Announcing the exhibition space of "Le Ba Dang Art Collection"

(Fatherland) - On the afternoon of November 1, the Da Nang Fine Arts Museum held a ceremony to announce the exhibition space "Le Ba Dang Art Collection" donated by Mr. and Mrs. Le Tat Luyen - Thuy Khue.

Performed by: Duc Hoang | November 1, 2024

(Fatherland) - On the afternoon of November 1, the Da Nang Fine Arts Museum held a ceremony to announce the exhibition space "Le Ba Dang Art Collection" donated by Mr. and Mrs. Le Tat Luyen - Thuy Khue.

Da Nang Fine Arts Museum held a ceremony to announce the exhibition space of "Le Ba Dang Art Collection" donated by Mr. and Mrs. Le Tat Luyen - Thuy Khue with the presence of Mr. and Mrs. Le Tat Luyen - Thuy Khue currently living in the French Republic and Mr. Lam Nhan, Mrs. Pham Lan Huong representing their family in Vietnam.

Attending the ceremony were Vice Chairman of Da Nang City People's Committee Ho Ky Minh. Vice Chairman of Da Nang City People's Committee presented flowers to Mr. and Mrs. Le Tat Luyen - Thuy Khue.

Director of the Department of Culture and Sports of Da Nang Pham Tan Xu and Director of the Da Nang Museum of Fine Arts Ha Thanh Van presented flowers to Mr. and Mrs. Le Tat Luyen - Thuy Khue.

The Le Ba Dang art collection space displays 38 artifacts and 113 documents including paintings, statues, carpets, books, documents, and tools made from various materials with rich themes and content about the natural beauty, people, and culture of Vietnam, covering the artist's creative stages.

This is a space to honor the talented Vietnamese artist - world- famous painter Le Ba Dang and to express gratitude to Mr. and Mrs. Le Tat Luyen - Thuy Khue for preserving and donating the precious collection to the Da Nang Fine Arts Museum; at the same time, introduce the collection to the public who love visual arts in Da Nang in particular and tourists across the country in general.

According to the leaders of the Da Nang Fine Arts Museum, in July 2023, the Da Nang Fine Arts Museum was honored to receive a collection of 253 artifacts from Mr. and Mrs. Le Tat Luyen - Thuy Khue, two Vietnamese intellectuals living and working in France, who preserve many works of art by the world famous painter Le Ba Dang...

...253 artifacts include: 131 artworks by artist Le Ba Dang and 16 stone sculptures, 19 zinc prints, 71 molds, and 16 of his crafting tools.

After receiving the artifacts and completing the scientific records for each artifact in the collection, the Da Nang Fine Arts Museum renovated and adjusted part of the thematic exhibition space on the 3rd floor into the exhibition space of the "Le Ba Dang Art Collection" donated by Mr. and Mrs. Le Tat Luyen - Thuy Khue.

Painter Le Ba Dang, born in 1922, is a famous Vietnamese visual artist living in France, from Quang Tri province. He studied at the School of Fine Arts (Ecole des Beaux-Arts) in Toulouse, France.

He is known to the world for many prestigious art awards, being awarded the "Artist with Talent and Humanitarian Thought" by the US in 1989; being voted "Global Celebrity" by the UK in 1992; being awarded the "French Arts and Culture" Medal by France in 1994. Although living and working in France, Le Ba Dang always turned his attention to his homeland. He, along with famous painters such as Picasso, Matta... called on artists and intellectuals around the world to participate in "Vietnam Knowledge Day" to support peace and oppose the war in Vietnam.

In 2005, painter Le Ba Dang was honored to receive the Medal of “Resistance against the US to save the country” from the State and many other noble awards and certificates of merit. Since 2002, he has frequently returned to Vietnam and established the Le Ba Dang Center in Hue in 2006. He passed away on March 7, 2015 in Paris.

Source: https://toquoc.vn/cong-bo-khong-gian-trung-bay-bo-suu-tap-nghe-thuat-le-ba-dang-20241101165840355.htm