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Le Thuy\u2019s artwork \u201cFour seasons of mist\u201d (left) and Phan Cam Thuong\u2019s set of 6 works in \u201cA 60-Year Cycle\u201d (right) in the \u201cFiguring a shape\u201d exhibition. Photo: Phu Sa Art Foundation.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cFiguring a shape\u201d is an essay presented in the form of an exhibition. The curatorial team aims to construct an hypothetical cross-generational dialogue between To Ngoc Van and contemporary artists \u2013 all of whom are descendants of the Yet Kieu school. Whether working in oil, lacquer, silk, paper, or mixed media, these artists share commonalities with (or inherit from) To Ngoc Van\u2019s approach, clearly evidenced in his own sketches. These shared points are connected across four exhibition rooms, which are \u201cDistillation and Simplification\u201d, \u201cBreathing life into characters\u201d, \u201cMetaphor and Iconography\u201d and \u201cAssemblage & Simultaneity” affirming the intimate relationship between form and idea in fine arts.<\/p>\n

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\u201cX\u0103ng-t\u00ean | S(a\/\u00e1)ng t\u00ean\u201d by Xuan Lam in the \u201cFiguring a shape\u201d exhibition. Photo: Phu Sa Art Foundation.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Editor: Trao<\/em><\/p>\n

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