The promise, but also the paradox of this culinary paradise has provided fertile ground for literature, visual arts and film ever since. Today, industrialization and globalization - at least in terms of food availability and especially in Western societies - have created supposedly Schlaraffian conditions. The sensual, humorous, but also thought-provoking artistic positions and a diverse accompanying program look beyond this overflowing horizon. Like an amuse-gueule, they encourage visitors to discuss the curse and blessing of urban prosperity, growing socio-economic inequality, the relationship between excess, abundance and scarcity, nature and culture, and the value of work and craftsmanship.
Recommended readings and thematically appropriate cookbooks are available in the library of the German Cookbook Museum (Ostwall 60, 44135 Dortmund) in a handbook specially compiled for the exhibition.
With works by: Vittorio Brodmann, Belia Zanna Geetha Brückner, Liza Dieckwisch, Julia Gruner, Alwin Lay, Hannah Levy, Artist Mukbang, Josephine Scheuer, Pablo Schlumberger, Slavs and Tatars
With performances by: Belia Zanna Geetha Brückner, Julius Metzger and Artist Mukbang
Curated by Linda Schröer
UPCOMING
Saturday, September 21
MUSEUM NIGHT / open 12 - 9 pm
PERFORMANCE / 4 - 9 p.m.
Invisible Labor Bar by Julius Metzger
Bar with fermented drinks and snacks / 4 - 10 pm
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