Feast: Radical Hospitality in Contemporary Art

Synopsis

The Companion To A One-of-a-kind Exhibition At The University Of Chicago's Smart Museum Of Art, Feast: Radical Hospitality In Contemporary Art Explores The Role Of The Meal In Contemporary Art. Feast Offers The First Survey Of The Artist-orchestrated Meal: Since The 1930s, The Act Of Sharing Food And Drink Has Been Used To Advance Aesthetic Goals And Foster Critical Engagement With The Culture Of The Moment. Both Exhibition Catalogue And Reader, This Richly Illus- Trated Book Offers An Interdisciplinary Exploration Of The Art Of The Meal And Its Relationship To Questions About Hospitality, Politics, And Culture. From The Italian Futurists' Banquets In The 1930s, To 1960s And '70s Conceptual And Performative Work, To The Global Prevalence Of Socially Engaged Practices Today, Feast Considers A Diverse Group Of Artists Who Have Transformed The Meal Into A Compelling Artistic Medium. After An Introductory Essay By Curator Stephanie Smith, The Book Includes New Interviews With Over Twenty Contributing Artists And Reprinted Excerpts Of Classic Texts. It Also Features A Selection Of Contextual Essays Contributed By An International Group Of Critics, Writers, Curators, And Scholars.-- Foreword / Anthony Hirschel -- Introduction : Of Feasts, Hospitality, And Art / Stephanie Smith -- Artists -- Prologue And Origins : 1990s/1930s -- Felix Gonzalez-torres -- F.t. Marinetti And The Italian Futurists -- Schlurrrp! : The Case For And Against Spaghetti / Hannah B. Higgins -- Conceptual And Performative Feasts : 1960s-1970s -- Marina Abramovic And Ulay -- Alison Knowles -- Suzanne Lacy -- Tom Marioni -- Gordon Matta-clark -- The Banquet Years : Food, A Soho Restaurant / Lori Waxman -- Allen Ruppersberg -- Interview With Constance Lewallen -- Bonnie Ora Sherk -- Barbara T. Smith -- Daniel Spoerri -- Hospitality As Witness In The Work Of Daniel Spoerri / Stephanie Snyder -- Social And Critical Feasts : 1990s-present -- Sonja Alhäuser -- Mary Ellen Carroll -- Fallen Fruit -- Theaster Gates -- Dorchester Projects Ritual Evening #044, May 10, 2011 : Sermon 1 / Jacqueline Terrassa -- Incubate -- Sunday Soup / Abigail Satinsky -- Mella Jaarsma -- Lee Mingwei -- Laura Letinsky -- Mildred’s Lane -- Julio Cesar Morales -- Motiroti -- The National Bitter Melon Council -- Ana Prvacki -- Sudsiri Pui-ock -- Michael Rakowitz -- Ayman Ramadan -- Red76 -- David Robbins -- Rirkrit Tiravanija -- Essays -- Toast / Anthony Huberman -- A Heavenly Supper : Three Dead White Men And Some Artists In Search Of An Explanation / Charles Esche -- Exotic Hospitality In The Land Of Tolerance / Irina Aristarkhova -- The Anti-angelic Host : Reading The Politics Of Hosting Culture Through The Writing Of Virginia Woolf / Jan Verwoert -- Feasts And Philosophers : Continuity And Change In Theories Of Taste / Carolyn Korsmeyer -- Feasts In The Middle East : History Of The Long Term / Geoff Emberling -- Hoong Khao Blachot Maa / David Teh. [edited By] Stephanie Smith. Issued In Connection With An Exhibition Held Feb. 16-june 10, 2012, Smart Museum Of Art, University Of Chicago, And At Four Other Institutions At Later Dates. Includes Bibliographical References.