Titled New World Mall, the exhibition features life-sized ceramic sculptures of Spam, Libby’s Vienna Sausages (which is used for Filipino meatloaf and Korean “army stew”), and Carnation Condensed Milk-the sweetening agent in Vietnamese coffee and what’s used on toast from Hong Kong and Taipei in lieu of butter. gallery Stanley’s until September 3, pays homage to the foodstuffs and goods that are hallmarks of Asian culture, but which have roots in the West-like those coveted items inside the suitcase. Shih’s latest work, on view at the new L.A. Subscribe 3. The New World Mall opened in early 2011, and is a terrific example of the organized consumption that makes Flushing so enjoyable. And, for some reason, American candy was considered to be primo, even though I think Asian candy is so much better.” The New World Mall (with fish) In the heart of Bangkoks Bang Lam Phu district, there lies a grand edifice that once stood tall and proud, the New World Mall. New World Mall New World Mall Is this your business 62 Reviews 10 of 28 things to do in Flushing Shopping, Shopping Malls 13620 Roosevelt Ave, Flushing, NY 11354-5661 Open today: 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM Save Asia in Queens: Exploring NYC’s Largest Chinatown 25 Book in advance from 150. “You couldn’t get those in Taiwan at the time-we didn’t have the same global commerce supply chains back then. “There was this idea that American vitamins were better quality,” she says over Zoom from Los Angeles. For the Brooklyn-based artist Stephanie Shih, visits to her mother and father’s native Taiwan in the 1980s and 1990s meant packing her suitcase with cases of vitamins and Ferrero Rocher chocolates. Whichever form the vessel takes, it gets brought back to the homeland absolutely filled with goodies from the United States: American snacks, candies, liquor, and whatever else the family in Asia requested you bring over. Ask any member of the Asian diaspora and they’ll tell you about the suitcase, or the brown cardboard box, or the plaid nylon bag.
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