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from Big Picture
First time stepping in “Atelier Wonderful District”, located in a small alley of District 1, I thought to myself:“It is more like a crib, not a gallery”. Then the first catchy sight was an elephant’s butt suspended from the ceiling - the installation of Delphine Trouche, a French artist - totally changed my mind. Atelier Wonderful is neither a gallery nor an art center, it gathers different aspects in the compact space of a small artist studio.
“Immense with an animal skin”
Wonderful District is a new place dedicated to contemporary creation in Ho Chi Minh city. It will open its doors every saturday for students, creators and art lovers who want to meet, share ideas and get information. The studio also provides WiFi connexion. Open every other day of the week on appointment.
Here, you can sit in a a small lounge, feel free to access to an art library of international books and magazines, art video… Wonderful District isn’t all about installation, contemporary arts but also welcome the exchanges between Vietnamese and foreign people, visual artists, illustrators, musicians, performers, film makers, architects and students.... all played the role of revealing the aesthetic transversalities among different fields and cultures. Beyond that, they are willing to support independent artists by accomodating regular presentations of their works or cultural actors' talks.
Some Presentations:
(DURING THE FALL I HAVE THOUGHT) A theatrical performance created and performed by Karen Maldonado
(POSTERS)
Frédéric Bernier, Jean-Baptiste Bressy, Nguyen Nhu Huy, Sandrine Llouquet, Bruno Peinado, Bertrand Peret, Rich Streitmatter-Tran, Do Hoang Tuong, Motoko Uda
(DIRTY HANDS)
Bui Cong Khanh
Wonderful District 80/9 nguyen trai, 2nd floor District 1 HCMC vietnam
http://www.wonderfuldistrict.org/
from Asia Scout Network
