50 years after the war, looking at Vietnamese artists shown in Greenwich

“Fish and the Forest” (oil on canvas), by Dinh Thi Tham Poong, in the show “Vietnam: Tradition Upended,” at Flinn Gallery at Greenwich (Conn.) Library, Sept. 18-Nov. 12.

— Photo Credit: Art Vietnam Gallery

The curators explain:

“In collaboration with Art Vietnam Gallery in Hanoi, this exhibition features nine interdisciplinary artists who work in a variety of mediums and styles. These artists all take time-honored traditions and materials and rework them in a modern context, acknowledging the past while simultaneously breaking away. With 2025 marking exactly half a century since the end of the Vietnam War, and 30 years since the normalization of relations between Vietnam and the U.S., this is an opportune time to acquaint ourselves with the art and culture of a country that has undergone extraordinary change; a country with one of the most interesting and vibrant art scenes in Southeast Asia.’’