I Love Phở10 May - 24 May BREADBOX GALLERY 233 James Street, Northbridge A KULTOUR EVENT A CASULA POWERHOUSE PROJECT CURATED BY CUONG PHU LE ARTISTS: Le Van Tai, Le Thua Tien, Mai Long, My Le Thi, Garry Trinh, Binh Truong, Khoat Van Nguyen and Tommy Truong |
(Re)discover Viêt Nam through I Love Phở, an exhibition that explores
the Vietnamese beef rice noodle soup called Phở, an integral part of
Vietnamese cultural heritage. I Love Phở combines the work of visual
artists responding to the concept of phở and what it signifies, as well
as phở tasting and cooking demonstrations, workshops for children
and adults, guided tours and more.
I Love Phở is an exhibition combining the recipes and poems of six Vietnamese and non-Vietnamese artists. Opening on Saturday 10 May, the exhibition explores the Vietnamese beef rice noodle soup dish, phở, an integral part of Vietnamese cultural heritage. |
The story of phở (pronounced “fuh”) mirrors that of Vietnam itself: its dramatic evolution from French colonisation in the late 19th century to the division of the country into two;
from “reunification” to the mass exodus of boat people at the end of the Vietnam War in 1975; and from the fall of Communism and the end of the Cold War to the transnational movement of the Vietnamese diaspora.
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I Love Phở uses pho as a metaphor to interpret and reveal a Vietnam whose people and history are as varied and complex as the preparation and cooking of a bowl of phở itself.First presented at Casula Powerhouse in Sydney, then at Footscray Community Arts Centre, I Love Phở explores issues of identity, history and culture. Curated by Cuong Phu Le, I Love Phở features the work of Le Van Tai, Le Thur a Tien, Mai Long, My Le Thi, Garry Trinh and Binh Truong. |
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