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Exhibition introduces Japanese paper-cutting art
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An exhibition titled “The World of Kirigami: A Hundred Flowers & Words” by Japanese artist Kanako Yaguchi will be open at the Japan Foundation Centre for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam from 22 September – 21 October 2012 in Hanoi.
In this exhibition, Kanako’s recent masterpieces as well as newly created works in Vietnam will be displayed, making the whole space of the exhibition into a beautiful world of kirigami.
Kanako Yaguchi, born in 1976, is a master of kirigami works who can visualize the “shape of pleasure” in enormously diverse patterns. The feature of Kanako’s work is in its axial symmetry, and she is highly acclaimed as a promising kirigami artist who adds new value on the traditional kirigami craft by fusing it with contemporary sensibility.
Many of Kanako’s original patterns become standards in kirigami works and her cutting-edge patterns are used for new designs of Japanese traditional cloth as well as for advertisements.
Kanako has also published a lot of books on kirigami and often appears on TV in Japan as an instructor for making kirigami works at home.Kirigami (paper cut-outs) is one of the Japanese traditional arts and a variation of Origami (folding paper) that includes cutting of the paper. Typically, kirigami starts with a folded base, which is then cut; cuts are then opened and flattened to make the finished kirigami works. Kirigami patterns are usually symmetrical, such as snowflakes, pentagrams, or orchid blossoms.
These kirigami works are commonly seen in various Buddhist and Shinto festivals in Japan; decorative paper for New Year’s Day, paper lanterns, paper toys for kids, screen papers and folk handicrafts, to name just a few.
In the framework of the exhibition, an artist’s talk on kirigami will be held at the Japan Foundation Exhibition Hall at 6pm on Friday, 21 September./.
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Sep
20
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Record, CD Fair opens in HCM City
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The annual Record and CD Fair will open tomorrow at the Workers Culture Palace on Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street in District 1.
About 50 local music and film producers and distributors nationwide will take part in the three-day fair that is being held as part of the city's efforts to dissuade people from producing and using illegal products.
Among the participants are major producers like Phuong Nam Film, Ben Thanh Audio, Viet Tan Studio and Sai Gon Vafaco.
Organised by Phuong Nam Film in co-operation with the Recording Industry Association of Viet Nam (RIAV), the event aims to encourage local companies to develop their business, find new partners, promote and market programmes at home and abroad.
More than 5,000 quality CDs, DVDs and videos featuring music, films, cartoons and games manufactured and distributed by local and foreign companies will be on sale at discounts of 10-30 per cent.
DVDs of Hollywood productions from Warner Bros, 20th Century Fox, and Vision will also be sold at the event.
Concerts by popular singers will be staged every night as an added attraction to the fair.
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Sep
20
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Precious trees to be preserved
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The Hue Monuments Conservation Centre is planning to build a sanctuary for rare and precious trees where the treasured species can be preserved and cultivated.
According to the centre's director Phan Thanh Hai, the vestiges of the ancient royal capital housed many rare and precious trees that were donated by different regions of the country. However, many of them no longer exist.
The garden, scheduled for early next year, will be built in the area of the former Quoc Tu Giam School (Imperial Academy) in Huong Ho Commune, Huong Tra District, Thua Thien Hue Province.-
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Zitherists pluck tradition
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20/09/2012 09:25:37
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Saigon libraries struggle to remain open
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20/09/2012 09:22:32
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Photo exhibit raises funds for disadvantaged women
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20/09/2012 09:15:44
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Festival honours northeastern ethnic groups
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20/09/2012 09:10:11
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Art exhibition highlights Vietnam-Rok relations
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20/09/2012 09:05:57
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French flautist, pianist to play
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20/09/2012 09:04:40
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San Art Gallery founders exhibit works in USA
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20/09/2012 08:54:35
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“The Colours of Vietnam” shines in US
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20/09/2012 08:45:07
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Woodblock prints get modern twist
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20/09/2012 08:43:51
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