DE SARTHEis pleased to present Echoes of Tonkin: Vietnamese Modern Art, an exhibition tracing the formation of modern Vietnamese art from its precursors to its maturity. Spanning 1905 to 1960, it brings together works by Albert Cézard, Victor Tardieu, Léa Lafugie, Alix Aymé, Joseph Inguimberty, Pham Hau, Le Pho, Nguyen Gia Tri and Vu Cao Dam, alongside two Cham sculptures that recall the far older roots of art in the lands that now form Vietnam.

Vietnamese modern art is widely collected and increasingly well studied, yet it is rarely shown with the context that explains why it looks the way it does. Marking the gallery’s second major survey of the field, Echoes of Tonkin challenges the clichés that reduce this art to a few familiar images and too often leave collectors with a narrow view of it. As gallery founder Pascal de Sarthe puts it, “Vietnamese modern art has long been admired for its charm. I believe it deserves to be studied for its substance, and to take its place in the wider history of twentieth-century painting alongside the movements it drew upon and transformed.”

Opening Reception: October 10th, 3pm –7pm. Curator-guided tour led by Tran Dinh Thuc Doan starts at 4pm

Gallery address: 2/F, Block A, Vita Tower, Wong Chuk Hang