Galleries harnessing art-foodie crossovers: what’s in their secret sauce?
As a state gallery dips its toe into fine dining at an exhibition, ArtsHub spotlights others who know the power of 'artful' food offerings to extend their visitors’ experiences of the art.
A view of Mona’s Pharos space, completed in 2017, built to house a series of specially commissioned James Turrell artworks. Image: Mona, Jesse Hunniford.
Let’s face it, who doesn’t love the fine wine and canapé tradition that is standard fare at exhibition opening nights?
TIME.RONE comes directly from the artist’s hugely popular Flinders Street, Melbourne installation of the same name, which was part of Melbourne’s 2022 RISING Festival.
From a curatorial point of view, Rone’s immersive installations provide the perfect context for such a fine art dining experience, and the artist himself says that he hopes TIME ● DINING will ‘encourage a greater social interaction and shared experience with the work’.
ArtsHub's Arts Feature Writer Jo Pickup is based in Perth. An arts writer and manager, she has worked as a journalist and broadcaster for media such as the ABC, RTRFM and The West Australian newspaper, contributing media content and commentary on art, culture and design. She has also worked for arts organisations such as Fremantle Arts Centre, STRUT dance, and the Aboriginal Arts Centre Hub of WA, as well as being a sessional arts lecturer at The Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA).
