COVID-19 hits culture sector even harder than expected, warns UNESCO

COVID-19 hits culture sector even harder than expected, warns UNESCO

UNESCO has assessed the measures taken by governments to respond to the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on culture professionals and on the sector as a whole, an impact which appears to be more severe than previously assumed, according to data collected by the Organization and contained in a new policy guide. In the film […]

Last Call: It's all about the food

Molly Glentzer, Chron What can photographs tell us about food culture? Eleven artists bite into the issues in “See Food: Contemporary Photography and the Ways We Eat,” assembled by independent curator Natalie Zelt. Most compelling are images that expose the gritty reality behind the harvesting of fish … READ MORE

Seung Yul Oh's Unique Resin Noodle Sculptures

Emag, Mixing an interest in one of the world’s most universal foods with a knack for sculpture, here we point a spotlight on New Zealand-based artist Seung Yul Oh and his food-inflected work. Gastronomy defies gravity in this collection of pieces, where Yul Oh recreates traditional Korean noodle dishes out of epoxy resin, silicone, steel, and […]

Novato art gallery's main dish is food

Nancy Davis Kho, SFGate Twelve years ago, around the time photographer Matthew Carden and food stylist Jennifer Carden got married, they kicked around the idea of opening an art gallery that would combine their passions for art and food. “We even reserved a URL back then. I think it was FoodIsArt.com,” says Matthew, who was photographing cookbooks […]

Edible Art by Carl Warner Arrives for Int’l Holidays

Scott Lewinski, Craveonline During the Christmas season, it’s OK for a man to embrace a little lighthearted holiday imagery. And, evidently, it’s OK for some men to play with their good. Liverpool-born artist, Carl Warner earns a living creating real life Candyland scenes … READ MORE

Edible Dali at iNG

Kevin Pang, Chicago Tribune  Salvador Dali’s fingerprints are visible throughout modern art forms — paintings, sculptures, cinema, fashion, interior design. One frontier rarely explored in interpreting the Catalan surrealist is in food. Where does one even start? How deep into the unconscious do you burrow to pull out the melting clocks and burning giraffes? How […]

Food artists create a towering version of The Louvre that tastes as good as it looks.

Ross Brooks, PSFK Caitlin Levin and Henry Hargreaves, previously known for their recreation of the Rothko paintings, have turned their attention to some of the world’s most famous art museums and galleries. The only difference is that their interpretation involves a lot more gingerbread and candy, which results in structures that are as equally tasty as they […]

The art of the edible

Megan Backhouse, The Border Mail Slotted between the de Kooning bronze and the Leger mosaic in the NGV sculpture garden is an art installation of a different kind. It changes daily, needs watering and is fit for eating. Composed of edible plants growing out of vessels concocted from former advertising banners, concrete and plastic, this […]

Artists use food as a metaphor for life

Molly Glentzer, Chron Thanksgiving dinner might be an entirely different game if you tied your guests to the table and asked them to feed each other. Or if you handed them a menu whose offerings included “rock varieties smothered in pine needles” and “fillet of Southern California beach.” … READ MORE

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