N''Gone Fall, an independent curator, art critic, and consultant in
cultural engineering from Senegal will speak about the culture and
contemporary art of Africa at two lectures at Hoa Sen University in HCM
City later this month.
One of the leading comic illustrators in Viet Nam,
Ta Huy Long, critic Pham Xuan Nguyen and writer Truong Quy will hold a
discussion on the 82-page colour comic book Cua So (Window) of the illustrator, which was published late last year.
Director and film critic Ba Vu was wistful when he spoke admiringly
about the way South Koreans showed respect for their national hero,
Admiral Yi Sun-shin, the naval commander of the Joseon Dynasty
(1392-1897).
Veteran artists have expressed some anxiety about
the quality of sculptures by young artists at a recent seminar organised
by the Viet Nam Fine Arts Association in Ha Noi.
Veteran literary critic Pham Xuan Nguyen has called for more recognition
from culture authorities and writers for online writing, which is
attracting a fresh wave of young followers.
