What A Relief!

Fleeting pleasures of life in vibrant woodcut prints The duck peering over the broken bottom half of the egg in wood print artist Jack Clayton’s (www.jackclaytonart.com) piece on Vietnamese street food almost looks kind of cute until you see the other visual cues: tamarind, a hot pepper nibbled in the neighboring frame, the long leaf of Vietnamese coriander next to it. On important … Read more

By Popular Demand

Jerome Peschard is a contemporary pop artist you should know The pop art movement began in the 1950s and prospered in the 1960s in the US and UK, pulling imagery from popular and commercial culture as a means of generating more socially relevant commentary. This was a rejection of the overarching traditional approach to art and culture at the time. Budding artists did not feel … Read more

On The Plus Side

MoT+++ and their artists to watch MoT+++ is a new concept from the art space previously known as Dia Projects. The space will remain at its Binh Thanh location in Ho Chi Minh City while expanding its program to four main projects: the MoT sound project; + a contemporary project space exhibiting the works of Vietnamese and international … Read more

Between Fragmentation and Wholeness

An exhibition of new work by Truong Cong Tung, the first comprehensive show of his work in almost a decade Between Fragmentation and Wholeness refers to The Wholeness and the Implicate Order, a book authored by David Bohm, a distinguished physicist in the field of quantum theory. Influential beyond his own discipline, notably in philosophy and art, Bohm was recognized for … Read more

My Life As a Bird Artist

Capturing the inherent beauty of birds through ink and paper As I write this, I’m sitting outside on my balcony with a morning cup of tea, listening to the birds singing and planning the day. My own two parrots are out here with me and I’m watching a kingfisher pair spend time together on their favorite branch next to the river. In this moment of tranquility, it’s easy … Read more

Guerilla tactics

MoT+++ and Sàn Art present the first solo exhibition of ceramics by Vietnamese artist Nguyen Quoc Chanh Nguyen Quoc Chanh is an acclaimed poet, admired by his peers and audiences in Vietnam and overseas. His first collection of poems was published in 1990 and his work has been translated into many languages. His lesser-known ceramic work caught … Read more

Historical Awakening

An exhibition where art and artists respond to the challenges of their socio-political circumstances American film directors Ken Burns and Linda Novick interviewed more than 79 witnesses for their epic 10-part television series The Vietnam War (called The American War in Vietnam)—now playing to millions of viewers across the US. The documentary film dovetails in time and approach with the current New York exhibition … Read more

Escape

Lim Khim Ka Ty’s passion for her work and her dedication to continuing to evolve and develop her artistic practice continue to surprise and delight. Ka Ty graduated from the HCMC Fine Arts University in 2003. Her first solo gallery exhibition was in 2005 at Craig Thomas Gallery and she has since exhibited widely internationally. Along … Read more

Draw Of The Wild

Artist Dao Van Hoang speaks about the importance of wildlife conservation through his art Wildlife artist Dao Van Hoang is sitting next to his easel in his 10th floor apartment overlooking the Saigon River. Despite his impressive oeuvre, the 52-year-old conservationist is quick to downplay his artistic credence. “I don’t consider myself as an artist,” … Read more

Fading Memories

A solo exhibition of oil paintings by Hanoi-based artist Nguyen Minh Nam Nguyen Minh Nam’s latest collection Fading Memories is a further stanza in his on-going paean to the inevitable losses suffered by traditional Vietnamese culture in the country’s headlong rush into the modern world. While there is clearly regret at the fading of culture-defining … Read more