Polygon Gallery presents Feast for the Eyes: The Story of Food in Photography from March 4 to May 30

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      The Polygon Gallery will present the Canadian premiere of the touring exhibition Feast for the Eyes: The Story of Food in Photography in March.

      The touring exhibition, curated by writer Susan Bright and Aperture Foundation’s senior editor Denise Wolff, features the work of more than 60 artists from the late 19th century to today, including Andy Warhol, Nan Goldin, Guy Bourdin, Man Ray, Cindy Sherman, and Wolfgang Tillmans. It features more than 100 images from photojournalism, fashion photography, rare cookbooks, and advertising.

      Jo Ann Callis

      “Food is a foundational part of the social fabric of all cultures and nations," says Polygon Gallery director Reid Shier in a press release, "and Feast for the Eyes grounds us in the desire to picture moments that bridge us as humans. The exhibition documents not only the history of photography through one of the most commonly depicted subjects in visual mediums—food—it also illuminates the shifting outlines of our individual and collective identities through acts of communing, hospitality, and sharing.

      Sandy Skoglund

      "We are delighted to showcase some of the more provocative images created by renowned artists such as Andy Warhol and Cindy Sherman," adds Shier, "and to share how disparate genres of photography have been used to express food’s central, sustaining, role in our lives.”

      Carl Kleiner

      Feast for the Eyes opens on March 4 and runs until May 30. You can find more info on the exhibition here.

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