Exhibition «Tranh – Tượng Chân dung Hoạ sĩ & Nhà sưu tập» (Portraits: Artists & the Collector)

   The exhibition «Tranh – Tượng Chân dung Hoạ sĩ & Nhà sưu tập» («Portrait Paintings and Sculptures — Artists & the Collector») presents 25 portrait paintings and sculptures by 12 artists, selected from the collection of Something Gallery in Hanoi.

   As the gallery puts it, what artists pursue in a portrait is not just likeness: a work starts with observation but is only complete when the viewer senses a person present before them. The artists span several generations and reach that point in different ways.

   At a glance: artists and materials

   — Artists: Nguyễn Toán (1943), Chu Hùng Sơn (1952), Nguyễn Đăng Giáp (1954), Đỗ Phấn (1956), Nguyễn Đình Đăng (1958), Đào Thành Dzuy (1958), Lê Quảng Hà (1963), Lê Hồng Thái (1966), Nguyễn Văn Cường (1972), Vũ Ngọc Vĩnh (1978), Nguyễn Xuân Thanh and Nguyễn Thanh Huyền My (1996)
— Materials: bronze, ceramics, terracotta, charcoal, sanguine, acrylic, oil, and lacquer on wood or canvas

   The opening has been moved: it is now at 6 PM on Friday 30 October. From 31 October to 30 November the exhibition is open daily 9 AM–6 PM on level 1 (tầng 1) of Something Gallery, 19 Mai Hương lane, Bạch Mai street; on 26–28 October the gallery receives early visitors by appointment. Entry is free with registration via a form; no confirmation email is sent, just give your details at the reception.

   For lovers of Vietnamese art and anyone who wants to slow down in front of each face.