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Vietnamese artist's painting sold at 60,000 USD in London auction

Saturday, May 03, 2025

The oil on canvas "Property of a Lady of Title" was the top-selling item at Sloane Street Auctions on May 2 and marked the first Vietnamese artwork ever auctioned at the house.

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Vietnamese artist Vũ Cao Đàm's painting to be auctioned in London

Thursday, May 01, 2025

The oil painting, titled "Property of a Lady of Title," will be the first Vietnamese artwork on auction at this distinguished auction house. It was on display at a solo exhibition of Vũ Cao Đàm in London in 1960, hosted...

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Mekong Diaries published for Vietnamese readers

Monday, Apr 28, 2025

The Vietnamese version of Mekong Diaries - an artbook featuring never-before-published drawings, poems and letters by war artists - has been released by Kim Đồng Publishing House. 

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Vietnamese artist’ paintings displayed at exhibition promoting ASEAN connection

Tuesday, Apr 15, 2025

In 2024, Việt Nam surpassed Singapore to become the third most-visited country in the region, welcoming 17.5 million international arrivals - just behind Malaysia with 25 million and Thailand with 35 million.

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Denmark's painting contest awards winners

Thursday, Apr 03, 2025

The contest, with the theme Green Initiatives, received more than 24,600 paintings and artworks submitted from over 260 schools and clubs nationwide. 

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Exhibition weaving fantastic fabric tales

Monday, Mar 31, 2025

This is the third solo exhibition of the artist, who has exclusively used one material over the past 45 years - pre-printed colours on textile pieces - to unique artistic fabric paintings, often on a larger scale.

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Artist transforms coconut palm into paper and pictures

Sunday, Mar 30, 2025

Artist Lê Thanh Hà discovered a unique method to make pictures: using coconut palm branches to produce a special type of paper, which then serves as the canvas for his artwork.

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Exhibition takes viewers on a journey of art and memories

Thursday, Mar 20, 2025

The exhibition, entitled Sắc Thời Gian (Colours of Time), is not just a showcase for paintings, but also a re between painter Đỗ Doãn Châu and three of his students: Đỗ Doãn Bằng, Trần Quốc Hùng and Doãn Hoàng Lâm.

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HCM City photo exhibition showcases sun in all its glory

Monday, Mar 17, 2025

The "Source of Life" photography exhibition currently being held in HCM City features a collection of images of the sun captured by amateur photographer Hoàng Thị Bích Thảo.

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From paint to print: Đông Hồ goes 3D

Sunday, Feb 16, 2025

A group of students from Hà Nội Architectural University has breathed new life into figures in Đông Hồ folk paintings—such as the boy herding buffalo or the mother pig feeding her piglets—using 3D technology.

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Works by Indochina School of Fine Arts' first students displayed in Paris

Friday, Feb 07, 2025

The exhibition traces the artistic time lines of  Lê Phổ, Mai Trung Thứ and Vũ Cao Đàm at the school, followed by their long careers in France from 1937 onwards.

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Sponge to splendour: Y Êli’s loofah art

Sunday, Dec 22, 2024

The humble loofah, often seen as a simple sponge, has been transformed into a series of stunning works of art by Y Êli Buôn Krông from Buôn Ma Thuột City, in the Central Highlands province of Đắk Lắk.

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Huế displays royal golden books

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Visitors to the Museum of Royal Fine Arts in Huế are to get a chance to look at books transcribed on rectangle gold pieces, made for the adoration of the Nguyễn Dynasty (1802-1945).

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Regional artists display paintings in Ha Noi

Monday, Dec 28, 2015

Thirty-six paintings are on display at an exhibition in Ha Noi showcasing different cultures among artists from Malaysia, Thailand and Viet Nam.

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National exhibition opens to showcase current trends of fine arts

Wednesday, Dec 09, 2015

More than 400 artworks of painting, graphics, performance art and video art, representing Viet Nam''s fine arts field between 2011 and 2015, are on display in downtown Ha Noi.