http://hyperallergic.com/599/food-porn-lacma/ Sensitive to Art and its Discontents Sat, 31 Jul 2010 18:17:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://hyperallergic.com/599/food-porn-lacma/comment-page-1/#comment-125 Laura Elkins Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:35:04 +0000 http://hyperallergic.com/?p=599#comment-125 i enjoyed that show when it was at NGA. luckily the Gallery did not succumb to the faux finish. those two are sort of food as riotous landscape. the interior ones set up this precarious relationship with the edge of the table, which is one reason why they remain compelling. we all are living on the edge of something. and perhaps, Meléndez knew what he was up against. luckily someone thought to save these. i just learned that Fragonard met a similar fate. those lovely paintings in the Frick were rejected by Madame DuBarry, who became enamored with neoclassicism. i enjoyed that show when it was at NGA. luckily the Gallery did not succumb to the faux finish. those two are sort of food as riotous landscape. the interior ones set up this precarious relationship with the edge of the table, which is one reason why they remain compelling. we all are living on the edge of something. and perhaps, Meléndez knew what he was up against. luckily someone thought to save these. i just learned that Fragonard met a similar fate. those lovely paintings in the Frick were rejected by Madame DuBarry, who became enamored with neoclassicism.

]]> http://hyperallergic.com/599/food-porn-lacma/comment-page-1/#comment-118 Nick Riggle Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:58:26 +0000 http://hyperallergic.com/?p=599#comment-118 As I was reading this, I read "pomegranates" as "pornegranates". As I was reading this, I read “pomegranates” as “pornegranates”.

]]> http://hyperallergic.com/599/food-porn-lacma/comment-page-1/#comment-117 Heart As Arena Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:53:55 +0000 http://hyperallergic.com/?p=599#comment-117 Anthony Bourdain soooo would have Shafrazi'ed this. Anthony Bourdain soooo would have Shafrazi’ed this.

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