From fine art to haute cuisine: how the art of eating has changed
An exhibition in Barcelona looks at the use of food in art - as subject and even artistic mediumRelated event
'The Art of Eating' from Flemish painters to Ferran Adrià
An exhibition in Barcelona charts the intricate relationship between art and food from still lifes to haute cuisine
The Art of Eating: from ‘still life’ to Ferran Adrià is an exhibition currently on show at Barcelona’s La Pedrera, which explores the intricate and close relationship between art and food and its evolution over the centuries (until 26 June).
Featuring over 130 food-themed works by renowned painters, sculptors, photographers and conceptual artists such as Paul de Vos, Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí, René Magritte, Sarah Lucas, Richard Hamilton,Mona Hatoum, Tacita Dean, Gordon Matta-Clark and Martin Parr, the exhibition has been curated by art-book editor and curator, Cristina Giménez, and surveys the theme of food as a subject or even, as an artistic medium.
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Tacita Dean
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Surrealism
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Mona Hatoum
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