Cultural Exchange: The Combination of Hue Royal Refined Music and Hue Culinary Culture
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.
Formally requested by Vietnam President Truong Tan Sang and 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 Laos President, General Secretary Thongloun Sisoulith, Lady Naly Sisoulith and the Delegation officially first foreign visit to Vietnam in April 2015.
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Photographer Jean-Baptiste Huynh’s Message to Bem from Paris
Bem, I really want to invite you to Paris to see all these new works that I love and I would love to see your works as well whenever you come or I come to see you in Hue. So, let’s stay in touch. Big hugs. Big kisses. You are
Endless Reminiscences about Luu Cong Nhan
“Dearly gifted to Ms Boi Tran and Chau a fond memory” – Luu Cong Nhan
Diep Minh Chau’s Drawings of Boi Tran and Minh Chau with His Inscriptions
“Dearly gifted to my friend Boi Tran” – Diep Minh Chau
The Last Handwriting of Bui Xuan Phai Before His Quietus in 1988
“The last sketch of Phai before his quietus. His handwriting is on the reverse.” – Painter Nguyen Trong Niet, Bui Xuan Phai’s closest companion.
Truong Be: A Quest For The Absolute and His Handwriting to Boi Tran
Truong Be is a great artist for the obvious reason that he is a true man who has been able to embody the history of his country even though he refrains from doing so. Behind his candid and alluring smile and beyond his stalwart posture, a strong character is revealed.
“Nature and People from an Old Outlook” Exhibition, Invitation and a Handwritten Note of Viet Hai and Tran Luu Hau to Boi Tran
On the occasion of the exhibition “Nature and People from an Old Outlook” by Artist Nguyen Viet Hai and Artist Tran Luu Hau hosted and organized by Vietnamese Fine Art Association in 2001.
Dinh Cuong’s “A Piece of Poetry to a Lady on Thien An Hill on a Rainy Day” in 2001
Dinh Cuong’s a piece of poetry gifted to a lady on Thien An Hill on a rainy day
Le Ba Dang’s Handwritten Letter to Boi Tran in 1999
Fondly wish you health, prosperity and ups to the moon.
Epilogue by Trinh Cong Son on the Grand Opening of Boi Tran Art Gallery in 1995
Even if small or not, this art gallery is a monument in the city; its appearance will be remembered for ever. Returning to the old city…, to this art gallery, one feels that as he or she is coming back to see a sweetheart, who one will miss and love
Prologue by Buu Y on the Grand Opening of Boi Tran Art Gallery in 1995
One no art exhibitions have been organized with their actual sense; there would not have been any complete, conventional conformality to the land and her history.
Nguyen Trung’s Expression on Boi Tran’s Exhibition: I and the Call from My Within
Boi Tran, with a sensible heart and the gifted talent of an artist, fully perceives the artistic and literary beauty of nature that comes right out from her magnificent garden and then conveys that beauty most aesthetically to her works.
Nguyen Trung’s Preamble on the Exhibition of Paintings: Hue in 1996
It can be briefly said that the painting exhibition that The Boi Tran Art Gallery brings to us from Hue is a poetic picture of Hue, a poem composed by the talent in Hue.
Words of Architect Ngo Manh Duc, Son of Le Thi Luu to Boi Tran and Her Work of Art
I had the pleasure of contemplating your work which I found magnificent and I’m very happy to be able to express my admiration seeing your work.
Harper’s Bazaar: A Great Hue Destination
Boi Tran Garden, nestled on Thien An Hill and 10 kilometres from the city centre, is a well-known destination for local artists and international masters whenever they travel to Hue.
Christie’s: Women in Art from the XVI to the XXI Century
Boi Tran, the only Vietnamese female artist, has her work presented in this exceptional sale.
