Fall 2022 Exhibition

Art Of Food in white lettering and blue background

ON VIEW:
August 30 – December 3, 2022

Jonathan Seliger, American (b. 1955)Pint 1, edition 1/15, 2000lithograph, 37 x 11 inches
Collection of Jordan D. Schnitzer© Jonathan Seliger, Courtesy of the Artist and McClain Gallery, Houston, TX

The Art of Food: From the Collections of
Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation

Featured Artists: Katherine Ace, Neal Ambrose-Smith, Chris Antemann, John Baldessari, Joseph Beuys, Emily Brock, Enrique Chagoya, Corwin Clairmont, Warrington Colescott, Robert Cottingham, Abraham Cruzvillegas, Richard Estes, David Gilhooly, Robert Gober, Red Grooms, Damien Hirst, David Hockney, Jenny Holzer, Malia Jensen, Jasper Johns, Alex Katz, Ellsworth Kelly, Roy Lichtenstein, Hung Liu, Bruce Nauman, Claes Oldenburg, Robert Rauschenberg, Ed Ruscha, Alison Saar, Analia Saban, Jonathan Seliger, Lorna Simpson, Donald Sultan, Wayne Thiebaud, Andy Warhol, Rachel Whiteread, and Sherrie Wolf

Overview: In its most everyday sense, food is a physical necessity, yet its overall significance goes far beyond sustenance. Food is integral to our communities, relationships, cultures, and languages. People interact with food on varying levels. Some of us grow or gather it; more of us buy it. We transform it by cutting, cooking, and dressing it with spices, marinades, and garnishes. We use food as an intermediary to connect with others through holiday meals, business lunches, dates, and more.

Our food choices also carry ethical implications. What we eat affects and is affected by an intricate global food chain. We fight over food. We deny food to some as a tool of suppression and cultural erasure. We fear for our health, the challenge of feeding a growing global population, and the effects of climate change on food production.

Featuring more than 100 works in a variety of media from the renowned collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation, The Art of Food showcases how some of the most prominent artists of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries have considered this universal subject. Organized thematically, it uses an artistic lens to examine the subject of food beyond its purpose as body fuel. As you move through the exhibition, take time to consider your own relationship with food.

This exhibition was organized by the University of Arizona Museum of Art and curated by Olivia Miller, Curator of Collections. Support for this exhibition and related education and outreach programs has been made possible by a grant from Jordan Schnitzer through The Harold and Arlene Schnitzer CARE Foundation.

The JSMA at PSU is excited to support the PSU Food Pantry during The Art of Food.

Although we cannot accept food donations onsite, financial donations are greatly appreciated. To give visit: Giving.psuf.org/ArtOfFood

The PSU Food Pantry is a great resource for all students who are welcome to visit once a week and receive FREE GROCERIES! You can walk in or make an appointment online. Visit their page to learn more about them and the services they offer

@psu_foodpantry is located in the basement of SMSU Room 47A.

Featured Work:

Oil on canvas by Sherrie Wolf with a natural rural landscape displaying cattle, farmers and enlarged pieces of fruit on platters in the foreground.

Sherrie Wolf, American (b. 1952)
Fruit with Rainbow, 2006
oil on canvas
40 1/4 x 60 1/4 inches
Collection of Jordan D. Schnitzer
Image: Aaron Wessling Photography©Sherrie Wolf. Courtesy Russo Lee Gallery, Portland, OR

Watercolor by Sherrie Wolf displaying a pedestal of fruit in the foreground surrounded by various birds perched in a tree.

Sherrie Wolf, American (b. 1952)Concert of Birds with Fruit and Pedestal, 2008watercolor29 1/2 x 35 inchesframe: 25 7/8 x 32 5/8 inchesCollection of Jordan D. Schnitzer
Image: Aaron Wessling Photography
©Sherrie Wolf. Courtesy Russo Lee Gallery, Portland, OR

Etching and chine collé with hand inked tags and string by Alison Saar. Displays a yellow background with two bottles on a serving platter, each bottle contains a line drawing of a human form.

