Natacha Lesueur Série Les Aspics, Untitled, 1998

Exchanges between art and food have never been richer since the advent of ‘fooding,’ embodying the creative research of today’s chefs. Contemporary artists look to food as a source of inspiration for their work, using it as a medium much like oils or pastel.

This new passion has its roots in a lengthy tradition. Art down the centuries bears the mark of how artists treated food and how food was consumed in different types of society.

Tables, dishes and food were long represented in religious scenes for their symbolic value. During the golden age of Flemish painting, food was showcased in sumptuous still lifes then, over the following centuries, in bourgeois interiors and finally, closer to the present, in Pop Art’s celebration of the food industry.

The exhibition seeks to confront works of art of different periods, expressing all aspects of the relationship between human beings and food, cuisine and gastronomy.

From 17th century Dutch painters down to Keith Haring’s graffiti, the exhibition Gastronomy in Art offers an in-depth exploration of a universal theme—and promises a tasty treat all summer long!


Sylvie Fleury Le caddy, 2000

Practical information

Hôtel Dassault
7 rond-point des Champs Elysées
F-75008 Paris

Admission fee
Admission: €5
Reduced Price : €2,5 for students and children older than 5
Children under 5: free

Open Daily 11am – 6pm

For further information, you can visit the following website: Artcurial.