Éternité Magazine: Cloud Landing Collection by Designer Tran Thien Khanh and Photographer Tran Dinh Thuc Doan
Cloud Landing Collection by Designer Tran Thien Khanh and Photographer Tran Dinh Thuc Doan
Royal Cuisine – Cultural Interview: The Hue To Go 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 with French and local Hue touches plus the
Anne-Solenne Hatte and “La Cuisine De Bà” or “Tasting Vietnam”
What a pure bliss seeing my second family in Hue. Not only Boi Tran is a dedicated artist, but also a woman of love.
Thank you sister Thuc Doan / Bem for the precious time.
“Incubating Culture in Vietnam and Hue’s Rebirth as Vietnam’s Center of Art & Heritage” Hosted by Harvard Kennedy School, Fulbright University Vietnam and Boi Tran Garden
I remember very fondly our meeting at your home. Mostly I shared a great respect for your pioneer-ship for making Hue’s artistic rebirth a reality.
Ravenel: Select Modern & Contemporary Art, Vietnamese Modern Art
Boi Tran is one of the few outstanding Vietnamese female artists. Her style is heavily influenced by her teacher, Nguyen Trung and she also served as a source of creative inspiration for Nguyen Trung’s works. Tran’s Elegant in Hue trilogy is presented in a classical European triptych form. They depict
General Secretary, Germany Minister of Digital Affairs and Transport Volker Wissing’s Letter to Artist Boi Tran
I would like to thank you for your hospitality and warm welcome in your home Boi Tran Garden. We were very impressed with your paintings and especially the beautiful garden that you have created. My companion and I really enjoyed the contented evening spent with you thanks to your presence
“A Perfect Evening of Companionship” with Skirball Cultural Center Founding President and CEO Uri D Herscher
You treated us to such a joyful experience in the home of your mother surrounded by her portraits of beauty. You were a magnificent host. Your words came from your heart and entered ours and our words came from our hearts and were meant to enter yours. It was a
Shanghai Pujiang Southeast Asia Culture and Art Exchange Center President Zhang Zhi Yong Celebrates Boi Tran’s Solo Exhibition: Le Rêve Qui Veille
On the special occasion of Boi Tran’s 60 years of age as well as her solo exhibition: Le Rêve Qui Veille on 26 October 2017, Mr and Mrs Zhang Zhi Yong, President of Shanghai Pujiang Southeast Asia Culture and Art Exchange Center comes to celebrate and share the pleasure and
Boi Tran: “Le Rêve Qui Veille” by Christie’s Senior Expert Jean-François Hubert
There is no place without a history. There is no history without a place. There are places without measure, and histories beyond all time. Elegant moments and secret places. Patches of eternity and jolted thoughts.
To verify this, one must know Boi Tran.
Fine Dining Deepened in Endless Conversation with Mr William Drea “Bro” Adams and Mr Joe Boulos
Bem. Thank you for the lovely dinner and the honour of spending time in the home and art gallery of Madame Boi Tran. It was a very memorable evening and we are very grateful. It will be certainly one of the highlights of our trip.
Christie’s: Se Souvenir Des Belles Choses – A Curated Collection of Vietnamese Art
On this special occasion, Christie’s, for the very first time, published a separate Vietnamese Art Vanity – Se Souvenir Des Belles Choses: A Curated Collection of Vietnamese Art. Se Souvenir Des Belles Choses: A Curated Collection of Vietnamese Art is one of Thuc Doan / Bem’s publications as an art translator and advisor has made the catalog
Cultural Exchange: The Combination of Hue Royal Refined Music and Hue Culinary Culture
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.
Heritage Magazine: Best of Both Worlds
Owning an exquisite garden around 5000m2 nestled on Thien An Hill where art researchers, scholars, specialists, and experts in Vietnam and other countries oftentimes pass by, Heritage is privileged to meet this talented artist Boi Tran – “A true heroine” of the ancient Hue in her own mansion.
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 also cooks, magnificently from a repertoire of Imperial Hue-era dishes numbering over 100. She spoils all of us with a succession of dishes.
A Fork in Asia’s Road: The Hue Home by John Krich
It seems a special shame to dig in without first having a look at dishes designed by this cultured city’s most renowned artist Boi Tran, one of the remarkable women who have used their homes to help revive their hometown’s food culture.
