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IAIN BAXTER&, Sidewalk Cafe 12:35 P.M., Berkeley, California, 1979, printed 2006, Duratran light box, diptych, 1/7, 91.0 cm x 122.0 cm
Gift of the artist, 2006, 2006.014 A
IAIN BAXTER&, Sidewalk Cafe, 12:36 P.M., Berkeley, California, 1979, printed 2006, Duratran light box, diptych, 1/7, 91.0 cm x 122.0 cm
Gift of the artist, 2006, 2006.014 BIAIN BAXTER&: &WICHTIME
June 1 – September 30, 2018
Gift of the artist, 2006, 2006.014 A
Gift of the artist, 2006, 2006.014 B
Location: Morris and Beverly Baker Gallery, 2nd floor
In its first presentation in Canada, IAIN BAXTER&: &WICHTIME explores the commercial relationships between art and food through bread. While an artist-in-residence in Rennes, France in 2008, he collaborated with a local bakery to create custom shaped bread for the purpose of performance. Whether by surfing on an oversized baguette or golfing with a bread-covered golf club, the artist proposes new functions for what is one of the most popular food items in the world.
By transcending the connotations that are associated with bread - albeit economic, ethnographic, cultural or religious connotations - BAXTER& singles out the sociability of bread and pokes fun at its universality. For example, bread references sharing a meal, eating and the satisfaction of food and the body’s dependence on food for nourishment. But for a single moment in each photograph, bread also references play, and the silliness of playing with your food.
Curated by Jaclyn Meloche.