Southern watercolors displayed in Hanoi’s relic site
More than 105 watercolors by 19 artists from Ho Chi Minh City are on display for the first time at the Temple of Literature in Hanoi, according to Dr. Le Xuan Kieu – Director of the Center for Cultural and Scientific Activities, Temple of Literature. The exhibition is an effort to connect southern painters with Hanoi people. Through it, citizens of the capital can see images of southern people and landscapes, he said, adding that it is also a combination of the ancient heritage of Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam with contemporary creative activities, as the relics will be turned into a creative space of the capital. The painting titled “The Old Lady” by painter Dao Van Hoang Painter Nguyen Trung Tin, Vice President of the Vietnam Fine Arts Association in charge of the southern region, said there are very few artists from the southern part of Vietnam to open an exhibition in Hanoi. “As a ‘glimpse of culture’, the exhibition aims to show the capital’s art lovers the beautiful sce...