Hello there.. I see that you’re hungry but there’s nothing up in here(I’m sorry)and that’s OKAY just Obey Your Thirst.
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The art: Matt Johnson, Breadface, 2004. The work is made of cast plastic and oil paint.
The news: This week NPR’s Fresh Air is featuring a week of programs on food. Food is one of Western art’s classic subjects, so MAN will feature a special food post each day. Today: Slices of bread. Think of them as post-war American art’s take on the classic, food-packed Dutch or French still-life. For more on the subject — and some of the artworks featured here today, see this post on Modern Art Notes and a smart response from Kriston Capps.
The source: Hammer Museum, which featured Breadface in the 2005 exhibition “Thing: New Sculptures from Los Angeles.” The show was curated by James Elaine, Aimee Chang and Christopher Miles.
Note: An apparent, er, cousin of Breadface appeared in a Nissan commercial the year after the work was on view at the Hammer…
The art: Harold Edgerton, Bullet through Banana, 1964, printed 1965.
The news: It’s food week on NPR’s Fresh Air, so I’m celebrating one of my favorite public radio programs by featuring art that shows artists’ fascination with Fresh Air’s topics this week. Today’s program will be all about bananas.
The source: Collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
