Hanoi's Fine Arts Museum to Feature First Western Artist

Ana Tzarev, the first Western artist to be featured at The Vietnam Fine Arts Museum, will be the subject of a solo exhibition opening on Sept. 25. The exhibition will showcase the floral paintings on which Tzarev based her section of the Hanoi Ceramic Wall Project, comprised of mosaics covering the massive retaining wall that runs throughout the city. Both the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum exhibition and the Hanoi Mosaic Wall are part of the events celebrating the upcoming 2010 Thang Long-Hanoi Millennium. Flowers played a powerful role in the peaceful resistance to the Vietnam War in the 1960s and '70s and the Tzarev's choice to use a floral design was her conscious decision to use this symbolism as a bridge to the past.

Vietnam has a population of nearly 90 million people. Tourism is a fast-growing industry and the Millennium celebrations will highlight the history and culture of Hanoi which is the capital of Vietnam with six million people and one of Asia's most ancient cities. The Tzarev exhibition will be on view at The Vietnam Fine Arts Museum from Sept. 25 through Oct. 4. For more information, visit www.anatzarev.com or www.vnfineartsmuseum.org.vn.

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