We associate food and drink with rituals, rules and traditions - they create community, but they can also be exclusive. How, where and with whom we eat says a lot about social structures.
For the ongoing project A Painting for a Family Dinner by Alina and Jeff Bliumis, the artist couple were invited to dinner by 62 families to date - in return they received a painting. A group photograph was taken afterwards. The resulting 'family portraits' tell a story of hospitality, exchange and artistic interaction, and invite us to take a fresh look at eating as a unifying practice.
Text in English and German.
By:
Museum Ostwall
Imprint: DruckVerlag Kettler
Country of Publication: Germany
Dimensions:
Height: 240mm,
Width: 165mm,
ISBN: 9783987411854
ISBN 10: 3987411856
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 01 November 2025
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified
The publication documents our journey: 62 host families, 62 FAMILY PORTRAITS, 6 countries - Dortmund, Germany 2025, Tokyo, Japan 2022, Lecce, Italy 2013, Beijing, China 2013, Bronx, NY, USA 2012, Bat Yam, Israel 2008. FOREWORD by Regina Selter WHO REPRESENTS A CITY? by Christina Danick and Michael Griff. OUR DIARY - short recounts of all dinners in chronological order, photo documentation and family recipes collected along the way.