Alison Saar, American (b. 1956)Bitter/Sweet, edition 4/20, 2004etching and chine collé, hand inked tags and stringimage: 16 x 20 inches; frame: 30 3/8 x 34 1/8 inchesCollection of Jordan D. Schnitzer
Image: Strode Photographic
© Alison Saar. Courtesy of L.A. Louver, Venice, CA

Plaster of paris and enamel by Malia Jensen which displays a molded paper plate displaying a sculpted stick of butter.

Malia Jensen, American (b. 1966)Butterscape, edition 1/3, 2008plaster of paris and enamel1 3/4 x 8 x 8 inchesCollection of Jordan D. Schnitzer
Image: Aaron Wessling Photography© Malia Jensen. Courtesy of Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, OR

Oil, alkyd, and mixed media on canvas by Katherine Ace. It displays various types of fruit, flowers and newspaper strewn onto a colorful abstract background.

Katherine Ace, American (b. 1953)Crop Circles 2, 2008oil, alkyd, mixed media on canvas42 x 60 inchesCollection of Jordan D. Schnitzer
Image: Aaron Wessling Photography© Katherine Ace, Courtesy of the Artist

Cotton, pigment, aluminum powder, silkscreen and mylar by Jonathan Seliger. It displays a sculpted pie on a platter and graphic white pie box in the background.

Jonathan Seliger, American (b. 1955)Fresh, edition 52/75, 2001cotton, pigment, aluminum powder, silkscreen, mylar1 1/2 x 4 1/4 x 4 1/4 inchesCollection of Jordan D. Schnitzer
Image: Aaron Wessling Photography© Jonathan Seliger, Courtesy of the Artist and McClain Gallery, Houston, TX

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Past Events:

Artist Talk | Malia Jensen

Thursday, October 13, 5:00 pm

JSMA at PSU presents a talk with Malia Jensen, an Oregon-based artist featured in our new exhibition, The Art of Food: From the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation. Jensen’s multimedia art practice focuses on natural cycles, the human form, and connections with nature.

This program is free and open to the public. ASL interpreting will be provided.

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Talk with Growing Gardens

Thursday, September 29, 5:00 pm

Welcome Back to Campus! In conjunction with the exhibition, The Art of Food, the JSMA at PSU will host a talk with Growing Gardens, a local organization that uses the experience of growing food in schools, backyards, and correctional facilities to cultivate healthy, equitable communities. Come by the museum to view the exhibition and learn more about the incredible work being conducted by Growing Gardens.

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Artist Talk | Chris Antemann

Wednesday, September 7, 4:00-5:00 pm

The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art is pleased to present a talk with Chris Antemann, an Oregon-based artist featured in our new exhibition, The Art of Food: From the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation. The talk will be followed by the exhibition’s opening reception.

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Opening Reception

Wednesday, September 7, 4:00-5:00 pm

Join us for the opening reception for The Art of Food: From the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation. Featuring more than 100 works by 38 artists such as: John Baldessari, Enrique Chagoya, Alex Katz, Alison Saar, Lorna Simpson, Andy Warhol, and four Oregon-based artists, Katherine Ace, Chris Antemann, Malia Jensen, and Sherrie Wolf, The Art of Food showcases how some of the most prominent artists of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries have considered this universal subject.

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Exhibition Tour

Thursday, October 27, 1:00 pm

Come by the museum for a tour of our new exhibition, The Art of Food: From the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation. Led by JSMA staff, the tour will touch on highlights of the exhibition.

This program is free and open to the public. ASL interpreting will be provided.

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Art Workshop

Thursday, November 3, 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Join Portland-based artist, Latoya Lovely, for an evening of art and crafting. In conjunction with our exhibition, The Art of Food: From the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation, Lovely will lead a workshop for PSU students and local community members.

This program is geared towards adults and is free and open to the public. ASL interpreting will be provided.

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Exhibition Tour

Saturday, November 12, 1:00 pm

This program is free and open to the public. ASL interpreting will be provided.

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Story Time + Art Activity

Thursday, November 19, 11:00 am - 1:00pm

Join us for a story and art activity led by Portland-based artist Latoya Lovely. Lovely will read food-related stories to kids and their guardians in the galleries, followed by an art activity. This program is geared towards pre-K through early elementary students. Children must be accompanied by a guardian throughout the event.

This program is free and open to the public. ASL interpreting will be provided.

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