{"id":2422,"date":"2024-09-02T21:37:49","date_gmt":"2024-09-02T21:37:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wachanift.net\/?p=2422"},"modified":"2024-09-04T15:45:03","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T15:45:03","slug":"whats-your-bodega-order-vi-nguyens-beaded-bites-evoke-the-spirit-of-nyc-corner-stores","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wachanift.net\/index.php\/2024\/09\/02\/whats-your-bodega-order-vi-nguyens-beaded-bites-evoke-the-spirit-of-nyc-corner-stores\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s Your Bodega Order? Vi Nguyen\u2019s Beaded Bites Evoke the Spirit of NYC Corner Stores"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default entry-header is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"colo-post-featured-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2323\" src=\"http:\/\/wachanift.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BeadedBodega24070-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A display of several beaded depictions of treats and snacks such as strawberry Pocky, Yan-Yan, Spam, Cup Noodles, Hi-Chew, Botan Rice Candy, White Rabbit, and Murakawa Bubble Gum.\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">All photos \u00a9 Rebecca Poloquin, shared with permission<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group post-title is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h1 class=\"alignfull wp-block-post-title\">What&#8217;s Your Bodega Order? Vi Nguyen&#8217;s Beaded Bites Evoke the Spirit of NYC Corner Stores<\/h1>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-meta is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\">September 2, 2024<\/div>\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/craft\/\" rel=\"tag\">Craft<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/food\/\" rel=\"tag\">Food<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/author\/jandres\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\" rel=\"noopener\">Jackie Andres<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-share-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing has-visible-labels has-icon-color is-style-logos-only is-layout-flex wp-block-social-sharing-is-layout-flex\">\n<li style=\"color: #1c1e0d\" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-facebook has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisiscolossal.com%2F2024%2F09%2Fvi-nguyen-beaded-bodega%2F&#038;title=What%27s%20Your%20Bodega%20Order%3F%20Vi%20Nguyen%27s%20Beaded%20Bites%20Evoke%20the%20Spirit%20of%20NYC%20Corner%20Stores\" aria-label=\"Share\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-label \"><br \/>\n\t\t\tShare\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"color: #1c1e0d\" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-pinterest has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisiscolossal.com%2F2024%2F09%2Fvi-nguyen-beaded-bodega%2F&#038;description=What%27s%20Your%20Bodega%20Order%3F%20Vi%20Nguyen%27s%20Beaded%20Bites%20Evoke%20the%20Spirit%20of%20NYC%20Corner%20Stores&#038;media=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisiscolossal.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2024%2F08%2FBeadedBodega24070-1-960x871.jpg\" aria-label=\"Pin\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-label \"><br \/>\n\t\t\tPin\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"color: #1c1e0d\" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-mail has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a href=\"mailto:?subject=What%27s%20Your%20Bodega%20Order%3F%20Vi%20Nguyen%27s%20Beaded%20Bites%20Evoke%20the%20Spirit%20of%20NYC%20Corner%20Stores&#038;body=What%27s%20Your%20Bodega%20Order%3F%20Vi%20Nguyen%27s%20Beaded%20Bites%20Evoke%20the%20Spirit%20of%20NYC%20Corner%20Stores%20&mdash;%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisiscolossal.com%2F2024%2F09%2Fvi-nguyen-beaded-bodega%2F\" aria-label=\"Email\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-label \"><br \/>\n\t\t\tEmail\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><button class=\"simplefavorite-button preset\" data-postid=\"387946\" data-siteid=\"1\" data-groupid=\"1\" data-favoritecount=\"0\"><i class=\"sf-icon-bookmark\"><\/i>Bookmark<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The familiar rustling of an aluminum-lined potato chip bag is almost inseparable from the universal experience of eating the salty, crispy treat. But when you pick up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisisvinguyen.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vi Nguyen<\/a>\u2019s snack packs, the sensation is replaced by the soft rattling and cool touch of glass beads.<\/p>\n<p>Nguyen found beading in a transitional time when experiencing serious health obstacles and career changes. The meditative, rewarding technique became her happy place, and she eventually found herself creating embroidered pieces that allotted for up to 40 hours of meticulous work threading hundreds of seed beads, most of them only about two millimeters in diameter.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"1170\" src=\"http:\/\/wachanift.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BeadedBodega23775-2-960x1170-1.jpg\" alt=\"a beaded depiction of a box of strawberry Pocky\" class=\"wp-image-388328\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>The Southern California-based artist&#8217;s work is inspired by the nostalgia of previously living in New York City. Creating recognizable renditions of popular bites from around the corner, Nguyen embodies the spirit of bodegas in the bustling city. <\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/art\/beaded-bodega-vi-nguyen-gotham-new-york-interview-08-23-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">conversation<\/a> regarding her current exhibition titled <em>Beaded Bodega<\/em>, Nguyen shares, &#8220;There are so many life events that happen where my bodega has seen it all. From grabbing a drink and lottery ticket to celebrate landing a new job to buying a pint of ice cream and chips to soak in your sorrows to getting your first BEC after being out of town. Food and snacks can evoke such a memory so being able to transform them into beaded artwork is my ode to New York and your local bodega.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>Beaded Bodega<\/em> is on view at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gotham.nyc\/collections\/art\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gotham<\/a> until September 18. For more munchies, visit the artist&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/beadedbodega\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisisvinguyen.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"704\" src=\"http:\/\/wachanift.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BeadedBodega23817-2-960x704-1.jpg\" alt=\"a beaded depiction of a Spam can\" class=\"wp-image-388332\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"989\" src=\"http:\/\/wachanift.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BeadedBodega23811-1-960x989-1.jpg\" alt=\"a beaded depiction of a small blue bag of Lay&#039;s chips\" class=\"wp-image-388330\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"1200\" src=\"http:\/\/wachanift.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BeadedBodega23895-1-scaled-1-960x1200-1.jpg\" alt=\"a beaded depiction of a Sour Patch Kids bag surrounded by real bags and real gummy candies\" class=\"wp-image-388334\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"989\" src=\"http:\/\/wachanift.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BeadedBodega23815-2-960x989-1.jpg\" alt=\"a beaded depiction of a Cup Noodles cup\" class=\"wp-image-388331\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"989\" src=\"http:\/\/wachanift.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BeadedBodega23769-2-960x989-1.jpg\" alt=\"a beaded depiction of a Planters Cheez Balls canister\" class=\"wp-image-388327\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" src=\"http:\/\/wachanift.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BeadedBodega23892-1-straight-960x960-1.jpg\" alt=\"a beaded depiction of a bag of Haribo gummy bears. A pattern of diagonal gummy bears appears in the background.\" class=\"wp-image-388333\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/members\">Colossal Member<\/a> today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $5 per month. The article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2024\/09\/vi-nguyen-beaded-bodega\/\">What&#8217;s Your Bodega Order? Vi Nguyen&#8217;s Beaded Bites Evoke the Spirit of NYC Corner Stores<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\">Colossal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All photos \u00a9 Rebecca Poloquin, shared with permission What&#8217;s Your Bodega Order? 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