Bibliography

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Bach, Nguyen Sy, Nguyen Xuan Tiep: (ed.): All The Rivers are Running. Vietnamese Contemporary Fine Art. Trang An Foundation. Hanoi, 1997.

Bezacier, L.: L'art du Vietnam. Paris, Ed. de l'Union Francaise, 1955.

Can, T.V. et al: Hoa Si Nguyen Phan Chanh. Hanoi, N.X.B. Van Hoa, 1973.

Can, T.V.; Huu Ngoc und Vu Huyen: Vietnamese Contemporary Painters. Hanoi, Red River Publishing House, 1987.

Crossette, B.: Vietnamese ease limits on artists and writers. New York Times, 10.Aug.1987.

Cung, Trinh et.al.: 36 Recent Paintings. Catalogue. Trinh Cung, Do Quang Em, Nguyen Lam, Nhuyen Phuoc, Ho Huu Thu, Nguyen Trung. The Fine Arts Museum of Ho Chi Minh City. Ho Chi Minh City, 1994.

Cuong, Le Thiet (ed.): Independent. Catalogue for the exhibition of Do Son, Khuc Thanh Binh, Le Thiet Cuong, Dao Hai Phong, Quach Dong Phuong at Nam Son Gallery, Hanoi. Nha Xuat Ban My Thuat/Fine Art Publishing House. Hanoi, 1996.

Dung, Pham Anh (ed.): Le Quang Ha: Catalogue for the exhibition at Gallery Vinh Loi. Gallery Vinh Loi. Ho Chi Minh City, 1995.

Fenema, Joyce van: South East Asien Art Today. Roeder Publications Ltd. Singapore, 1996.


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Hanh, Truong et.al.: Bui Xuan Phai (1920 - 1988) - Art Collector Manh Phuc. Nha Xuat Ban My Thuat/Fine Art Publishing House. Hanoi, 1997.

Hanh, Truong et.al.: Coromadel Lacquer Tay Nguyns Grave House. Nha Xuat Ban My Thuat/Fine Art Publishing House. Hanoi.

Hanh, Truong et.al.: Fifty Years Painting and Statues about the Army. Nha Xuat Ban My Thuat/Fine Art Publishing House. Hanoi.

Hanh, Truong et.al.: Lacquer Painting of Vietnam. Nha Xuat Ban My Thuat/Fine Art Publishing House. Hanoi.

Hanh, Truong et.al.: Modern Fine Art of Vietnam. Nha Xuat Ban My Thuat/Fine Art Publishing House. Hanoi.

Hanh, Truong et.al.: The Painter Luu Cong Nhan. Nha Xuat Ban My Thuat/Fine Art Publishing House. Hanoi.

Hanh, Truong et.al.: The Painter Nguyen Tu Nghiem. Nha Xuat Ban My Thuat/Fine Art Publishing House. Hanoi.

Hanh, Truong et.al.: The Painters of Dong Duong Fine Arts College. Nha Xuat Ban My Thuat/Fine Art Publishing House. Hanoi.

Hanh, Truong et.al.: Vietnams Oil Paintings. Nha Xuat Ban My Thuat/Fine Art Publishing House. Hanoi, 1996.

Hanh, Truong, Tran Tuy et.al.: Vietnamese Contemporary Sculpture. Dieu Khac Hien Dai Vietnam. Nha Xuat Ban My Thuat/The Fine Arts Publishing House. Hanoi, 1997.

Hantover, Jeffrey: Uncorked Soul. On Bui Xuan Phai. In: Nguyen Quan (Ed.): Bui Xuan Phai. Collector Tran Hau Tuan. Hoi My Thuat Thanh Pho Ho Chi Minh. Ho Chi Minh City, 1992.

Hantover, Jeffrey; Quan, Nguyen: Uncorked Soul: Contemporary Art from Vietnam. Hong Kong, Plum Blossoms, 1991. Buy the book here

Hung, Nguyen: To break completely with the past. On To Ngoc Van. In: Thai Ba Van et.al.: Masters of Vietnamese Painting. Fine Arts Publishing House. Hanoi, 1994.

Koay, Susie: A Preliminary Thematic Survey of Vietnamese Contemporary Art. In: Sabapathy, T.K. (ed.): Modernity and Beyond. Themes in Southeast Asian Art. Singapore Art Musem. Singapore, 1996.


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Ky, Pham Van: With Bui Xuan Phai - Forty Years of Friendship and Poetry. In: Truong Hanh et.al.: Bui Xuan Phai (1920 - 1988) - Art Collector Manh Phuc. Nha Xuat Ban My Thuat/Fine Art Publishing House. Hanoi, 1997.

Lapointe, Cyril et.al.: Ha Tri Hieu - The Light of Earth. Catalogue. Red River Gallery. Hanoi, 1996.

Luan, H.C.: Les peintures sur soie du Vietnam. Hanoi, Art Publishing House, 1991.

McGuiness, Stephen: Le Thiet Cuong. The Quiet Path. Catalogue. Plum Blossoms Gallery. Hong Kong, 1995.

Ngoc, Bui Quang: Painter Nguyen Gia Tri and his Lacquer Paintings. In: Thai Ba Van et.al.: Masters of Vietnamese Painting. Fine Arts Publishing House. Hanoi, 1994.

