Ho Chi Minh City Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism resolutely handles deviant expressions in artistic activities.

At a press conference on the socio-economic situation in Ho Chi Minh City on the afternoon of October 30, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Culture and Sports responded to the issue of some artists whose creations deviated from cultural standards, causing a stir in public opinion recently.

Recently, Jack was involved in a scandal when his performance at an event in Hanoi was said to have lyrics that were culturally incorrect, vulgar, and arrogant.

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Management direction of Ho Chi Minh City Department of Culture and Sports for artistic activities

Ms. Nguyen Thi Ngoc Hang - Deputy Head of the Art Department (Department of Culture and Sports of Ho Chi Minh City) said that Ho Chi Minh City is a locality with the most vibrant, rich and diverse artistic life in the country. It is one of the major cultural and artistic centers with the intersection between tradition and modernity, between the quintessence of Vietnamese and world culture. In recent times, the State management of performing arts activities in Ho Chi Minh City has always been closely directed and paid attention to by the Department.

Specifically, the Department has strengthened coordination with agencies and localities to contribute to improving the effectiveness and efficiency of state management. The Department also presided over the development of inter-sectoral coordination regulations between departments, branches and localities in Ho Chi Minh City to proactively grasp the situation and promptly handle artistic activities, thereby detecting many violations and strictly handling them according to the law, including cases of temporary suspension or ban on performance, which have created public consensus.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Ngoc Hang - Deputy Head of the Art Department (Department of Culture and Sports of Ho Chi Minh City) spoke at the meeting

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In addition, the Department also focuses on propaganda and dissemination of policies and laws, while creating favorable conditions for organizations and individuals working in the arts to promote their talents, contribute to the public with valuable cultural products, and contribute to building an increasingly healthy cultural and artistic image of Ho Chi Minh City.

Some artists create in a way that is unconventional, emphasizes personal ego, and is offensive.

However, in addition to the positive aspects, the Department of Culture and Sports of Ho Chi Minh City said that there are still some phenomena of deviant creativity, promoting the individual "ego", showing offensiveness in content, form or expression. Some works and performances have offensive elements, use substandard language, form is not suitable with the fine cultural traditions of the nation, do not demonstrate the role and function of orienting awareness and aesthetic taste for the public, promote negative lifestyles, especially among young people.

"In case of violations, based on legal regulations, the Department will take resolute measures to handle them. At the same time, the Department will listen to experts' opinions, coordinate with organizations and unions to educate , raise the spirit of self-conscious compliance with the law and exemplary behavior of artists, contributing to building a healthy cultural environment," Ms. Nguyen Thi Ngoc Hang shared.

For major political events and festivals in the city, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Ho Chi Minh City and related agencies, based on the purpose and requirements of the event, have cooperated with appropriate creative components, in which the performing artists are focused on not only professional capacity but also on standards in professional activities and cultural behavior. The Department emphasized that this will continue to be focused on in the coming time.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/so-vh-tt-tphcm-kien-quyet-xu-ly-bieu-hien-lech-chuan-trong-hoat-dong-nghe-thuat-185251030163613034.htm