Luziger Saigon

The studio of two French painters in the old 95 Pasteur apartment block, opened as an art space - viewing paintings, listening to music and practising yoga in the same flat, by appointment.

Luziger Saigon is an art space on the third floor of block B in the apartment building at 95 Pasteur, Ben Nghe ward, District 1, an old block on the left-hand side of Pasteur Street facing the Independence Palace. There is no large sign on the street, so visitors have to know where they are going. The space was set up by two French painters. At first it was simply one painter's private studio, later expanded into a shared creative space - not only for hanging paintings but also for DJ sets, beatboxing, yoga and other creative activities. The team describes Luziger as a space for experiencing art through different kinds of sensation, via exhibitions, music and performance. What makes it notable is precisely its setting: a flat in an old Saigon apartment block whose architecture has been kept and turned into a gallery, which led one article to describe the feeling of stepping inside as being in a small Paris studio - discreet, unshowy and youthful. The right way to visit is to message ahead via the fanpage and only then go up, because this is not a gallery with free public opening; having to make an appointment is part of the experience and usually makes a viewing private, with someone to talk to. How to make an appointment at present, the response time and which exhibition is on at any given moment have not been confirmed, so it is best to contact the fanpage directly before coming. The space suits people who like finding art spaces hidden in old apartment blocks, or who want to look at paintings in a real living setting rather than in a white cube; do not drop by on impulse without an appointment, as there may be no one to open the door. The address is third floor, block B, 95 Pasteur, Ben Nghe ward, District 1; opening hours depend on appointments, so there is no fixed schedule, and prices have not been clearly published. Contact is possible through luziger.com or the Facebook page luziger.saigon, and a visit can be combined with the old apartment blocks full of cafes and shops around Pasteur and Dong Khoi, or with the Independence Palace, only a few minutes away.

English text: machine translation from the Localis platform — proper names kept in Vietnamese.