OC Archives Bazaar

Last but not least, announcing our final panel, "Gallery Talk with Michael Thế Khôi Trần!"

🖼Sunday March 16th
1:30pm-2:15pm
Palm Court Gallery, Great Park Irvine, CA🖼

Join artist Michael Thế Khôi Trần for a walk through of the exhibit, More Than You Can Chew.

Michael Thế Khôi Trần is an interdisciplinary artist who resides in Los Angeles/Orange County. He received his BFA in Drawing and Painting from California State University, Long Beach. Tran’s work explores how the displaced Vietnamese population used community as a tool to create a new home in Little Saigon, California. He achieves this by referencing local spaces such as supermarkets, temples, and swap meets, and how his community exists within these locations. The Asian community is often reduced to an aesthetic, such as orientalism and being a model minority. Challenging these standards, Tran injects himself into these frequently inhabited spaces wearing a traditional Vietnamese garment, Áo dài. Wearing the Áo dài in these spaces, he has reclaimed his culture and reappropriated the aesthetic standards placed upon the Asian community.

SAVE THE DATE!

OC Archives in Action presents this year's OC Archives Bazaar, "From Saigon to Little Saigon: Reflections on 50 Years of Home" on Sunday March 16th from 10-3pm at the Great Park in Irvine, CA.

This free event, presented by OC Archives in Action in collaboration with Anaheim Public Library, CSUF Pollak Library, and UCI Libraries, supports the Great Park Gallery’s exhibition More than You Can Chew. No registration required.