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SAIGON, VIETNAM 🇻🇳 STREET ART: ART IS NOT A CRIME

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8may26

SAIGON, VIETNAM 🇻🇳 STREET ART: HELLO MY NAME…

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6may26

SAIGON, VIETNAM 🇻🇳 STREET ART: MIRROR

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Mirror
An abandoned area in Pham Ngu Lao Park. This was a mural on an old Cigar Lounge Wall
The iconic conical hat (Nón lá) on the head of this graff piece
Interesting scrawl on an electric ⚡️ box in Pham Ngu Lao Park

May 2026

SAIGON, VIETNAM 🇻🇳 STREET ART: VOLUNTEER SPRING

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Central Section (Yellow Text)

• CÔNG TRÌNH THANH NIÊN: Youth Project.

• CHÀO MỪNG ĐẠI HỘI ĐẠI BIỂU LIÊN HIỆP THANH NIÊN VIỆT NAM P. NGUYỄN CƯ TRINH: Welcoming the Delegate Congress of the Vietnam Youth Federation of Nguyen Cu Trinh Ward.

• NHIỆM KỲ 2024 – 2029: Term 2024 – 2029.

Right Section (Orange/Yellow Text)

• XUÂN TÌNH NGUYỆN: Volunteer Spring.

Contextual Details

The mural illustrates various community service and environmental themes:

• Environmental Action: The right side depicts youth planting a tree, accompanied by a map of Vietnam.

• Waste Management: The background section to the left shows figures sorting waste into green, yellow, and blue bins, similar to standard recycling initiatives in the city.

• Organization: The project is attributed to the Vietnam Youth Federation (the logo with the bird and V-shape is visible above the central text) in Nguyen Cu Trinh Ward, which is a neighborhood in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City.

2may26

SAIGON, VIETNAM 🇻🇳 STREET ART: TAKING ACTION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT

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The Main Mural Slogan (Right Side)

• NHÂN DÂN VÀ HỘI VIÊN PHỤ NỮ KHU PHỐ 3 HÀNH ĐỘNG VÌ MÔI TRƯỜNG: The people and members of the Women’s Union of Neighborhood 3 take action for the environment.

• XANH – SẠCH – ĐẸP: Green – Clean – Beautiful.

The Trash Bins (Lower Right)

The bins are labeled to encourage waste sorting:

• RÁC HỮU CƠ: Organic Waste (Green bin).

• RÁC VÔ CƠ: Inorganic Waste (Orange/Red bin).

• RÁC TÁI CHẾ: Recyclable Waste (Blue bin).

Propaganda Art

2may2026

SAIGON, VIETNAM 🇻🇳 STREET ART: MOTORBIKE CITY

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May 2026

SAIGON, VIETNAM 🇻🇳 STREET ART: LUCKY CHARMS

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May 2026

SAIGON, VIETNAM 🇻🇳 STREET ART: DIVINE HUMAN CONNECTION

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April 2026

SAIGON, VIETNAM 🇻🇳: SLEEP

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These men work brutal hours in brutal heat for money that would make a Westerner cry. But the sleep itself is not sad. The sleep is the one moment in the day that belongs to them. Nobody is paying for it. Nobody is timing it. Nobody is asking them to deliver something or drive somewhere or fix something. For ten minutes or an hour, the man and the motorbike are still, and the city flows around them.
Built: ~1955–1965 (most likely around early 1960s)
📍 Lý Tự Trọng Street, was heavily developed during the 1950s–60s as Saigon expanded into a modern capital.
After reunification in 1975, this building was eventually used by the hát bội troupe (established 1977).
Hát bội is Vietnam’s traditional opera:
painted faces, symbolic acting, historical drama, and big moral storytelling.

April 2026

SAIGON, VIETNAM 🇻🇳: RED PLASTIC CHAIRS AND STOOLS – ICONIC

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Everything in Saigon happens on a red plastic chair or stool.
In Vietnam red means luck and happiness and also “sit here, the pho is ready.” 😊

I’ve eaten the best meals of my life on red plastic chairs. Com tam suon, hunched over broken rice and grilled pork, green onion oil dripping off the spoon, my knees pressed against a table😆.

Ca phe sua da sweating in a glass, sitting so low to the ground, watching motorbikes pass.
Nobody looks comfortable on a red plastic chair. Everybody looks at home.

April 2026