Folk culture re-imagined through Gen-Z’s fresh coat of paints

The exhibition opens on July 1, and will run until the end of the month. (Photo: Hanoi’s Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism).

The exhibition is a collaboration between The Center for Scientific and Cultural Activities of the Temple of Literature and local art and fashion manufacturer Tired City Company Ltd. (Photo: Le Chi/VOV)

The exhibition space exudes peace and traditional Vietnamese aesthetics. (Photo: Le Chi/VOV)

On display are 39 illustrations by Gen-Z artists who were born between 19972012. (Photo: Le Chi/VOV)

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The beauty of Vietnam’s traditional culture as represented in Dong Ho paintings, Hat Boi, and rhymes are honored and promoted through modern art styles. (Photo: Le Chi/VOV)

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A series of illustrations inspired by the arts of Hat Boi and Tuong (classical Vietnamese opera) by artist Vei Vei (real name Phuong Vy, 24) who graduated from Ho Chi Minh City University of Fine Arts and is currently working as a freelance artist and designer. (Photo: Le Chi/VOV)

Proverbs and rhymes are also vividly illustrated by Gen-Z artists. In photo: Sticky rice ball devours a little child (left), Chicken and liquor devours the drunken man (right) - two of the many verses in a popular work of Vietnamese satirical poem called “Poem recited backwards”. (Photo: Le Chi/VOV)

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Vietnamese folk culture is very much alive and well as proven by the many local and foreign visitors to the exhibition. It will continue to be passed down to the next generations through creative endeavors that are based on traditional cultural heritages. (Photo: Le Chi/VOV)

The “Folklore in Gen-Z” exhibition is open to the public until July 31, 2024, at the Temple of Literature in Hanoi. (Photo: Le Chi/VOV)

Folk culture re-imagined through Gen-Z’s fresh coat of paints

15-07-2024 17:22

(VOVWORLD) - A recently opened exhibition with the theme “Folklore in Gen-Z” at the Temple of Literature explores new and creative ways to look at Vietnam’s folk culture.

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