Bui Xuan Phai – For the Love of Hanoi award (Work category) goes to the exhibition of the work of American photographer William Crawford October 5, 2023 Bui Xuan Phai - For the Love of Hanoi Award Ceremony, Hanoi 05 Oct 2023 Art Vietnam Gallery is thrilled and honored to announce that our exhibition for the Hanoi Photo ’23 Biennale with Manzi Art Space of American photographer William Crawford works, Hanoi Streets 1985-2015 - In the Years of Forgetting, has won the Bui Xuan Phai – For the Love of Hanoi award in the Work category. This is an immeasurable honor for the artist William Crawford and for Manzi and Art Vietnam Gallery, for which we are so grateful. Bui Xuan Phai is one of the most revered artists in Vietnamese art history. Known for his humble and yet profound works expressing the beauty and charm of his beloved Hanoi, his family initiated this prize in his honor in 2008, 20 years after he passed away in 1988. 2023 marks the 16th year of this prize and it comes at the same time of the memorable state visit of the US President Biden to Hanoi and the signing of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between Vietnam and the US, elevating the two countries to the highest level of diplomacy and cooperation. William Crawford Tea chatters, 1988 | 41 x 52 cm | Archival fine art printing on fiber paper | Edition 1/30  William Crawford Street life 17_View from Hang Gai, 1994 | 70 x 70 cm | Archival fine art printing on fiber paper | Edition 1/30  William Crawford was one of the first Americans to come to Hanoi after the end of the war in 1985. He was so moved by the beauty of the city, people, and culture, he came back to Hanoi for 3 decades, with his large format camera, documenting the life in the streets, the everyday rituals of life and the beauty of the ancient streets and housing in Hanoi. His photographs depict his profound love of the people and the country. William Crawford Altar, 1986 | 70 x 70 cm | Archival fine art printing on fiber paper | Edition 1/30  We are deeply grateful for this honor, for the support of the US Embassy, Tram Vu and the team at Manzi, artist Nguyen The Son for his collaborative work with the photographs of William Crawford, and for all of you art lovers that have come to support the exhibitions. We invite you to look at our website to see the complete works of William Crawford. Please contact the gallery for any inquiries. With deep gratitude, Suzanne Lecht, Vu Thuy Trang and Art Vietnam team. Art Vietnam Salon Gallery No. 2, Alley 66 Yen Lac Str.  Hanoi Vietnam  +84 24 3862 3184  +84 (0) 912048018 info@artvietnamgallery.com http://www.artvietnamgallery.com