At 9:00 a.m., Thursday, January 11, 2024, at the museum of Việt Nam Fine Arts University, the official launch of the book Modern art in Indochina took place. The book was written by Ms Charlotte Aguttes-Reynier, President of the Asian Artists Association in Paris, Art Director of Aguttes auction house.
The event was organized by:
– Organizing of the publishing: Association of Asian artists, Paris (AaP)
– Consulting, sponsoring, organizing the event: Viet Art View Co., Ltd. (VAV)
– Sponsoring the location: Việt Nam Fine Arts University.
– Communicating: French Institute in Vietnam (IFV), In Fine éditions d’art, Aguttes.
Author and speakers participating in the discussions:
– Ms Bùi Hoàng Anh – Fine Arts researcher, Art Director of Viet Art View – Host.
– Ms Charlotte Aguttes-Reynier – Author, President of the Association of Asian artists, Paris.
– Mr Lê Huy Văn – Artist, Son of artist Lê Quốc Lộc.
– Mr Ngô Kim Khôi – Researcher, Grandson of artist Nam Sơn (Nguyễn Văn Thọ).
– Ms Alexane Reynier – Daughter of the author, Translator of the book from French to English.
Attending the launch were the presence of delegates, representatives of the French Embassy in Hà Nội, representatives of Việt Nam Fine Arts University and representatives of the artists’ families:
– Ms Sophie Maysonnave, Counselor for Cooperation and Cultural Activities of the French Embassy, Director of the French Institute in Việt Nam
– Mr Franck Bolgiani – Director of the French Institute of Hà Nội
– Mr Vi Kiến Thành – Director of the Department of Cinema, Vice President of Việt Nam Fine Arts Association
– Mr Nguyễn Anh Minh – Director of Việt Nam Fine Arts Museum
– Ms Đặng Thị Phong Lan, Vice Principal of Việt Nam Fine Arts University
– Mr Nguyễn Nghĩa Phương, Vice Principal of Việt Nam Fine Arts University
– And representatives of the departments of the university
– Mr Tô Ngọc Thành, Son of artist Tô Ngọc Vân
– Mr Lương Xuân Trình, Son of artist Lương Xuân Nhị
– Ms Nguyễn Bình Minh, Daughter of artist Nguyễn Văn Tỵ
– Mr Nguyễn Thế Vinh, Son of artist Nguyễn Tiến Chung
– Mr Phạm Quang Minh, Grandson of artist Phạm Hậu
With the participation of collectors, art critic researchers, press agencies, and art-loving guests.
Opening the ceremony, Ms Sophie Maysonnave, Counselor for Cooperation and Cultural Activities of the French Embassy, Director of the French Institute in Việt Nam gave the opening speech. Next is a conversation between the host, the author, and guest speakers about the book’s content with suggestive questions in the spirit of promoting the intersection of Western civilization and Western culture (France) with Vietnamese traditional folk art. This miracle was created from the teaching, learning, training, and discovery of generations of lecturers and students, especially the great contributions of Principal Victor Tardieu, founder of Indochina Fine Arts College (1925-1945).
After that, Ms Charlotte Aguttes-Reynier presented the book Modern art in Indochina to the representative of Việt Nam Fine Arts University (current name of the school), Ms Đặng Thị Phong Lan, Vice Principal.
During the event, Collector Hàn Ngọc Vũ – General Director of VIB, who owns three precious paintings printed in the book: Inguimberty, Mai Trung Thứ and Alix Aymé, made sincere and serious statements about the process of his collection.
Next were exchanges with interesting and meaningful questions from art researchers, journalists, guests and the author.
At the end of the launch, Ms Bùi Hoàng Anh – representative of Viet Art View Company – the sponsor – gave the author of the book a bouquet on this special event. Then the author signed books for guests at the event (who had pre-ordered the book via the link from France).
The event took place solemnly, openly, and cordially in the spirit of exchange, learning, and accessing valuable documents from the book Modern art in Indochina.
On behalf of the organizers, Viet Art View Company would like to send our deepest and most sincere thanks to all of guests and the media agencies who attended the official launch of the book on a rainy day.
We all aim for good, humane things from culture.
Best regards.
Bùi Hoàng Anh – Art Director of Viet Art View
Ms Sophie Maysonnave, Counselor for Cooperation and Cultural Activities of the French Embassy,
Director of the French Institute in Việt Nam
Ms Charlotte Aguttes-Reynier presented the book ‘Modern art in Indochina’
to the representative of Việt Nam Fine Arts University (current name of the school),
Ms Đặng Thị Phong Lan, Vice Principal
Mr Hàn Ngọc Vũ – Art collector, General Director of VIB
Ms Bùi Hoàng Anh – representative of Viet Art View Company – the sponsor
presented a bouquet to the author
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