Piece, You, I

05 Nov – 04 Dec 2022, 10 am – 08 pm
NGÃ Art Space, TÁCH SPACES
20 Hai Bà Trưng, Hoàn Kiếm

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.”

The works of “Piece, Me, You” re-contextualize the space in which they are placed. They invaded the space and rearranged their order. They question the viewer’s existence and the role of architecture in the exhibition as a whole. Above all, time appears to play a significant role; not only for the changing of light setting on all works from different angles but also because the viewers are required their patience and time for an immersive experience. This may just be tranquility, what we need to locate the pieces inside our very own selves.

““Piece, Me, You” invites you to creep into the space and experience it to the fullest with every sense at different times” – quoted from Do Tuong Linh’s curatorial text for the exhibition.

Luong Van Viet (b. 1977) graduated from the Hanoi University of Fine Arts with a specialisation in sculpting. He belongs to a generation of young sculptors who are always eager to push boundaries and discover new expressional materials, with his own favourites being metals such as iron or copper.

HN City Walk: Lan Ong Street and Hanoi’s Old Quarter

14:30 – 16:30, Sat 12 Nov 2022
Lan Ong Street and Hanoi’s Old Quarter

Friends of Vietnam Heritage (FVH) runs informative city walks which, we hope are a bit different from other city walks. They include personal information and stories from long term local Hanoi residents as well as discovering some hidden areas of the city. They look at the past, the changes that have taken place and how this has influenced the present and future.

On the walk through Lan Ong Street and Hanoi’s Old Quarter, participants will be able to roam around Lan Ong and the nearby streets, listen to the tales of the famous medicine street and enjoy remnants of the old architecture in the area.

*Language: English

Talk: Poetry, the Poetic Current in Contemporary Culture

No. 29 Lane 31 Alley 167 Tay Son Street, Quang Trung Ward, Dong Da District, Hanoi

How is poetry composed and expressed in contemporary culture? What is the poetic essence, expression or current in artistic work and creations? How is poetry presented in form of an open, experimental practice, or in combinations with other art forms such as photography, painting, music, theatre or film? How does the modes of thinking and multimedia or cross-disciplinary art making take shape and take place? …

These are some of the topics of discussion at the talk “Poetry, the poetic current in contemporary culture” taking place during VFCD on Saturday 12.11.2022, with the participation of poet – visual artist mi-mimi, poet – multimedia artist MYAN, artist – photographer Duy Phương, Đinh Minh Hằng (PhD in Literature), and poet – film critic Nguyễn Vũ Hiệp as moderator.

The talk bears the spirit and the name of the programme “Poetry, the poetic current – Open practice in contemporary culture” taking place in Hanoi from 01 Oct – 26 Nov 22 with an event series of Presentations Poetry-music night – Poetry-photography book launch – Talk – Collaboration theatre to share and connect multimedia art and cultural practices from their common point of poetry.

Opening Ceremony of Vietnam Festival of Creativity & Design 2022

Nov 7-13, 06:30 pm – 09 pm
Complex 01, No. 29 Lane 31 Alley 167 Tay Son Street,

A series of interesting and quality exhibitions, seminars, talks and more.

Vietnam Festival of Creativity & Design 2022 (VFCD 2022) initiated by RMIT University Vietnam creates an open, timely and interactive platform for creative individuals and organisations to engage with thousands of audiences online and offline. Many events don’t require entrance fees.

Under the theme CHANGE: CREATIVITY CHALLENGE, VFCD 2022’s programme includes cultural exploration tours, talks/seminars, workshops, exhibitions, and various online activities discussing visions, trends, cultural identity and future opportunities for creative industries in Vietnam. In particular, VFCD this year opens up an unprecedented opportunity for cross-disciplinary collaboration, the Creativity Challenge Playground.

Talk with Creative Pair: Nguyen Ha & Tran Thao Mien

Fri 11 Nov 2022, 07 pm – 08 pm
Complex 01
No. 29 Lane 31 Alley 167 Tay Son Street, Quang Trung Ward, Dong Da District, Hanoi

Architect Nguyễn Hà & artist Trần Thảo Miên joined the Creativity Challenge Playground with the light installation project titled THAN THỞ (lit. BREATHING COAL), using coal to tell the tale of light, while also exploring the techniques of using dó paper in making Mid-Autumn Festival folk toys to realise their work. Coal is a mysterious fossil fuel with a highly intricate inner contradiction as a substance that both fuels and destroys the living environment. This material represents darkness, mystery and million-year-old life. With its high density and unpredictable shape, this has been a challenge for the team on their way to the finish line, both in terms of technique and aesthetics.

