Book Launching: Vietnamese Contemporary Arts

Sat 28 Jul 2012, 9 – 10.30 am
Trung Nguyen Book Coffee

From the organizer:
You are invited to the introduction of a book Vietnamese Contemporary Arts with the presence of two authors, two art researchers Bui Nhu Huong and Pham Trung. The audience will have a chance to know more about the evolution and characteristics of the Vietnamese contemporary arts over the years, the distinct art genres, the role of contemporary arts in Vietnam and the stance of Vietnamese contemporary arts in the global art scene. The meeting is also an opportunity for artists to introduce their art works.

The English version of the book Vietnamese Contemporary Arts 1990-2010 (sponsored by the Cultural Development and Exchange Fund (CDEF) for translation)) is a great efforts of a group of author with a simple idea: first of all gather information, and then make up for the lack of understanding regarding this research area. With a comprehensive introduction of the Vietnamese contemporary arts, its evolution together with illustration pictures, the readers will have more information regarding unique art practices in over the past 20 years.