The Massimo Minini Gallery until the beginning of January 2022 hosts the "fritto misto" exhibition by Jonathan Monk, which inaugurated on Saturday 13 November The title alludes to Monk's ability to quote, tell about his passions, talk about the history of art and also about Massimo Minini Gallery.
Ancient Romans used food to commemorate the status of the patron who commissioned a fresco, Bacchus epitomizes revelry and a happy afterlife. The afterlife to which food is connected when, dropping from the table, falls onto the floor. Giotto depicts splendid banquet tables and, from there, it takes two shakes of a lamb's tail to get to the most famous Supper: Leonardo leads, Warhol follows. Arcimboldo uses fruit and vegetables to create portraits, Vermeer to show that he is a master of light. Aren't Cezanne's apples one of the ten reasons why life is worth living? We are in Manhattan and Woody Allen reminds us of them.
Manzoni reinterprets Milan's typical rose-like puffy bread roll and Marina Abramović turns the humble Onion into a performance.
These are just a handful of household names. I do not want to bore you silly.
And, since art mixes so well with good food, hey presto, Chefs start to set their hearts on it: a white plate becomes a canvas where Gualtiero Marchesi, “Composer Chef”, creates some of his most iconic dishes, e.g. the blowtorched egg “Uovo al Burri” ─a pun on Burri vs burro─ or his fish “Dripping”. Massimo Crippa comes up with his “Panna Cotta Matisse”, Massimo Bottura with his Psychedelic Veal…
Amidst this criss-crossing of quotations, Jonathan Monk ironically forces us to stop and think: there is no recipe in JM’s kitchen, only many different ingredients to create together the perfect meal. At least let’s hope it’s edible!
And a good mixed fish fry Italian style may very well be the perfect excuse to retrace, once and for all, the long history of art.
Title: Jonathan Monk. fritto misto
Opening: November 13, 2021
Ending: January 01, 2022
Organization: Massimo Minini
Place: Galleria Massimo Minini - Brescia
Address: via Luigi Apollonio 68 - 25128 Brescia
More info on this website: https://www.galleriaminini.it/
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