From the Collections of Jordan Schnitzer and His Family Foundation
Chris Antemann (American, 1970). Fruit Pyramid, 2014. Meissen porcelain, 41 1/4 x 20 7/8 x 14 3/16 in., 2 in an edition of 10.Collection of the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation. © Chris Antemann in collaboration with MEISSEN. Image: Aaron Wessling Photography.
November 18, 2023 – March 10, 2024
Located on the second floor of The Baker Museum
In its most prosaic sense, food is a physical necessity for survival, yet its overall significance transcends mere sustenance. Food is integral to our communities, relationships, cultures and languages. People interact with food on varying levels. Some of us grow it; more of us buy it. We transform it by cutting, cooking and dressing it with spices, marinades and garnishes. We use food as an intermediary to connect with others through holiday meals, business lunches, dates and more. We fight over food. We deny food to others as a tool of suppression and cultural erasure. We fear for our health, feeding a growing global population and the effects of climate change on food production.
Featuring more than 100 works in a variety of media from the renowned collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation, The Art of Food showcases how some of the most prominent artists of the 20th and 21st centuries have considered this universal subject. Through the works of artists such as Enrique Chagoya, Damien Hirst, Hung Liu, Analia Saban, Lorna Simpson and Andy Warhol, it becomes clear why food is a recurring subject in art, ever since the spark of human creativity was ignited thousands of years ago.
The Art of Food: From the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation is organized by the University of Arizona Museum of Art in partnership with the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation and curated by Olivia Miller, director of the University of Arizona Museum of Art. The presentation of this exhibition at Artis—Naples, The Baker Museum is curated by Dianne Brás-Feliciano, Ph.D., curator of modern art.
El arte de la comida
De las colecciones d Jordan D. Schnitzer y su Fundación Familiar
En su sentido más prosaico, la alimentación es una necesidad física para la supervivencia, pero su importancia general trasciende el mero sustento. El alimento es parte integral de nuestras comunidades, relaciones, culturas e idiomas. Las personas interactúan con el alimento en distintos niveles. Algunes de nosotres lo cultivamos; más de nosotres lo compramos. Lo transformamos cortándolo, cocinándolo y aderezándolo con especias, adobos y guarniciones. Utilizamos el alimento como intermediario para conectar con otros individuos a través de comidas festivas, almuerzos de negocios, citas y más. Nos peleamos por el alimento. Se lo negamos a otras personas como una herramienta de represión y exterminación cultural. Tememos por nuestra salud, por alimentar a una población mundial en crecimiento y por los efectos del cambio climático en la producción de alimentos.
Con más de 100 obras en una variedad de medios provenientes de las reconocidas colecciones de Jordan D. Schnitzer y su Fundación Familiar, El arte de la comida presente cómo algunes de les artistas más prominentes de los siglos 20 y 21 han considerado este tema universal. A través del trabajo de artistas como Enrique Chagoya, Damien Hirst, Hung Liu, Analía Saban, Lorna Simpson y Andy Warhol, se entiende claramente por qué el alimento resulta un tema recurrente en el arte desde que se encendió la chispa de la creatividad humana hace miles de años.
El arte de la comida: De las colecciones d Jordan D. Schnitzer y su Fundación Familiar es organizada por el Museo de Arte de la Universidad de Arizona en colaboración con la Fundación Familiar Jordan D. Schnitzer y curada por Olivia Miller, directora del Museo de Arte de la Universidad de Arizona. La presentación de esta exposición en Artis—Naples, The Baker Museum es curada por Dianne Brás-Feliciano, Ph.D., curadora de arte moderno.
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Selected Works
Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987). Banana (II, 10), edition of approx. 300, c. 1966. Two screenprints on styrene and laminated plastic, 23 ¾ x 53 ¾ in. Collection of the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation. Photo: Strode Photographic.
Roy Lichtenstein (American, 1923-1997). Bull Profile Series: Bull I, edition 14/100, 1973. Zinc linecut, 27 x 35 in. Collection of the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation. Photo: Aaron Wessling Photography.
Roy Lichtenstein (American, 1923-1997). Bull Profile Series: Bull II, edition 14/100, 1973. Lithograph and linecut, 27 x 35 in. Collection of the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation. Photo: Aaron Wessling Photography.
Roy Lichtenstein (American, 1923-1997). Bull Profile Series: Bull III, edition 14/100, 1973. Lithograph, screenprint and linecut, 27 x 35 1/16 in. Collection of the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation. Photo: Aaron Wessling Photography.
Roy Lichtenstein (American, 1923-1997). Bull Profile Series: Bull IV, edition 14/100, 1973. Lithograph, screenprint and linecut, 27 x 35 in. Collection of the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation. Photo: Aaron Wessling Photography.
Roy Lichtenstein (American, 1923-1997). Bull Profile Series: Bull V, edition 14/100, 1973. Lithograph, screenprint and linecut, 27 1/16 x 35 1/16 in. Collection of the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation. Photo: Aaron Wessling Photography.
Roy Lichtenstein (American, 1923-1997). Bull Profile Series: Bull VI, edition 14/100, 1973. Lithograph, screenprint and linecut, 27 x 35 in. Collection of the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation. Photo: Aaron Wessling Photography.
Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987). Cow, 1966. Screenprint on wallpaper mounted on canvas, 90 x 174 in. Collection of Jordan D. Schnitzer. Photo: Aaron Wessling Photography.
Alex Katz (American, b. 1927). Cow (Small), edition 48/99, 2004. Screenprint on aluminum, 16 x 40 ¾ x 3 ¾ in. Collection of Jordan D. Schnitzer. Photo: Aaron Wessling Photography.
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The Art of Food This exhibition is organized by the University of Arizona Museum of Art in partnership with the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation and curated by Olivia Miller, director of the University of Arizona Museum of Art. The presentation of this exhibition at Artis—Naples, The Baker Museum is curated by Dianne Brás-Feliciano, Ph.D., curator of modern art.