In celebration of its 10th anniversary, Galerie Quynh has organized an ambitious exhibition spanning both its De Tham and Dong Khoi galleries. Titled Onward and Upward, the show features work by 17 artists who continue to define and shape the contemporary art landscape in Vietnam. Whether realized through painterly abstraction, whimsical drawing, trompe l’oeil sculpture, digitally woven photography or kitsch motorbike decal collage, the works in this exhibition are equally as diverse thematically. Historical memory and loss, cultural difference, urban space, nature and human, identity, power and rebellion are among the varied themes in the show.
The participating artists are Thierry Bernard-Gotteland, Tiffany Chung, Nadege David, Thien Do, Ha Manh Thang, Hoang Duong Cam, Sandrine Llouquet, Nguyen Manh Hung, Nguyen Phuong Linh, Trong Gia Nguyen, Nguyen Thanh Truc, Tuan Andrew Nguyen, Phan Quang, The Propeller Group, Tran Van Thao, Truc-Anh and Lien Truong. Please contact the gallery for detailed information on the individual artists and exhibited works.
The opening reception will be held at both galleries on Friday, the 28th of March from 6 to 9pm. Both gallery spaces will be open to the public for the entire evening.
The gallery is pleased to be launching three new publications this month featuring work by three of Vietnam’s most acclaimed artists: One Planet by Nguyen Manh Hung; Heaven is a Place by Ha Manh Thang; and an archaeology project for future remembrance by Tiffany Chung.
The gallery is also thrilled to announce that it will launch a non-profit initiative in April on the grounds of the Ho Chi Minh City Fine Art Museum. Called Sao La, the project space’s mission is two-fold: to make contemporary art accessible to the general Vietnamese public through educational programs and to nurture Vietnam’s growing arts community. Sao La will serve not only as a platform for exhibitions, film/video screenings, workshops and lectures but also as an informal space for young Vietnamese artists to experiment, challenge and develop their creative practices. Under the aegis of Galerie Quynh with programming initiated by two young dynamic Saigon-based artists, Tung Mai and Nguyen Kim To Lan, Sao La will evolve in response to the needs of the local community. Please stay tuned for program information.
Found only in the Annamite mountain range of Vietnam and Laos, Sao La is the name of one of the world’s rarest mammals. ‘Sao’ on its own can signify ‘star’ or pose the questions ‘how?’ ‘what?’ or ‘why’? ‘La’ suggests a shriek, call or shout.
Exhibition Title: Onward and Upward
Participating Artists: Thierry Bernard-Gotteland, Tiffany Chung, Nadege David,
Thien Do, Ha Manh Thang, Hoang Duong Cam, Sandrine Llouquet, Nguyen Manh Hung, Nguyen Phuong Linh, Trong Gia Nguyen, Nguyen Thanh Truc, Tuan Andrew Nguyen, Phan Quang, The Propeller Group, Tran Van Thao, Truc-Anh and Lien Truong.
Exhibition Dates: March 28 – April 26, 2014
Opening Reception: Friday, March 28 from 6 to 9pm at both gallery locations
Downtown Gallery: Level 2, 151/3 Dong Khoi, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
10am – 7pm, Tuesday to Saturday and by appointment
Tel. +84 3824 8284
Main Gallery: 65 De Tham Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
10am – 6pm, Tuesday to Saturday and by appointment
Tel. +84 3836 8019
Contact:
Ms. Celine Alexandre (English and French)
[email protected]
Ms. Quyen (Queenie) Pham (Vietnamese)
[email protected]
"Onward and Upward , Gallerie Quynh , Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
2024
- "EYES SLUMBERING OPENED: HÀ MẠNH THẮNG'S STUDIES ON LANDSCAPE", The Outpost Art Organisation, Hanoi
- Becoming Alice: Through The Metal Tunnel, The Outpost Art Organisation, Hanoi, Vietnam
2023
- Intersections group show, Icehouse Arts Complex, Long Beach, US
- Địa tầng số 0 | Stratum Zero, The Outpost Art Organisation, Hanoi
- Ethereal Places, solo exhibition, Richard Koh Fine Art, Singapore
- Ethereal Scapes, solo exhibition, Vincom Center for Contemporary Art, Hanoi
2022
- Kìa non non, nước nước, mây mây ,solo exhibition, galerie Quỳnh, HCM city, Vietnam
- Notes On Paper : Group exhibition, galerie Quynh, Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam
2021
2020
- NO RAIN WITHOUT CLOUDS: Preserving Vietnamese Arts for the future, Vietnam Women's Museum, Hanoi
- BEYOND, Affinity ART gallery, Geneve, Switzerland
2019
- Landscape | Mindscape solo exhibition, galerie Quynh, Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam
- SQUARE, Affinity Art gallery, HongKong
- Shared Inspiration - Asian Art Exhibition, National Art Museum of China
2018
- ELLIPSES, solo exhibition, Vincom Center for Contemporary Art, Hanoi
- Visual Language : Hungarian & Vietnamese contemporary paintings, Vietnam Museum of Fine Arts, Hanoi
- Song of Cicada Among the Summer Poppies, Galerie Quynh, Ho Chi Minh City,  Vietnam
- Lines / Summer collective 2018, Affinity ART gallery, Hong Kong
- Light and Colours : Arts of Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam , ION Art gallery, Singapore
- Alluvium, galerie Quynh, Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam
2017
- Passage of Time / A Poetic Meditation by Ha Manh Thang ( solo ), Affinity ART gallery, HongKong
- TOẢ - The Foliage , Vincom Center for Contemporary Art ( VCCA ) , Hanoi
- Confluences and Diversities in Southeast Asian Art, ION Art gallery, Singapore
- The Three - Cornered Wold, galerie Quynh, Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam
2016
- AIA Vietnam Eye, Casa Italia, Hanoi, Vietnam
- "The Lake” solo exhibition by Ha Manh Thang, Art Taipei 2016, Taipei, Taiwan
- Rhetorical Landscape 意象風景, Affinity ART gallery, Hong Kong
- Dérive, group show, Galerie Quynh, Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam.
2015
- FAR IN THE NORTH series & Ha Manh Thang's selection works 2012-2015 ( solo ) L'Espace, Hanoi, Vietnam
- "KHÓI SÓNG" ( solo ) exhibition , galerie Quynh, Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam
2014
- Fading Dreams - Disintegrating Realities ( solo show ) Thavibu gallery , Bangkok , Thailand
- "Drop" , group show , galerie Quynh , Ho Chi Minh city , Vietnam
- In the Shadow of Appearances , Galerie Quynh , Ho Chi Minh city , Vietnam
- "Onward and Upward , Gallerie Quynh , Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
2013
- "Grapevine Selection" - Vol 1, Hanoi Fine Arts Museum , Hanoi , Vietnam
- "HEAVEN IS A PLACE ( solo )", Galerie Quynh, Ho Chi Minh City , Vietnam
- "Current ( His ) Stories", Galerie Quynh, Ho Chi Minh City , Vietnam
2012
2011
2010
- Not Memory ( solo ) , The Bui Gallery, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Ha Manh Thang and Le Quy Tong in the Bodnár Collection, NextArt Galéria, Budapest, Hungary
2009
- Connect: Kunstzene Vietnam, ifa Galleries, Berlin and Stuttgart, Germany
- Who do you think we are?, Bui Gallery, Hanoi, Vietnam
2008
- SH3OOT, L’Espace, Centre Culturel Français de Hanoi, Vietnam
- The Rain and The Small Stream ( solo ) Ernst & Young Asean Art Outreach, Singapore
2007
2005