Thanh Nien News: Complete Transcendence
“Mother and Children” fetched approximately USD 10,000 at Christie’s Hong Kong on May 26, 2013. Boi Tran is only the second Vietnamese female painter, the other being Le Thi Luu (1911 – 1988), selected by the two prestigious international auction houses Sotheby’s and Christie’s.
DestinAsian Magazine: Hungry for Hue
Many of the old culinary traditions live on, and today, Hue cuisine is held to be Vietnam’s most delicious and diverse. A visit to Ancient Hue, a home restaurant and gallery of an eccentric, elegant artist and chef Boi Tran, gives visitors an inkling of what a royal banquet and
“Thank you for opening your house to us but furthermore, your heart” – Gilbert Montagné
French Singer, Musician, Pianist, Organist Gilbert Montagné expressing the pleasure to meet and having the warmest welcome by Boi Tran at her residence.
Travel+Leisure Magazine: Vietnamese Food – The Ultimate Food Guide
Boi Tran took the precious formality of Hue cuisine to a new place, where the pleasure of pure flavour, not mere visual dazzle, was primary.
Boi Tran ‘Madonna’, the First Time Presented and Phenomenally Hammered at Sotheby’s Hong Kong in 2008
Boi Tran’s pictorial work presents profound originality: it is part of an isolated approach, removed from the dominant schools; it expresses the search for universal humanism deeply rooted in a characteristically Vietnamese sensitivity.
Artist Luu Ly & Bui Xuan Phai Sketchbook: A True Sense of Nostalgia at Boi Tran Art Gallery
In an excellent state of preservation after these years, artist Luu Ly now bequeaths his precious treasure to artist Boi Tran in the belief that Boi Tran will take on the perpetuation and introduce these profound sketches to the world.
Tran Ninh Ho’s “For the one I miss” and “A Lady and Lotus” by Boi Tran
Publication of Poet Tran Ninh Ho (Vietnamese, B. 1943) and his handwriting to Artist Boi Tran, issued by Writers Association Publishing House circa 2005. The front cover is Boi Tran’s “Lady and Lotus” oil on canvas.
Boi Tran, Ladies and Flowers by Nguyen Trong Tao
I stopped by Minh Chau Art Gallery not only to contemplate the masterpieces of leading artists such as Nguyen Phan Chanh, Bui Xuan Phai, Nguyen Tu Nghiem, Nguyen Sang… or visit the young owner Minh Chau but to feast my eyes on her mother’s paintings displayed to the art lovers
Asian Art News: Small and Miniature Paintings by the Masters at Minh Chau Art Gallery
This exhibition brought together a wide variety of work by some of the most prominent names in the 20th century Vietnamese art world. There is a timeless quality to many of the works on show whose spirit-if not style-is to be seen clearly even in a great deal of the
Minh Chau Art Gallery’s Exhibition: Small and Miniature Paintings by the Masters
This exhibition brought together a wide variety of work by some of the most prominent names in the 20th century Vietnamese art world. There is a timeless quality to many of the works on show whose spirit-if not style-is to be seen clearly even in a great deal of the
Timeout Magazine: The Divine Form
Minh Chau Art Gallery houses one of Hanoi’s more impressive and valuable collections of paintings of Nguyen Gia Tri, Tran Van Can, Bui Xuan Phai, Nguyen Sang, and a remarkable collection of Nguyen Trung’s paintings besides Trinh Cong Son, Dinh Cuong, Tran Huy Hoan, Tran Luu Hau, Diep Minh Chau,
Christie’s: Southeast Asian Pictures’ Letter to Boi Tran Art Gallery in 1999
Accompanied as a collector and a consignor by Christie’s on the earliest days in 1999, Boi Tran and Boi Tran Garden (known as Boi Tran Art Gallery) has a heritage and reputation for connoisseurship and exclusive bespoke services for buying and selling art and antiques.