Joining the Creativity Challenge Playground 2022, the duo hopes that their idea could be a suggestion for young creatives. With traditional materials and techniques, their product will open up new pathways with folk toys as the starting point. How did the journey of the coal pieces begin, how has the project progressed, and how did the pair of artists address the challenges… all will be discussed in the talk this November 11. Register now to join the pair at the event!

*Language: Vietnamese

Concert promoting peace

Nov 12-13

Vietnam National Opera and Ballet

A concert entitled “A mass for peace” with the participation of 200 artists from the Vietnam National Opera and Ballet and other international choirs.

“A mass for peace” is a work by Welsh composer Karl Jenkins. The piece was released in 2000 and has been performed by orchestras and choirs around the world but has never been staged in Vietnam.

Talk: Textile Expressions Experimental Approach Using New Technology to Interpret Traditional Storytelling Through Making 

Fri 11 Nov 2022, 10 am – 11 pm
Complex 01
No. 29 Lane 31 Alley 167 Tay Son Street, Quang Trung Ward, Dong Da District, Hanoi

Conducted by RMIT University Vietnam and Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand, the talk focuses on textile expressions and the “rejuvenation” of traditional weaving, such as the production of e-textiles.

This talk is based on the PhD research of the speaker, aiming to investigate how modern technologies, contemporary materials, and traditional handicraft processes can be cohesively combined to produce interactive e-textiles with the capability of communicating new narratives. Using an experimental practice-based approach, this research investigates and seeks to understand how aspects of traditional crafts can be translated into contemporary textiles through material and making processes. Participants will have the opportunity to accompany speakers on an exploration to find out how storytelling through traditional textiles could be applied in a modern context. The key techniques that will be discussed are weaving and embroidery, or a mixture of both. The talk will also include the presentation of relevant material samples and findings.

Event programme:
– Brief discussion of ethnic groups
– Ancient examples of encoded textiles
– Storytelling textiles from ethnic culture
– The techniques – weaving & embroidery
– Wearable technologies and e-textile
– Textile sample catalogue
– Discussion and Q&A

Piano Concert with Moritz Ernst

Nov 7, 06:30 pm
Conservatory Ho Chi Minh City, 112 Nguyen Du, District 1

The German pianist and harpsichordist Moritz Ernst is making his debut in Vietnam on a Southeast Asian tour with stops in Singapore, Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi. The program in Ho Chi Minh City includes important pieces by leading composers of the 20th century and the present.

Month of Arts Practice 2022

Until Dec 15,

Month of Arts Practice (MAP) abbreviated as MAP, is an annual art project of Heritage Space. MAP was initiated and operated since 2015 with a view to creating a space for composing and developing contemporary art on the basis of cooperation and interaction among Vietnamese and international artists. Each year, MAP sets out a specific theme, inviting the participation of international acclaimed artists and curators come to Hanoi (Vietnam) to practice and exchange with talented young Vietnamese artists..

Month of Arts Practice 2022 – 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 Artist’s talk, especially during the Final Exhibition 2022 at the end of November in Hanoi.

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

Month of Arts Practice 2022 is organized by Heritage Space in close cooperation with Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam, Korea Foundation, and with the support of the Vietnam Institutes for Cultural and Art Studies (VICAS), Á Space, Matca, APD Center for Art Patronage and Development, Nha San Collective, the Goethe-Institut, TÁCH Space, A sông, Hanoi Grapevine, Artplas and Art Republik Vietnam.

Programme:

30 Oct: The 1st Artist’s talk – What do I say when I talk about the war?
05 Nov: The 2nd Artist’s talk – What do I say when I talk about the war?
12 Nov: The 3rd Artist’s talk – What do I say when I talk about the war?
19 Nov: The 4th Artist’s talk – What do I say when I talk about the war?
27 Nov – 17 Dec (10 am – 07 pm everyday): WAITING ROOM, the MAP 2022 exhibition.
03 Dec – 17 Dec (10:30 am – 12 pm every weekend): WAITING ROOM Exhibition tour.

Art photos featuring contemporary life

Until Nov 13, HCM City Fine Arts Museum,HCM City

Titled 'Vietnam Art Photo Exhibition', the exhibition features 250 works by 187 photographers.

