I Love Phở
A Casula Powerhouse Project
I Love Phở is an exhibition combining the recipes and poems of six Vietnamese and non-Vietnamese artists. Opening on Friday 22 February, 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. 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, 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.
Friday 22 February – Thursday 10 April 
Official Launch Sunday 2 March, 3pm
9.30am – 5pm (Closed Mondays)
Gabriel Gallery, Footscray Community Arts Centre
FREE
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