To Lich River Revival Project Nominated for Bui Xuan Phai Award

This year is the year to celebrate many important events of the country, so the Organizing Committee decided to build an award ceremony with a worthy scale, combined with an exhibition of nominated works.

On September 30, the Organizing Committee of the 18th Bui Xuan Phai Award - For the Love of Hanoi 2025 announced 11 official nominations for 4 categories: Grand Prize, Work Prize, Work Prize and Idea Prize.

Based on the tentative list, through the preliminary and final rounds, the Jury approved the official nomination list of 11 nominees, in 4 categories.

The Work Award category alone has 4 nominations. This reflects the richness and outstanding quality of the works and projects “for the love of Hanoi” published in recent times.

Painter Chu Nhat Quang is a young artist pursuing the theme of national culture. (Photo: Contributor/Vietnam+)

Participating in this category are a series of lacquer paintings by artist Chu Nhat Quang in the exhibitions "Sacred Marks" and "Independence Spring" - Chu Nhat Quang's first two large-scale lacquer exhibitions held consecutively during two major anniversaries of the country.

This continuity shows the enduring creativity and admirable dedication of a 9X artist who chose to embark on a difficult path: large-scale lacquer, one piece, not assembled. But more importantly, in that journey, Chu Nhat Quang sought cultural-historical values ​​as a spiritual “anchor”, from which to convey the love and responsibility of the young generation to the nation’s roots.

Also related to painting, a series of paintings about Hanoi by artist Pham Binh Chuong in the 20 years of "Going to the Street" was also nominated.

With the exhibition "Xuong pho" in 2004, artist Pham Binh Chuong has made his mark as a painter of Hanoi. Deep within the strange strokes, the tight shapes, the perfect compositions are cultural stories, the changes of the times that only those who love Hanoi very much, who constantly think about Hanoi, can see, and then use the language of painting to express.

The book “Hanoi Architecture - Vietnamese-French Cultural Exchange” is printed in two languages. (Photo: Contributor/Vietnam+)

Also participating in the Work Award is the book “Hanoi Architecture - Vietnamese-French Cultural Exchange” by The Gioi Publishing House, AA Architecture Construction Joint Stock Company and associates. The author who compiled the content is Dr.-Architect Tran Quoc Bao (lecturer at Hanoi University of Construction) and a large team of young people participating in design, illustration, photography and translation.

The book is bilingual in Vietnamese and French, conceived and produced in Vietnam by Vietnamese people, with the support of some French friends.

Architect Phan Dang Son, Chairman of the Vietnam Association of Architects, believes that the book has an important contribution: "Awakening" the urban architectural heritage in Hanoi in a worthy and attractive way. The book brings together the intelligence and talent of the group of authors to create an artistic product with both rich and scientific content and a romantic form.

Actor-singer Le Viet Anh (right) plays the lead role in the musical “Fire from the Earth” (Youth Theater). (Photo: CTV/Vietnam+)

This year's Work Award category also includes the musical "Fire from the Earth" (Youth Theater).

The work is considered an epic about Hanoi in the 1930s and the people who made history. The center of the play is the portrait of comrade Nguyen Ngoc Vu - the first official Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee. Through this image, the musical not only tells the story of an ideal historical figure but also depicts the growth of the Communist Party of Vietnam from its early days.

Nominations for the Job Award include: The initial project to revive the To Lich River; The National Exhibition and Fair Center - a new "wonder" in Hanoi, a construction miracle in Vietnam; The restoration of two outdoor reliefs on Hang Long Street (Cua Nam Ward).

Kim Quy Exhibition Hall - the world's largest circular exhibition hall with a total area of ​​about 130,000 m2, with a dome made of 24,000 tons of steel, 56m high. This is the highlight of the National Exhibition and Fair Center. (Photo: CTV/Vietnam+)

The Idea Award also has 3 nominations: A series of projects to renovate and expand the space for the community around Hoan Kiem Lake; A series of activities to honor Confucianism, towards the 950th anniversary of the Imperial Academy (1076-2026); Project to build the Hanoi Opera House and a cultural and artistic park in Quang An (Tay Ho ward).

For the Grand Prize Nominations, traditionally, the Organizing Committee will only announce one Grand Prize Nomination and award that nomination at the Award Ceremony taking place at 7 p.m. on October 3 at 45 Trang Tien, Hanoi./.

The Bui Xuan Phai Award - For the Love of Hanoi was established in 2008 by the Sports and Culture newspaper and the family of the late painter Bui Xuan Phai, to award authors, works, ideas, and activities of high scientific and artistic value, imbued with love for Hanoi.

The jury of the Award includes prestigious names such as: Poet Bang Viet, former Chairman of the Hanoi Literature and Arts Association (Chairman of the Council); historian Duong Trung Quoc, Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Historical Association; journalist Ho Quang Loi, Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Digital Communications Association; Associate Professor - Doctor Bui Hoai Son, full-time member of the National Assembly's Committee on Culture and Society; journalist Ngo Ha Thai, former Deputy General Director of Vietnam News Agency and journalist Nguyen Thien Thuat, Editor-in-Chief of the Sports and Culture newspaper.

Over 17 seasons, more than 160 authors, works, ideas, and activities have been recognized as official nominations, with more than 70 awards given, including 16 Grand Prizes awarded to: Hanoi scholar Nguyen Vinh Phuc (2009), writer To Hoai (2010), Professor Phan Huy Le (2011), guitarist Van Vuong (2012), photographer Quang Phung (2013), researcher Vu Tuan San (2014), researcher Giang Quan (2015), photographer Le Vuong (2016), researcher Huu Ngoc (2017), researcher Nguyen Ba Dam (2018), researcher Nguyen Thua Hy (2019), musician Phu Quang (2020), musician Hong Dang (2021), director Tran Van Thuy (2022), director Dang Nhat Minh (2023) and most recently Professor Tien. Architect Hoang Dao Kinh (2024).

(Vietnam+)

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