Galerie
Fraîch'Attitude
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FRIDGE
curated by Laurence Dreyfus
October 17th 2002 - January 15th 2003
Galerie Fraîch'Attitude
60, rue du Faubourg Poissonnière
75010 Paris
http://www.fraichattitude.com
Press contact:
Christophe Spotti
P. (33) 1 49 49 15 15
F: (33) 1 49 49 15 16
E-mail: c.spotti@interfel.com
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FRIDGE
October 17th 2002 - January 15th 2003
Six fridges have laid siege to a new Gallery this autumn. Inside these
household appliances an atypical exhibition is presented on food in
the
cold, in form and in perspective, on our food habits and on our modes
of
consumerism. Nine contemporary artists have produced organic creations
to
see or to taste: Michel Blazy, Germain Bourre, Frenfofer, Goma,
Christian
Jankowski, Natacha Lesueur, Sarah Lucas, Maurice Scheltens and
Dorothée
Selz. FRIDGE offers a large range of perceptions from freshness to
rottenness, taste to disgust, craving to feeling sick, as well as
sharing
the many creative possibilities in the culinary arts.
FRIDGE is an exhibition which proposes a reflection on the
perception of
the refrigerator as an object outside of its usual kitchen environment.
The artists projects show a different aspect of this closet of
conservation that is the mirror image of modern consumerism and human
alimentary behavior. The senses are exploited through smells, sounds,
tastes, form and food transformations, and constitute elements of
ephemeral works of art to be eaten or viewed.
Six cold spaces have been transformed into exhibition rooms for the
works
of artists, culinary designers, sound designers and photographers. Two
artists will go beyond the imposed setting to explore an autonomous
practice: a listening room plays musician Fabrice Eola1s sound
creations,
and a film by artist Michel Blazy invites us to view two works on video
filmed with a microscopic camera. The six cold columns await the visitor
when he opens the doors. Thus a reflection on food as a field of
exploration goes far beyond the household framework and overflows into
art. Biology, matter, cold and hot, and the behavior of the consumer
society will be put to the test.
The exhibition FRIDGE was conceived by Laurence Dreyfus, an
independent
curator based in Paris, who realize " Tokyo Games " at Palais de Tokyo
from January 2002 and created the Food Lab cycle for the Fondation
Cartier in 2000. She is a monthly contributor to Beaux-Arts Magazine and
is an active member of Fooding.
A catalogue of the exhibition will bring together a series of interviews
of famous chief cooks along with sociologists, chemists, philosophers
and
personalities in the agro-alimentary world in order to account for and
analyze the relationship between art and food.
Press and information contact:
Christophe Spotti P. (33) 1 49 49 15 15 F: (33) 1 49 49 15 16
E-mail: c.spotti@interfel.com
Gallery website: www.fraichattitude.com
Images available upon request.
Exhibition catalogue
FRIDGE Catalogue: 128 pages with 32 illustrations. Authors: A. Cammas,
J.
Castro, J.- P. Coffe, G. Crouzet, L. Damiens, L. Dreyfus, J. Mesnard, V.
Mréjen, E. Rubin, What1s 4 Dinner, Professor Joël Mesnard.
1 Audio CD Price: 25 euros Graphic conception: Antoine+Manuel
With the amiable participation of Whirlpool France.
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