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BRAC: The Sculpture of Food

Super Chef Magazine, 04/06/15
BRAC: The Sculpture of Food

By Juliette Rossant | web link

Do you miss Euell Gibbons? Then, Super Chef suggests you take a walk on the wild side with The Bronx River Art Center (BRAC).

Saturday April 11th, SPURSE, a creative design consultancy that focuses on social, ecological, and ethical transformation, will lead a neighborhood walking tour.

We will learn the stories behind the “weeds” that have sculpted the neighborhood’s environment and think about new ways to interact with our ecosystem in a sustainable way. This walk will start at BRAC’s temporary gallery and compose a delicious spring foraged salad, ending with a picnic at Brook Park.

Make sure to also visit the center’s fascinating exhibit, The Sculpture of Food, on view until April 11.

In the works on display, food is both a building block for an art object and an idea to be conveyed. The materials chosen by each artist to construct the works - whether they be stone, fur, paper, or candy - create significance that could contradict or add to the cultural weight that belongs to an everyday package of candy or a bloody side of beef.

Food for your mind.

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Monday - Friday: 3:00 - 6 PM
Saturday: 12 - 5 PM
Gallery hours are only in effect during the
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Monday - Friday: 10 AM - 6 PM
Saturday: 10 AM - 5 PM

DIRECTIONS TO CENTER:  By Train: Take #2 or #5 to West Farms Square/East Tremont. Walk one block east to Bronx Street. By Bus: Take #'s B9, 21, 36, 40, 42, or Q44 to East Tremont and Boston Road. By Car: Take Bruckner Expressway to Sheridan Expressway, and exit at East Tremont Ave. Turn left at the traffic light one block down onto East Tremont. Turn left after one block onto Bronx St. (Cross Bronx Expressway) towards Rosedale Ave, then exit. Turn left onto Rosedale Ave, then take a left onto Tremont Ave. Drive four blocks to West Farms Square.

This program is made possible with support from the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, including Council Members Eric Dinowitz, Althea Stevens, Kristy Marmorato and the Bronx Delegation. Additional support is from Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson, the NYS Council on the Arts with support from Governor Kathy Hochul and the NYS Legislature. Foundation support is from Con Edison: The Power of Giving, The New Yankee Stadium Community Benefits Fund, The Lincoln Fund, New York Life Foundation in partnership with the Afterschool Alliance and private donors.