Bill Clinton owns a piece of Peter Anton’s art, and so does Mick Jagger. And now you can see (and buy) some of Anton’s bold and whimsical food art, part of “You Are What You Eat,” an exhibit at the Mansion at Strathmore that features the creations of nine artists—who explore body image, cultural identity and more.
Anton’s enormous 3-D pieces, made from plastic, resin and other materials, look good enough to reach out and eat (don’t), and include a cherry Danish, box of chocolates, ice cream bar and a spilled ice cream sundae.
The multi-media exhibit features a lot more creativity and cleverness:
- “Trash Mirror,” a wall of 500 pieces of food trash from New York City streets that creates a shadow of your silhouette when you stand in front of it.
- Dresses and bodices made from strips of cookie, candy and tea tins.
- Photographs of a man covered in cucumber slices, a nude elderly woman dotted with orange slices and a large naked woman decorated with radishes.
- “Consumption Junction,” a room where you can peruse old menus and listen to a recording by the Brooklyn band, One Ring Zero, whose song lyrics are recipes from top chefs.
- Black-and-white photos of table settings by Rhonda Harris Baines of Chevy Chase, the only local artist in the group.
The exhibit runs until March 17. Gallery hours are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The Mansion at Strathmore, 10701 Rockville Pike, North Bethesda, www.strathmore.org
