Feeding on Futurism’s appetite for destruction, OPENrestaurant revisits F. T. Marinetti’s provocative Futurist Cookbook from 1932 — which combined polemics with actual recipes designed to transform society — and realigns the movement’s arguably fascist palate with a more sustainable approach to life. Look for cyclists delivering a locally sourced “wild beast” and a women-only kitchen carving edible sculptures against a backdrop of stadium seating, emergency sirens, and spinning walls. Guests attending this clamorous banquet can expect to exalt in sounds, smells, and constant motion, and delight in, among other things, beef ice-cream cones, avocado cocktails, and flying panforte.
$65 general; $50 SFMOMA and partner institution members, students, and seniors.
Tickets are available at the Museum (with no surcharge) or online.
OPENrestaurant is the project of a collective of restaurant professionals who sought to move their environment to an art space as a way to experiment with the language of their daily activities.
This displacement turns the restaurant, its codes and architecture,
into a medium for artistic expression which is made available to cooks, farmers, artists and activists as a way to explore issues around food and society.
Held for one night every few month it creates an informal forum by focusing on a specific issue.
OPENrestaurant is the project of Stacie Pierce, Jerome Waag and Sam White,
all part of the Chez Panisse restaurant staff.
