HCMC to host Asia's first skateboard-street art exhibition

An artwork by Bouda. Photo courtesy of IFV

An exhibition showcasing the intersection of skateboarding and street art to be held in Ho Chi Minh City on Friday will the first of its kind in Asia.

The opening ceremony of ‘Spraying Board Vietnam’ at the Institute of Cultural Exchange with France (Idecaf) in District 1 will be at 7 p.m.

It will feature 40 skateboard decks that have been transformed into unique artworks by four Vietnamese and six French artists. They used new skateboards made from less common materials and covered with white as canvases to create new and unique designs.

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