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VIETNAMESE MODERN ART

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Vietnamese Art Galleries

Ho Chi Minh City


IT IS WORTH NOTING THAT THE TERM "ART GALLERY" HAS SOMEWHAT DIFFERENT CONNOTATIONS IN VIETNAM THAN IT DOES IN OTHER COUNTRIES. In other countries, art galleries are usually official looking buildings with lots of guards, closed on Mondays and rammed full of Picasso's and Rembrandt's and other famous works. I have never been to an art gallery in Vietnam like this. Instead Vietnamese art galleries (and there are a lot of them) exist not to display works, but to sell them. Vietnamese galleries are really art shops, and often seem to be clustered around hotels and tourist areas.

As Time International reported, artists are becoming the new rock stars of Vietnam: "The urban centers of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City bustle with something of an art Renaissance: a rebirth of dollars as well as style. 'People see artists like Cuong earn a lot of money, so everybody decides to become a painter,' says Bich Ha, a Ho Chi Minh City gallery owner. In at least one case a gallery proprietor did away with the middle man -- the artist -- and took up painting herself, thus keeping all the profits.

"So lucrative has the country's art market become that there is a burgeoning trade in forgeries. Nguyen Tu Nghiem, one of the country's most revered artists, says his wife spotted an alleged "Nghiem" for sale at a gallery down the street from his house. 'The price was $1,000,' says the wife Nguyen Thu Giang. 'Everyone knows that is too little for a Nghiem.' Says the artist, who is 74: 'And the painting was horrible! I am an old man. And I am very tired of having to look at paintings people buy to see if they are really mine. I wish these terrible people would stop copying me!'"

Forgeries aside, the art galleries of Ho Chi Minh City are great places to discover local talent, and the artworks are always sold at bargain prices.


98 Nguyen Hue: 98 Nguyen Hue St, District 1. Phone: 8/292 471. Email: artsaigon98@yahoo.com.
Wholesale and retail. Sells oil on canvas, velvet paintings, portrait drawing, art frmaes and gift souvenirs.
Apricot Gallery: 50-52 Mac Thi Buoi, District 1. Phone: 822 7962. Email: apricotgallery@hcm.fpt.vn. Web: http://www.apricot-artvietnam.com.
According to the website: "Among many galleries in Vietnam, Apricot is probably the best, gathering the top-rank artists from the master generation to up-coming stars.
"Apricot Gallery won the heart of art lovers not only by its genuine and qualified masterpieces but also good quality of service.
"It is your right to discover and your visit is our great honour."
Au Lac Gallery: 161 Nguyen Dinh Chieu, District 3. Phone: 930 4593.
Blue Space: 1A Le Thi Hong Gam, District 1. Phone: 821 3695.
Cactus Art Gallery: 3/13 Quốc Hương St, Thảo Điền Ward, District 2. Phone: (84) 835 193 143. Fax: (84) 835 193 142. Web: www.cactusartgallery.com.
Picture submitted by gallery

Wrote the management: "Just a few minutes by car or other vehicles from the main national road close to the Saigon Bridge, you will arrive at CACTUS Contemporary Art Gallery in District 2. With green open space and located in the middle of a modern and traditional urban town surrounded by the Saigon River, the gallery is an ideal place for your emotions to emerge in order for you to enjoy new art works and a considerably complete collection of art works from CACTUS Contemporary Art Gallery.
"CACTUS Contemporary Art Gallery is the bridge between artists and art lovers. We exchange art works and organize contemporary art events to annually promote and develop young talents through local and international exhibitions. We are committed to work with featured critics and talented artists in order to change the face of Vietnamese Fine Art.
"Clients who come to CACTUS Contemporary Art Gallery will receive the best quality services and especially, the rich variety of the art works in terms of materials, colors, sizes, techniques etc. That is why you can save time for your own needs..."
Hai Kim Gallery: 321 Nam Ky Khoi Nghia St, District 3. Phone: 843 9346.
Duc Minh Gallery: 23 Ly Tu Trong, District 1. Phone: 823 2449.
Gia Tan Gallery: 100 Nam Ky Khoi Nghia St, District 1. Phone: 829 1000.
Ho Chi Minh Fine Arts Association: 218A Pasteur, District 3. Phone: 823 0025.
Hong Hac Gallery: 9A Vo Van Tan, District 3. Phone: 930 4160.
Lac Hong Gallery: 97A Pho Duc Chinh, District 1. Phone: 821 3771.
Phong Tranh Hoang Thanh: 12 Phan Boi Chau St, District 1. Phone: 0903 227703 (Miss Van), 0909 827374 (Miss Hanh.) Web: www.silkpainting.com.vn.
This gallery, located in the tourist heart of town near the Ben Thanh Market, specialises is wholesale and retail fabric pictures. By fabric pictures they mean "flower handmade pictures under the popular style of Vietnam, Janan, China".

Phuong Dong Orient Gallery: 44 Nguyen Hue Blv, District 1. Phone: 848/824 8514. Email: lc@orient-art.com. Web: www.orient-art.com.
Oil on canvas painting Sale & Reproduct styles of all master artists in the world.
Phuong Mai Art Gallery: 129 B Le Thanh Ton St., District 1 (near the Norfold Hotel and the Revolution Museum). According to WikiTravel's guide to Ho Chi Minh City, this place should not be missed: "A gallery showing contemporary Vietnamese artists, both established and emerging. There's another showroom at 213C Dong Khoi in Dist. 1."
Saigon Art Gallery: 77 Mac Thi Buoi, District 1. Phone: 822 6048.
Tara & Keys Gallery: 31 Ngo Duc Ke, District 1. Phone: 823 4408.
Tu Do Gallery: 53 Ho Tung Mau, District 1. Phone: 821 0966.
Van Gallery: 43 Dong Khoi, District 1. Phone: 823 9546.
Vinh Loi Gallery: 41 Ba Huyen Thanh Quan, District 3. Phone: 930 5006.
World Art Gallery: 219A De Tham, District 1. Phone: 836 0442.
XQ Hand Embroidered Painting: 81 Dong Khoi, District 1. Phone: 822 2856.


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