October: Which exhibition is for you?

[painting] exhibition "Nature in the Middle"

• Time: from September 18 to October 2
• Location: Hanoi Studio Gallery (13 Trang Tien, Hoan Kiem)
• Free admission

More or less, in one way or another, we are all learning to learn and get closer to nature; and the "Nature in the Middle" Exhibition will be a completely new way for you to explore and enjoy nature in different spatial and temporal dimensions.

"Nature in the Middle" is a collection of works by 5 authors Luu Dong: Trinh Lien, Dang Huu, Duy Tung, Duy Hoa, Dang Hiep. 10 years ago, they - second and third year art students of the Architecture School, organized weekend drawing trips with the passion of practicing outdoor drawing skills, outside of schoolwork. Immersing in the vast space of nature is certainly a challenge for the senses of future artists, but that gradually gives them the courage to capture light, color, even the scent of plants, land, gardens; as well as awakening the best qualities and skills of each individual.

"The days of wandering together on small streets, hills, river banks, on sunny fields... Each painting contains a whole life, personality, suffering, suspicion, moments of passion and happiness".

[Sculpture] exhibition "Hanoi - Saigon 2020"

• Time: from September 18 to October 18
• Location: Vincom Center for Contemporary Art (B1-R3, Vincom Mega Mall Royal City, 72A Nguyen Trai, Thanh Xuan)
• Free admission

This is the 6th exhibition of the Hanoi - Saigon Sculpture Artists Group. Not only is it the group's largest exhibition in the past decade, the highlight of Hanoi - Saigon Sculpture 2020 also lies in the interweaving and presence of contemporary spirit.

The materials used by the group are diverse, such as: metal, wood, stone, ceramic, composite, fiberglass... Each work reflects the artist's contemplation of all aspects of life - from universal issues such as freedom, movement, nature, to specific stories of contemporary people, childhood memories, loneliness, desires... In particular, the works of young artists of the 8x generation bring new perspectives and new spirits to sculpture and art lovers.

Maybe you are not a person who knows much about sculpture, but through each work contains thoughts and time,theywill still know how to tell you stories about the transformation of contemporary Vietnam.

[Music] Exhibition "Where is it - Here is it"

• Time: from September 18 to October 18
• Location: Vincom Center for Contemporary Art (B1-R3, Vincom Mega Mall Royal City, 72A Nguyen Trai, Thanh Xuan)
• Free admission

"Perhaps it is in nature, rich and lush, that a fundamental idea of ​​Southeast Asian indigenous music exists. The role of humans in front of this tropical treasure is not to resist, but to coexist...".

The musician and ethnomusicologist José Maceda's observation of the connection between nature and music is also the motivation of the Dan Do group and Nguyen Duc Phuong, when they tie their artistic practice to the same indigenous cultural elements.

Dan Do, a group of 4 members who together research, develop and explore musical instruments made mainly from bamboo - as well as ways to play and combine these instruments with movement and performance elements. Some of the instruments they have experimented with during their 8 years of working together include:that guitarmade from bamboo, bright and clear tone, shaped like a fishing rod;jar drum: a ceramic jar often used to hold water, like a percussion instrument that creates a deep, resonant sound...

Nguyen Duc Phuong, the fifth member of the group, is the one who records the group's activities through paintings and sketches. The pigments are mixed from the soil; the techniques of lines, tones, and surfaces are always explored and created... - Nguyen Duc Phuong's works express the symbiotic relationship between music and nature - just like the spirit of Dan Do. Movement-stillness, people-trees-earth coexist on a non-specific space-time background. Somewhere, interwoven visual patterns remind of cultures and places without distinction, from the past and present, rhythmically and gracefully coming together.

The exhibition will look back at the members' artistic journey from 2012 to present through Nguyen Duc Phuong's visual works about the group, Dan Do's musical performances, musical instrument installations and displays, a documentary film and various notes.

[Literature] exhibition of documents about To Huu

• Time: Opening on October 9 and 10, open every Saturday
• Location: To Huu Memorial House, building D9 Thang Long International Village

On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of poet To Huu's birth, his family opened the To Huu Museum, aiming to give the public and those who love his career a deeper insight into the poet - revolutionary soldier.

To Huu Museum consists of two parts: part 1 displays the life and career of To Huu through 7 poetry collections associated with the revolutionary historical periods of the country; part 2 is a space that recreates part of the house at 76 Phan Dinh Phung, where he and his family lived for more than 40 years until he passed away.

In collaboration with the content team of Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Van Huy (former Director of the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology) and the exhibition design of Master of Graphics Dam Ca, combined with many audio-visual media, viewers will have a multi-dimensional and vivid approach to international, domestic and personal documents of poets over nearly a century.

[graffiti] showcasing the work of the legendary cyril kongo

• Time: 10am to 7pm daily
• Location: Cyril Kongo Vietnam Gallery (9 Trang Tien, Hoan Kiem)
• Free admission

Cyril Kongo is no longer a strange name to street-art lovers around the world, because his great contributions have changed the face of the young graffiti genre, originating from the streets of New York. Cyril Kongo's real name is Cyril Phan, his father is Vietnamese and his mother is French. He spent 6 years of his childhood in Saigon and after 1975, he and his mother lived in Congo for two years before returning to France.

After three decades of dedication, the name Cyril Kongo is now synonymous with technical excellence, richness of expression and profound humanity. He is sought after by many luxury brands as well as leading manufacturers in many fields, such as: Hermès, Chanel, Richard Mille, La Cornue, Pinel&Pinel...

In September 2020, Cyril Kongo decided to open his first personal gallery in Hanoi, where he could tell his hometown audience about the journey of a boy growing up in Saigon who always tried to reach out to the world.

Located on Trang Tien Street, Cyril Kongo Hanoi Gallery will display the typical artworks in the career of the French-Vietnamese graffiti legend. Not only bringing the opportunity for Vietnamese audiences to enjoy the unique artworks of the international graffiti monument, the appearance of Cyril Kongo Hanoi Gallery is like a bright, youthful and modern note in the middle of the quiet, historical Trang Tien Street.

Hopefully, through Travellive's suggestions, you will find a "world" just for yourself. Finally, I hope you forget all the above information, forget the tempting smartphone in your hand, because an exhibition is only truly "successful" and complete when the mind is in a free state. Free to observe and feel, free to forget the concepts and stereotyped limits of reason.

Lan Oanh