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'Mealing' by Martí Guixé at Performa 09 [food art]

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:15:13 +0000

Photograph courtesy Constantin Boym.

Inspired by the 100th anniversary of the Futurist Manifesto, last Friday Martí Guixé introduced his food "meal-in-motion"/installation titled "Mealing" as part of Performa 09 in New York City. After being given the rules for this "relational banquet," guests received ceramic cups with edible "microsnacks" and printed action statements intending to prompt strangers to interact. Throughout the installation, silent performers made gestures, mimicking flight attendants.

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Upcoming: Martí Guixé's 'Mealing' in New York City

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:45:31 +0000

As part of Performa 09, tomorrow, Saturday November 13th in New York City is designer and artist Martí Guixé's "performance and meal-in-motion" called "Mealing." Participants will be given ceramic glasses adorned with “edible microsnacks," plus instructions for eating them while "performing small gestures that will require each person to interact with their fellow diners." The website claims it'll last three hours, but inside sources tell us it'll be more like an hour. Tickets: $25 / $20 Performa Members.

Upcoming: Food Art and Installations at Performa 09 in New York City

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:15:06 +0000

Performa 09, the third edition of the biennial of new visual art performance, will be held in New York City from November 1–22, 2009, and there's going to be more cutting-edge food art than you can shake a stick at.

In particular, the opening night gala / benefit dinner on Friday, October 30th is definitely something to look out for, as it'll be a series of food installations and happenings. Programmed by Jennifer Rubell, the artist/hotelier/editor, "Creation" will be an "interactive food journey" through all the floors of the venue X Initiative (the former Dia Art Foundation). Starting on the fourth floor with a "participatory installation of drinking components," the two lower floors will host "edible food projects and experiences" featuring a ton of ribs, 250 pots of vegetables, banquet-style feasting tables for 100, a liquor elevator, concealed cutlery, apple picking, and edible-sculpture destruction.

And it doesn't stop there: During Performa, there will also be food art programs, including a "pasta sauna" by Marije Vogelzang and a three-hour interactive food performance by Marti Guixé.

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