WestBund Art and Design
Shanghai
November, 2025
Shaping the Future: The Rise of Vietnamese Contemporary Art
Presented as part of ๐๐ช๐ง๐ข๐ช๐ง๐จ: ๐ผ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ค๐ ๐๐ค๐๐๐ง๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐พ๐ค๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ค๐ง๐๐ง๐ฎ ๐ผ๐ง๐ฉ๐จ ๐๐ง๐ค๐ข ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ฃ๐๐ข, a landmark exhibition organized by the ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ป๐ฎ๐บ ๐๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป (๐ฉ๐๐), this panel brings together artists and thinkers shaping the future of Vietnamese art on the global stage.
Featuring ๐๐น๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ผฬ๐ป๐ด ๐ก๐ด๐๐๐ฒฬฬ๐ป, ๐ ๐ฎ๐ถ ๐ง๐ฎฬฃ, ๐ค๐ถ๐ ๐๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ด and ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ต๐ถ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ด, moderated by ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐๐ถ๐ด ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐รธ๐น with translation by ๐๐บ๐บ๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ด, the discussion explores the evolution of Vietnamese art across generations and geographies โ from modern masters to todayโs emerging voices.
How do heritage and history transform into new visual languages? How do diasporic perspectives and local narratives converge to redefine identity and place? Join us for an open conversation on the shifting landscapes of art, memory, and cultural imagination โ and the shared resilience that continues to shape Vietnamโs artistic future.
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