Driveway @driveway_press is pleased to present Table Top - a group exhibition curated by Allan Wexler @allanwexlerstudio and Michael Yarinsky of @tangible.space . Table Top will showcase works that challenge and expand conventional notions of eating, food presentation, and the rituals that surround dining. Artists and designers present objects that could redefine our interaction with food and the table. Tableware will be displayed upon a conceptual dining table by Allan Wexler.
All photo credits: Alec Kugler
The conceptual wellspring for " Tabletop" is "A New Futurist Cookbook," a project conceived by Allan Wexler and Michael Yarinsky as a direct response to the 1932 Futurist Cookbook, a manifesto of culinary innovation by F. T. Marinetti. The project seeks to harness the provocative energy, the emphasis on innovation, and the multi-sensory focus that characterized historical Futurism, but to redirect these potent methods towards contemporary aims: broader awareness, inclusivity, and a thoughtful re-evaluation of our relationship with food.
Mirrors for Aliens, soft-geometry, installation view at Tabletop, Driveway Gallery
Vessel, soft-geometry, installation view at Tabletop, Driveway Gallery
For the purposes of this exhibition, "Futurist" is not a call for a nostalgic revival or an uncritical imitation of this historical movement. Instead, it is an invitation to harness the innovative spirit, the unwavering commitment to multi-sensory engagement, the boundary-pushing ethos, and the call to be bothPROVOCATIVE and EVOCATIVE that were undeniable hallmarks of Futurism. The challenge presented to contemporary creators is to explore and evaluate urgent concerns of our time — among many others, fostering an awareness of food systems, inventing new rituals for consumption, finding new forms of interpersonal connection, and elevating the act of eating into an intellectual, spiritual, and narrative experience.
Mirrors for Aliens, soft-geometry
Vessel, soft-geometry
Participating artists:
Ananas Ananas @ananas____ananas
B Wurtz @bwurtz4
Bill Albertini @bill_albertini
Brecht Wright Gander and Georgia b Smith @brechtwrightgander @georgiab.smith
Brendan Timmins @brendan_timmins
Carson Terry @hossly
Chen Chen and Kai Williams @chenandkai
Che-Wei Wang @charliewhiskeytango
Constantin Boym @constantinboym
Drew Seskunas @saw.earth
Ellen Pong @ellen.pong
Francois Chambard @umproject
Gracelee Lawrence @graceleelawlee
Henri Judin @hnrjdn
Jemila MacEwan @jemila_macewan
Joyce Lin @jolime
Lily Consuelo Saporta Tagiuri @lilysayhey
Ryan Foerster @zoltog99
SITE James Wines @sitejameswines
Soft Geometry @soft.geometry
Suna Bonometti @suna.bonometti
Taylor Levy @charliewhiskeytango
Zoë Mowat @zoemowat
All photo credits: Alec Kugler