The exhibition unfolds as a space where imagination is carried across generations, where each work holds a fragment of memory, a longing, and a possibility not yet fully formed. Within this artistic garden, the artists do not tell a single shared story, but instead create a polyphonic field of feeling, rich with layered sensibilities.
Dream of Dreams brings together eight Vietnamese artists: Trần Nguyên Đán, Trần Văn Mãng, Phan Thanh Bình, Trần Anh Huy, Nguyễn Vũ Lân, Hoàng Đăng Khanh, Lê Hữu Long and Lê Thừa Hải in a contemplative exhibition at Boi Tran Garden. Conceived not as a narrative but as a state of presence, the exhibition unfolds through subtle correspondences between works, where memory, imagination and painting converge. Each practice remains singular, yet together they form a quiet continuum, like images that return, transform and persist across time.
When respected institutions choose a private cultural house as the setting for serious conversation, the gesture carries meaning of its own. On 18 January 2020, Harvard Kennedy School and Fulbright University Vietnam joined Boi Tran Garden in Hue for an evening that affirmed both the international credibility of the gathering and the singular cultural standing of the host venue.
Boi Tran is one of the few outstanding Vietnamese female artists. Her style is influenced by her teacher, Trung Nguyen. She also worked as Nguyen's model, serving as a source of creative inspiration for the artist. Boi Tran's Elegant in Hue trilogy is presented in a classical European triptych form. They depict a group of beautiful goddesses strolling, sitting and dancing in a glorious garden. The composition of the piece is extraordinary and spectacular.
Written on 10 December 2018 after an evening at Boi Tran Garden, Dr. Volker Wissing’s letter belongs to the tone: a brief official correspondence that preserves, with uncommon clarity, how art and hospitality may linger in diplomatic memory.
In October 2017, Mr Zhang Zhi Yong, President of the Shanghai Pujiang Southeast Asia Culture and Art Exchange Center, and Mrs Zhang Jing came to Boi Tran Garden to celebrate Boi Tran’s solo exhibition Le Rêve Qui Veille (The Watchful Dream). Their visit reflected a larger conversation between Hue, Shanghai, and the growing international regard for Vietnamese art.
Boi Tran Garden is privileged to welcome a cultural exchange between the Vietnamese and Singaporean delegations, unfolding not as a formal event, but as a moment of shared presence. The occasion brought together H.E. Le Hoai Trung, Member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Secretary of the Party Committee, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Member of the National Defence and Security Council, and Member of the National Assembly (16th legislature); Mr Ng Teck Hean, Deputy Secretary (Asia-Pacific), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singapore and Ambassador of Singapore to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; Mr Nguyen Van Cao, Chairman of the Thua Thien Hue Provincial People’s Committee; and painter Boi Tran, whose convergence reflected a meeting point between diplomacy and cultural stewardship.
Boi Tran Art Gallery is honoured to support the group exhibition “Chòn Chòn,” as part of its sustained engagement in nurturing younger generations of artists and contributing to a broader ecosystem in which contemporary Vietnamese art continues to evolve and expand.
Formally requested by Vietnam First Lady Mai Thi Hanh, Boi Tran Garden was privileged to host a cultural exchange meeting combined with Hue royal refined music and Hue fine dining on the official first foreign visit to Vietnam of Laos First Lady Naly Sisoulith.
Boi Tran Garden blooms with memory, devotion, and the gentle breath of art. Created by painter Boi Tran as a sanctuary for the soul, it is a place where silence speaks, and beauty lingers in every stone and shadow. In 2011, her heartfelt contributions were honoured with the Phan Kinh Honorary Prize, a tribute from her ancestral family, offered in deep gratitude.
More than a garden, it is a living poem. A return. A bloom that never fades.
