric tied with a knot
A painting made of scorched rice
A man running on a blooming field of yellow flowers
A man perching on a loofah pergola
A man lying on a blossom bush
A ring on the floor formed by buffalo dung

Such an overload of visual materials on disparate forms, ‘No-Think’ offers a space crammed full with images. They collide, or more accurately pushing down and simultaneously lifting up, interrupting while harmonizing & backing each other. The audience gets struck by a great amount of visual information and an overwhelming force inherent therein that directly attacks their senses. Though being perceived, this visual data is seemingly unable to be processed, obviously incomprehensible due to its absurdity and lack of coherence.

Rejecting any logical connection or cohesiveness, the visual fragments featuring in ‘No-Think’ are nevertheless authentic and original as Nguyễn Văn Phúc “…did not aim to question their origins, but rather to perceive and keep them in one’s own memory”. As if an effort to catch some random images popping into our heads or to summon fleeting shadows in a dream. From this perspective, the immateriality of our subconscious mind has been materialized in Nguyễn Văn Phúc’s installations, with a distinct structure composed of aggressiveness along with playfulness, roughness mixing into delicacy.

“No-Think” marks an end of twelve-year -(half) absence of Phuc from the local art scene and excitingly opens up a brand new chapter of his art practice.

International science film festival

Oct 8 - Dec 31
Hanoi, Thai Nguyen, Danang, and Ho Chi Minh City

The 12th international science film festival featuring a range of scientific topics which are both accessible and entertaining to a broad audience and demonstrates that science can be fun and educational.

Some 16 science films across different categories will be screened during the festival.

Le Ha (Hanoigrapevines)