Himiko Visual Saloon:  “Gathering on October 3, 2006 ” the entitled is the date of the exhibition opening. More than 200 clay works and photos will be exhibited. She makes faces with the clay, bakes it and then colors it with acrylic paint. A new coinage, “kowa-kawaii (<kowai=scary/stern>+<kawaii=cute>)” will be the one to describe Shinobu’s works. The facial expressions that Shinobu depicts are not the genteel ones. She catches the moment that our hidden emptiness, anger, unpleasantness and naughtiness appear when we are caught off-guard. Rather than working on a concept, she prefers to make “keep creating more faces” itself to be the concept. Exhibition time: September 3rd tothe entitled is the date of the exhibition opening. More than 200 clay works and photos will be exhibited. She makes faces with the clay, bakes it and then colors it with acrylic paint. A new coinage, “kowa-kawaii (<kowai=scary/stern>+<kawaii=cute>)” will be the one to describe Shinobu’s works. The facial expressions that Shinobu depicts are not the genteel ones. She catches the moment that our hidden emptiness, anger, unpleasantness and naughtiness appear when we are caught off-guard. Rather than working on a concept, she prefers to make “keep creating more faces” itself to be the concept. Exhibition time: September 3 to October 24th, 2006

Mai’s gallery : Painting exhibition “Water and Lotus” by Le Huy from September  21th  toOctober 15th 2006. With lacquer material “renovated”, Le Huy created a space for water – lotus, combined  symbolizes graphic language. Water and Lotus is the relationship of existence and development. Born in 1970, Le Huy used to graphic student of Hue College of Art. He lives and works in Hue.

Quynh galery: “Fat-free Museum” from September 15th toOctober 10th, 2006comprising 12 digital photographs. Based on photographs taken by the artist at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art the works have been digitally altered to incorporate iconic cultural imagery from Vietnamas well as elements of the artist himself. ‘Fat-free Museum’ reflects Hoang’s ongoing examination of the society in which he lives. Juxtaposing disparate images in “Fat-free Museum”, Hoang allows his viewers to discover for themselves the ever-shifting, complex and sometimes absurd relationships between history, the present-day, art and viewers.