Bui Xuan Phai became known for his street paintings that capture an aura of melancholy and __________________

To the Vietnamese socialist officials, Phai's depiction of Hanoi is too _________________________

What is the best description of Phai's characteristics?

In 1986, Vietnam went through a political change. Bui Xuan Phai, neglected by the official art establishment for wanting to tell the truth, suddenly became Vietnam's greatest painter regardless of whether his paintings showed true mastery of the medium or not

After 1986, Vietnam has rejected nationalist concerns entirely.

The combination of market speculation, disillusionment with art market in the West, and changes in the political situation made Vietnamese art a desirable commodity and transformed Vietnamese artists from art workers to art products.

Many of the younger Vietnamese generations are interested in Phai's work because his works depict heroic acts of people-soldiers, workers, farmers, and their sacrifice for the good of the nation

By the 1990s, dealers tiring of Western art began to look for alternative markets, and Asia was the continent with the highest expectations