Black and White exhibition shows Hanoi
An exhibition that examines the influence of Buddhism on the art that was made during the Ly Dynasty is open at Vietnam University of Fine Arts in Hanoi until September 5.
The Ly Dynasty was a critical art period in Vietnam’s unique cultural history and Buddhism, the dominant religion at the time, had a major impact on the type of art that was emerging.
The occasion of 1,000 years of Thang Long – Hanoi is a good time to look back at the ancient art of the country.
*An exhibition named “Hanoi – The country’s heart”, featuring more than 100 black and white photos, opened at the exhibition house at 29 Hang Bai Street in Hanoi on August 23, reports VietnamPlus.
The exhibition aims to mark the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi. The photos were selected from the photographic archives of Vietnam News Agency and from reporters of the agency. The pictures show the victorious history of Hanoi after years of building up the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.
The exhibition has several sections: President Ho Chi Minh and the Party’s officers, Hanoi and days of revolution during the resistance wars against the French colonialists and American imperialists, and landscapes, architecture and daily life of Hanoi.
The exhibition includes images of street corners with bicycles and cyclos, golden leaves falling down on streets in autumn, bridges spanning the Red River, brave soldiers, children with their mother being evacuated during war and the city festooned in flags and flowers to welcome troops after the victory.
The exhibition runs till August 29.
