In Ho Chi Minh City, “A Revolutionary Spirit: Vietnamese Propaganda Art from The Dogma Collection” exhibition will showcase propaganda posters of Vietnam from the 1950s to the 1970s. This exhibition presents an intriguing look into the historical and artistic context of Vietnam’s visual propaganda during a pivotal time in the nation’s history.
In Ho Chi Minh City, ‘A Revolutionary Spirit: Vietnamese Propaganda Art from The Dogma Collection’ exhibition will showcase propaganda posters of Vietnam from the 1950-70s.‘I wasn’t conscious that this was the making of propaganda art,’ said Pham Thanh Tam, one of the artist’s whose work is displayed in the exhibition. ‘I simply thought of it as a means to help the public understand.’One of the unique features of Vietnam’s propaganda posters are that women are frequently portrayed as frontline fighters.Created in the time of active conflicts, the graphics of the posters are imbued with an urgency that celebrate actions like the shooting down of American planes.‘Uncle Ho Chi Minh’ is the most popular protagonist.Due to limited resources, paintings, often produced by artists on the front lines, are sometimes drawn on the back of scrap paper.Richard di San Marzano, curator of the Dogma Collection of Vietnamese propaganda art and the exhibition, says about 1,000 original works in the collections were provided by a British investment banker who moved to the country in the 1990s.
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In summary, the “A Revolutionary Spirit” exhibition not only highlights the artistic brilliance of Vietnamese propaganda but also provides insight into the social and historical contexts of the era. This display is essential for anyone interested in understanding the complexities of Vietnam’s past and the powerful role of visual communication in shaping national identity.
