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# A Reimagining of a 1974 Performance of Art and Food
- URL: https://hyperallergic.com/soup-tart-active-cultures/
- Published: 2020-03-11T17:08:35.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-24T16:07:12.000Z
- Description: A diverse lineup of over 50 artists, musicians, and performers present two-minute pieces, to be complemented by a meal.
- Author: Matt Stromberg
- Tags: Art, California, Events, Los Angeles, #wp, #wp-post, #image-position-hidden, #Import 2025-11-24 07:41 (2019, 2020, part 2)

**Editor’s Note:** *This event has been postponed due to COVID-19\.* 

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Chef Ray Anthony Barrett (photo by Mike Villa)

In November of 1974, New York experimental art space the Kitchen hosted an evening of food and performance called *Soup & Tart*. The event was organized by artist Jean Dupuy and featured short performances from “a dizzying range of performers and performance artists,” as John Rockwell wrote in the [*New York Times*](https://www.nytimes.com/1974/12/02/archives/-soup-and-tart-at-the-kitchen-is-a-supper-with-avantgarde.html?ref=hyperallergic.com)*,* paired with a hearty meal of “soup, bread, wine and apple tarts.” Laurie Anderson performed a violin piece; sculptor Richard Serra played a recorded memory of his childhood; Hannah Wilke recreated Victorian erotic tableaux; anarchitect Gordon Matta-Clark cut a cake in the shape of a house (Matta-Clark had started his own artist-run restaurant FOOD three years earlier). Phillip Glass, Arthur Russell, Nam Jun Paik, and Joan Jonas were among the 37 acts that performed. “\[T\]he idea is above all to entertain, however artfully,” noted Rockwell.

Forty-five years later, nonprofit cultural organization Active Cultures — which was founded last year with the mission of celebrating the intersection of food and art — is reimagining [*Soup & Tart*](https://active-cultures.org/index.html?ref=hyperallergic.com#soup%5Fand%5Ftart)with a roster of contemporary artists and chefs. They’ve pegged Sarah Cooper, Public Programs Specialist at the Getty, to curate a diverse lineup of over 50 artists, musicians, and performers, each presenting a two-minute piece. Participants include: [Adee Roberson](http://www.adeeroberson.com/?ref=hyperallergic.com), [Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs](https://www.instagram.com/carolynpennypackerriggs/?hl=en&ref=hyperallergic.com), [Barnett Cohen](https://www.barnettcohen.com/?ref=hyperallergic.com), [Jennifer West](http://www.jweststudio.com/?ref=hyperallergic.com), [David Horvitz](http://www.davidhorvitz.com/?ref=hyperallergic.com), and many more. Complementing the performances will be food prepared by Kwang Uh and Mina Park (Baroo), Minh Phan (Porridge + Puffs), Ray Anthony Barrett (Cinqué), Leif Hedendal (Chez Panisse, Noma), Lisa Giffen (Audrey at the Hammer Museum), and Roxana Jullapat (Friends and Family). [Registration and tickets](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/soup-tart-los-angeles-registration-95010345501?ref=hyperallergic.com) are required, with all proceeds going to participating artists and chefs.

**When:** Saturday, March 14, 4pm–9pm (tickets: $20)  
**Where:** Werkartz (1200 Wall Street, Downtown, Los Angeles)

*More info at* [*Active Cultures*](https://active-cultures.org/index.html?ref=hyperallergic.com#soup%5Fand%5Ftart)*.*