Introducing Vietnamese people, culture, and landscapes, and thinking of artists on issues of contemporary life.

20th Century Music Concert Series: Concert No. 12

Fri 11 Nov 2022, 08 pm
Goethe Institut
56-58-60 Nguyen Thai Hoc, Ba Dinh, Hanoi

Welcome back to the 20th Century Music Concert Series, organized by Maestoso, Inspirito School of Music and Goethe Institut Hanoi. CONCERT NO.12 is the opening concert in a series of programs celebrating the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Goethe-Institut in Vietnam.

“Zusammenfluss” – means interference and harmony. This is an accurate word to describe the 25-year journey of the Goethe-Institut since its establishment in Vietnam with the mission of promoting international cultural cooperation. True to its orientation, over the years the Goethe-Institut has always been a place to support and support all activities large and small in general and in particular. Most especially, artistic activities and concerts are always given special favors by the Goethe-Institut.

Present in this evening was a special collaboration with German pianist Moritz Ernst. He is an artist with an extremely diverse repertoire, especially in the field of contemporary music, he has performed and collaborated with many leading contemporary artists and composers such as Klaus Huber, Sandeep Bhagwati, Wolfgang Rihm, Michael Plezel…

A meaningful concert with great professional quality is sure to please any of the most demanding audiences. Join us at this special anniversary show.

The program has the participation of: Moritz Ernst (Piano), Trần Khánh Quang (Clarinet), Svetlana Golubovskaya (Viola), Vũ Công Tuấn (Piano) & Nguyễn Thị Bằng Linh (Piano)

*Ticket Price: 250.000 VND | Combo 3 tickets: 600.000 VND

Exhibition “In the House On the Street”

07 – 13 Nov 2022, 09 am – 08 pm
Complex 01
No. 29 Lane 31 Alley 167 Tay Son Street, Quang Trung Ward, Dong Da District, Hanoi

Are you curious what little things create the “uniqueness” of Hanoi? VFCD invites you to visit a “mini” capital city in an exhibition space rich in culture and history of “Trong Nhà Ngoài Phố”.

“Trong Nhà Ngoài Phố” (“In the House, On the Street”) is an exhibition co-organized by a group of Design Studies students from RMIT University. Executing from the contributions of 7 students with 7 themes and 7 different art styles, the exhibition hopes to give participants a multi-dimensional perspective, yet contains a strong connection to history, culture, people, and the city of Hanoi.

The artworks presented in the exhibition are:

– Artwork 1: Giao is a project to show tourists and the young generation the history of alleys in Hanoi Old Quarter through an interactive exhibition and give a different point of view about life in tiny alleys, behind what is often considered the uniqueness of Hanoi, raise awareness about the problem of local people with low quality living conditions, therefore can look for a solution to preserve culture in the Old Quarter without giving people inconvenience. Giao project brings out image of the meeting between modern people and buildings of the past, all of that happening on every crossing street in the Old Quarter.

– Artwork 2: “Has the image of flower peddlers become a “too ordinary to notice” part of the city?”

Rising from that question, “Vườn” is an event aiming at embracing the rustic images of flower vendors – the ones who adorn the city scene with various colors from the “moving garden” behind their backs throughout many developing vicissitudes of Hanoi city. Besides the wish of raising awareness about the lower-class manual workers in general and the flower vendors in particular, the author hopes the event can make participants more or less gradually pay more attention to the idyllic simple beauties that “colorize” their own daily lives.

– Artwork 3: The collective living quarter, for many people, is not only a historical witness or an architectural trademark of the period, but also contains beautiful memories. For this reason, the project “Tập Thể” aims to recreate the stories associated with these buildings, create a “land of memories” for audiences to immerse themselves in and explore.

Besides telling stories, we hope that the project is also an opportunity for the public, particularly young people, to better understand the life behind the walls of the collective quarter. Therefore, they will slowly give more attention to a lifestyle, a culture that gradually disappears.

– Artwork 4: Inspired by the 3D Virtual Exhibition “Bao vat quoc gia” of the National Museum of History, “Kho bau quoc gia” (English name: “National Treasures”) is a project that by digitizing Vietnam’s treasures, encourages people who are passionate about cultural preservation, and who want to invest in the digital assets to invest in the Museum’s fund via purchasing digitized items. The project’s primary goal is to help the National Museum of History to operate independently without economic support from any private or Government organization so that the Museum can easily implement future projects and help the preservation of Vietnamese history to develop rapidly.

