Guided Tour of Feast Exhibition at Smart Museum

LTH,
After reading Mike Gebert's spot on review of the Feast show at the Smart and picking up on a bit of chatter here and there from this community, it seems as though the exhibition may seem somewhat unapproachable to the uninitiated.
Well, some of you may know that I am an artist who makes work about food and I have one of those handy MFAs, so I'd like to offer my services to help decode and demystify the exhibition.
Join me on Saturday March 31st at 1 pm for a tour of the show. It should take about an hour and a half.
Perhaps afterwards we can grab Uncle John's and have a picnic if the weather permits or head to Pleasanthouse if the day is nippy or soggy.
Looking forward to it!
Eric

Jefe's Tour of "Feast: Radical Hospitality in Contemporary Art"
Saturday March 31st, 1 pm
Smart Museum
5550 South Greenwood Avenue Chicago, IL 60637
(773) 702-0200

i've been planning to go; might as well go with LTH'ers. thanks, justjoan

Sadly I'll be out of town that weekend, but if you do one before that I'm in. I really liked your Northwestern show last May, you and goatboy knocked it out of the park.

I'm in--thanks for thinking of this!! I may see if a few of my non-LTH friends are interested as well if that's ok

boudreaulicious wrote:I'm in--thanks for thinking of this!! I may see if a few of my non-LTH friends are interested as well if that's ok

Certainly! Will be fun!

While March 31st is a little distant for a firm commitment, but I am very interested as well. I have been meaning to get down to the Smart, and now I have an excuse. It is on my calendar.

This sounds terrific. Me + 2 please.

Hi,

Unless there is a super complex ingredient for the Iron Chef contest (I signed up there before I knew of this), I plan to attend.

I might not be able to eat afterwards, though I will be there for the main event.

Regards,

I put it on the calendar - thanks for setting this up!

Hi All,
I'm trying to get a sense of interest in the tour now that my plan is less than a week away. I can see there are several other events planned for the 31st (fried chicken beats art any day).
So, how many of you are planning on joining me in Hyde Park on Saturday?
Thanks,
Eric

i'm stilll planning to come. justjoan

I will be there for sure with two friends.

Jefe,

A family commitment has come up, so I'll have to miss your tour, unfortunately. Thanks for your offer!

jefe: where should we meet up? and do you know the secret LTH hand signal so we can identify you???

To reconfirm I will join you.

justjoan wrote:jefe: where should we meet up? and do you know the secret LTH hand signal so we can identify you???

Hi all,
I'll be waiting in the lobby of the museum at 1. You won't miss me, I'm 6' 3" and will wear a brightly colored t-shirt.
Looking forward to it,
Eric

HI,

I have everything squared away with Iron Chef's challenge ingredient: celery.

I won't stay afterwards for Uncle John's, because I do need to go home to fiddle with celery.

Regards,

Jefe,

Thank you again for your generousity in taking us around today. It was two hours delightfully spent listening to your narrative of this exhibit.

As promised, I am linking to posts by David Hammond related to La Cucina Futurista et al. I hope someone may offer a better picture of the excited pig.

Regards,
Cathy

Subject: LTHforum Tailgate Picnic - September 6th (2008) - RAIN OR SHINE!

David Hammond wrote:The Wife and I are in. I'll be preparing Aerofood, a signature dish from Marinetti's La Cucina Futurista:

Pieces of olive, fennel, and kumquat are eaten with the right hand while the left hand caresses various swatches of sandpaper, velvet, and silk. At the same time, the diner is blasted with a giant fan and nimble waiters spray him with the scent of carnation while wild jazz and Wagner play in the background.

Subject: LTHforum's 5th Annual Worst Kept Secret Picnic - Sept 12th, 2011

David Hammond wrote:

David Hammond wrote:I prepared "The Excited Pig":

John Mariani takes aim at me and other Futurist chefs who serve things like this. He also attacks Achatz.

Chef Ferran Adria podcast

Chef Ferran Adria is widely recognized as one of the best chefs in the world and head chef of the famed 3 Michelin star restaurant elBulli in Spain. In this lecture he discusses cooking, elBulli, and his new book, The Family Meal: Home Cooking with Ferran Adria.

Recorded Wednesday, September 28, 2011 at the Harold Washington Library Center.

Thanks to everyone who came out, it was nice to meet you all and spend an afternoon engaging in discourse about all things art and food!
Thanks for the links Cathy. Here is a link to the entirety of Gordon Matta-Clark's film about FOOD:

http://www.ubu.com/film/gmc_food.html

Hi,

I was very glad to have Jefe's information when I went to my second tour of the Feast exhibit today. Jefe's talk provided a lot of background and context for the additional information learned today.

It was very worthwhile to have attend both.

Regards,