Paris Musées: Paris - Hanoi Saigon. L'aventure de l'art moderne au Viet Nam.
Un siècle d'art au Viet Nam. Pavillon des Arts. Actes Sud.
Paris, 1998. Buy the book here.

Phong, N.Q.: Painters of the Fine Arts College of Indochina. Hanoi, Art Publishing House, 1993.

Phong, Tran: Folk Wood Sculpture. Dieu Khaxc Go Dan Gian. Giarai-Bahnar. Pleiku (?), 1995.

Poshyananda, Apinan (ed.): Contemporary Art in Asia. Traditions  - Tensions. Asia Society Galleries. Distributed by Harry N. Abrams, Inc. New York. New York, 1996. Buy the book here

Quan, Nguyen - Painting 1993 & 1994. Catalogue for the Exhibition at Mai Gallery. Nha Xuat Ban My Thuat/Fine Art Publishing House. Hanoi, 1994.

Quan, Nguyen (ed.): Bui Xuan Phai. Collector Tran Hau Tuan. Hoi My Thuat Thanh Pho Ho Chi Minh. Ho Chi Minh City, 1992.

Quan, Nguyen. Catalogue for the exhibition at Ballens, Switzerland. With Nguyen Than. Ho Chi Minh Cuty, 1996.

Quan, Nguyen: Near the Clouds. In: Asian Art and Culture. Washington, D.C., Smithonian, Winter 1994.

Quan, Nguyen: Straying into his own inmost feelings. About Bui Xuan Phai. In: Nguyen Quan (Ed.): Bui Xuan Phai. Collector Tran Hau Tuan. Hoi My Thuat Thanh Pho Ho Chi Minh. Ho Chi Minh City, 1992.

Quan, Nguyen: Vietnamese Plastic Arts. Hanoi, Foreign Language Publishing House, 1987.

Quan, Nguyen; Thuong, P.C.: Art in the Vietnamese Village. Hanoi, Art Publishing House, 1991.

Quang, Mai Ly et.al.: 100 Peintres et Sculpteurs Vietnamiens du XXe Sieècle. Editions The Gioi. Hanoi, 1995,

Sabapathy, T.K. (ed.): Modernity and Beyond. Themes in Southeast Asian Art. Singapore Art Musem. Singapore, 1996.

Sachsenmaier, Kimberly et.al.: Color Country. Catalogue. Hoang Hong Cam, Hong Viet Dung, Ha Tri Hieu, Dang Xuan Hoa. The 19 Gallery. Hanoi, 1997.

Son, Tran Viet, Tran Tuy: Catalogue 10 - Year National Sculpture Exhibition (1983-1993). Hanoi (?), 1993.

Lois Tarlow, Nguyen Ngoc Bich (Translator), Jeffrey Hantover, Smithsonian:
An Ocean Apart/Nghin Trung Xa Cach: Contemporary Vietnamese Art from the United States and Vietnam/My Thuat Duong Dai Viet Nam O Hoa Ky Va O Viet nam. Buy the book here

Taylor, Nora: Four Painters at he Crossroads of Modernism. In: Thai Ba Van et.al.: Masters of Vietnamese Painting. Fine Arts Publishing House. Hanoi, 1994.

Thierry, Francois: Phai - Marquet - Rouault. In: Nguyen Quan (Ed.): Bui Xuan Phai. Collector Tran Hau Tuan. Hoi My Thuat Thanh Pho Ho Chi Minh. Ho Chi Minh City, 1992.

Thoan, T.H. (ed.): Bui Xuan Phai. Hanoi, 1991.

Thuong, Phan Cam, Luong Xuan Doan: Young Artists of Vietnam. Nha Xuat Ban My Thuat/Fine Art Publishing House. Hanoi, 1996.

Thuong, Phan Cam, Tran Hau Tuan: Nguyen Quan. Nha Xuat Ban My Thuat/Fine Art Publishing House. Hanoi, 1997.

Thuong, Phan Cam: Nguyen Sang's Paintings. In: Thai Ba Van et.al.: Masters of Vietnamese Painting. Fine Arts Publishing House. Hanoi, 1994.

Trung, Nguyen (Curator): Vietnam. Catalogue: 10th Asian International Art Exhibition. National Museum Art Gallery. Singapore, 1995.

Tuong, Duong: Bui Xuan Phai's non-figurative domension. In: Nguyen Quan (Ed.): Bui Xuan Phai. Collector Tran Hau Tuan. Hoi My Thuat Thanh Pho Ho Chi Minh. Ho Chi Minh City, 1992.

Tuong, Duong: Bui Xuan Phai's nostalgic World. In: Thai Ba Van et.al.: Masters of Vietnamese Painting. Fine Arts Publishing House. Hanoi, 1994.

Tuong, Duong: There exists a Phaian World. On Bui Xuan Phai. In: Nguyen Quan (Ed.): Bui Xuan Phai. Collector Tran Hau Tuan. Hoi My Thuat Thanh Pho Ho Chi Minh. Ho Chi Minh City, 1992.

Van, Thai Ba et.al.: Masters of Vietnamese Painting. To Hgoc Van, Nguyen Gia Tri, Nguyen Sang, Bui Xuan Phai. Nha Xuat Ban My Thuat/Fine Arts Publishing House. Hanoi, 1994.


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