– Artwork 5: Project Mời is an event that bring the opportunity for people to experience the essence in Vietnamese cuisine as well as the sophisticated culture around the subject. Through two main topics: Combinations in Vietnamese cuisine & Dinning etiquette, the project put history culture in the modern setting with the aim to tribute the tradition beauty. From there, Mời hopes to raise awareness of the current generations about how they are forming Vietnamese culture in the present & the upcoming future.

– Artwork 6: ‘Chơi Cờ’ is an interactive event that aims to introduce the culture of Cờ Vỉa (playing chess on the streets) and raise awareness about the sustainability of positive street activities in Hanoi.

The project focuses on the valuable chess playing culture that represents a part of the city’s image. ‘Chơi Cờ’ event hopes to bring Cờ Vỉa culture closer to the youth, and to create a mutual space where everyone can experience interesting activities and gain more understanding of the contemporary cultures and their values to the city and its communities.

– Artwork 7: Referring to Hanoi, one must mention “Ho Guom”. A place with many historical and cultural values, a place associated with Hanoi people

Inspired by the legend that create the name of the lake, “Legend of Sword Return”, I want to recreate that story with the help of modern technology, to help us all imagine the famous story that has been passed down by word of mouth for generations.

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,

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.

Exhibition “Inside the Garden”

Until Nov 15, 09 am – 08 pm
The Muse Artspace, 47 Trang Tien Street

This lacquer painting series “Inside the Garden” is a project starting from early 2019. Artist Vu Van Tich once told us that 3-years is the minimum period that he needs to do preparation, due to the intricacies required in lacquer techniques. Perfecting this artistic medium can be challenging, even with years of experience. The exhibition is made possible thanks to the perseverance driven by passion and discipline of the artist. We have had many discussions regarding the essential techniques and unique values ​​of lacquer – a material that’s mentioned in the book The Artistic Capital of Vietnamese Nation.

Van Tich often concerned himself with the creative directions of lacquer painting. He began by spending 10 years working on simple topics that stem from personal perspectives. The level of sophistication of these paintings is the direct result of Tich’s efforts in the early days.

The exhibition “Inside the Garden” includes 20 artworks that share a coherent composition rhythm. Two paintings, Inside the Garden and Spring is Here, are scaled up to 1,6 meters, depicting the romantic floral scenery of the Northwest region in Vietnam. Other paintings such as Purple Cactus, Wind Day, or Night focus on the elegant beauty, and the different states and characteristics of plants in the garden.

Having a cold, gloomy background, the painting Late Afternoon highlights the red-orange hues of the flower bushes. The foliages lurk behind a mysterious night. The painting shines a light on the distant memories that are hidden deep within. 

Meanwhile, the Golden Mai directly took inspiration from the artist’s personal event. He applied thin layers of multi-tone purple on the surface, and powdered them with reflective silver/gold leaves, producing a clear and vast setting. By using fine silver powder, painting through multi-layer, combining three shades of red, extracted from Cinabrio minerals, fusing artistic quirks such as inverting contrasting spaces, and employing symbolic language, Van Tich has constructed a vibrant and vivacious garden.

Ever since the first professors of the Indochina Fine Arts College introduced lacquer as an artistic medium to Vietnam, Vietnamese lacquer painting has only gone through less than 100 years of development. 

Nonetheless, it has shortly become a prominent element in Vietnamese art culture. Concerning other materials, lacquer painting has proven difficult to work with. It has various grinding and tempering stages, while other factors, including humidity and weather conditions, can greatly influence the outcome. Materials utilized in lacquer paintings are natural ingredients, namely lacquer, Son pigment, gold, silver, nacre, eggshell, mussel shell, etc. 

Currently, Van Tich can apply hundreds of substances within the process of composing a lacquer artwork. Regardless, the ultimate factor that constitutes a profound artwork lies not within the structure, but in the spectrum of the artist’s spirit. Therefore, The Muse Artspace proudly presents Van Tich along with the exhibition “Inside the Garden”. May his spirit guide us amid these whimsical and poetic moments.

Brazilian film week

Nov 7 - 11

Institute of Cultural Exchange with France,

A total of five outstanding Brazilian movies, including “O Roubo da Taça”, “Uma História de Amor e Fúria”, “Trinta”, “Nise - O Coração da Loucura”, and “Colegas” will be screened free of charge

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)