Art + Food: Beyond the Still Life | 2 to 20 October 2012
Brenda May Gallery, Gadigal/Sydney
EXHIBITION BRIEF: The curated group exhibition Art + Food: Beyond the Still Life at Brenda May Gallery in Sydney, considered the representation of food within the visual arts and beyond the standard still life tableaux. The consumption of food is a universally shared experience, enabling the audience viewing the exhibition to connect with the issues surrounding consumerism, food production, and cultural identity.
ARTISTS: Senden Blackwood, Will Coles, Maz Dixon, Michael Edwards, Stuart Elliott, Sarah Field, James Guppy, Irianna Kanellopoulou, Al Munro, Will Nolan, Vin Ryan, Sue Saxon and Jane Becker, Robyn Stacey, Susanna Strati, Janet Tavener, Christine Turner, Claire Anna Watson, Elizabeth Willing, and Ken + Julia Yonetani.
20 artists, 35 artworks.
DOCUMENTATION:
- Brenda May Gallery website (archive)
- Installation photographs
- Brenda May Gallery media release
- Artwork list
- Crave Sydney International Food Festival Program – p.36 (archive)
PUBLICATIONS & LECTURES:
Fizell, Megan. “Books Unbound.” IMPRINT 51.4 (Summer 2016): 18-21. Print.
Fizell, Megan R. “Curating Multisensory and Food-Based Art,” presented at SPARK: Museums. Ideas. Connections., convened by Museums & Galleries of NSW at the Art Gallery of New South Wales; 21 Sept 2022.
Fizell, Megan. “Humble food meets high art.” The Christian Science Monitor, 13 October 2012. Web.
Fizell, Megan R. “Karmiąc się sztuką | Feasting on Art.” In Jedzenie w sztuce | Food in Art, 72-83. Krakow: MOCAK Museum of Contemporary Art in Krakow, 2024. Print.
Fizell, Megan. “Retro prawn cocktail.” The Christian Science Monitor, 20 September 2012. Web.
MEDIA & CITATIONS:
“In the Art World: 1-7 October.” Vogue Living, 2 October 2012. Web.
King, Darryn. “Art that says ‘Eat Me’.” Time Out Sydney, 25 September 2012. Web.
Thomas, Sarah. “Going, Going… Art + Food.” The Sydney Morning Herald (Spectrum), 20-21 Oct 2012: 20. Print.
Wan, Ren. “Eyes on Food.” Antipasto 11 (2013): 10-15. Print.
“What’s On.” The Daily Telegraph (Best Weekend), 20-21 October 2012: 7. Print.
Wolff, Sharne. “Art + Food: Beyond the Still Life.” The Art Life, 28 September 2012. Web.
NEWSLETTERS:
Email newsletter, Brenda May Gallery, 11 October 2012. Web.
Email newsletter, Brenda May Gallery, 27 September 2012. Web.
Annual Calendar 2012, Brenda May Gallery. Print.
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