The Hue to Go: Royal Cuisine & Cultural Interview Hosted by KF Seetoh There was a visit to another dimension of food glory, a ride out to visit Boi Tran Garden to meet Madame Boi Tran herself, a living legend of an artist and chef. The place, the green, manicured and curated garden and yards...
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Best of Both Worlds
Best of Both Worlds Born in Hue, Vietnam, Boi Tran is a member of the Vietnam Fine Art Association. Since 1996, she amongst few prominent contemporary artists in Hue participated in several exhibitions and also had her works displayed in renowned exhibitions across Asia and Europe as well as private collections locally and internationally, especially...
Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown: Vivacious in Vietnam
Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown: Vivacious in Vietnam Boi Tran is a painter and something of a throwback, an anomaly, a creature from another, earlier time in the life of the onetime Imperial City. She lives in an area called Thien An Hill, in a magnificently restored compound. These traditional wooden houses were once part of...
Boi Tran, Ladies and Flowers by Nguyen Trong Tao
Boi Tran, Ladies and Flowers by Nguyen Trong Tao On the very last day of the year of the Monkey (2004), I stopped by Minh Chau Art Gallery at 7 Ly Dao Thanh Street, Hanoi, not only to contemplate the masterpieces of leading artists such as Nguyen Phan Chanh, Bui Xuan Phai, Nguyen Tu Nghiem,...