Sita Kuratomi Bhaumik, MCDXCII, chocolate wrappers, sugar, curry powder, and acquired objects, 2010.
Kearny Street Workshop in San Francisco is presenting its latest exhibition, A Sensory Feast, at the SOMArts Cultural Center.
The exhibit, which is inspired by Asian culinary traditions, will open with a reception featuring the gourmet food trucks of San Francisco on Feb. 4th, from 6-9PM. It features 10 Asian American artists whose work encourages and entices viewers to use all five senses to interact with their artworks, which are made of mediums including sound, video, painting, photography and soft sculpture.
“Food represents and sustains life. It defines us all and literally provides the material from which we are made,” says Amy M. Ho, an artist in A Sensory Feast. “In today’s world, we become so removed from the process of growing food that we take it for granted. I think this show will remind people of the role of food in our lives and also provide new ways of looking at food that involves all the senses, not just taste.”
The artists, which include Sita Kuratomi Bhaumik, Brandon Bigelow, Jean Chen, Kira Greene, Yosh Han, Amy M.Ho, Arthur Huang, Annie S. Koh and the National Bitter Melon Council (Jeremy Liu and Hiroko Kikuchi), will also participate in a free panel discussion on Feb. 24th, from 7-9PM.
Gallery Opening: Friday, February 4, 2011 from 6-9 p.m.
Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Friday, noon-7 p.m.; Saturday noon–5 p.m.
Bitter is Better? A Presentation of the National Bitter Melon Council: Wednesday, February 16, 7-9 p.m.
Artist Talk & Closing Reception: Thursday, February 24, 7-9 p.m.
WHERE: SOMArts Cultural Center, 934 Brannan, San Francisco, CA 94103
COST: FREE
INFORMATION: Visit kearnystreet.org.
A Sensory Feast is made possible by the SOMArts Commons Curatorial Residency with support from the San Francisco Arts Commission and the Fleishhacker Foundation.
