Gallery Opening Reception: FOODJECTS May 17, 2010

FOODJECTS: Design + the New Cuisine in Spain
Opening Reception: Monday, May 17, 2010 • 6:00 p.m.
Free and open to the public • Exhibition runs May 17–June 4, 2010

Organized in collaboration with Kendall College, Solex Partners, the Tourism Office of Spain, the Instituto Cervantes of Chicago hosts the Foodjects exhibition from May 17 through June 4, 2010.

Foodjects displays chefs and designers’ new formats for food that appreciate the textures, flavors, contrasts, and aromas of the new Spanish cuisine, one of the world’s most creative and surprising. Over 100 objects demonstrate that eating is an intellectual, as well as a sensory experience, and along with curator Martín Azúa’s attractive montage, reflect a dynamic creativity as varied as the landscapes of Spain. This traveling exhibition opens in Chicago after successful runs in Washington, D.C. and Miami, with Texas as its final U.S. destination.

Special Event: Tuesday, May 18, 6:00 p.m.
Film Screening: A Day at El Bulli
Screening of A Day at El Bulli, which follows chefs, waiters, and customers through an entire day at the world-renowned El Bulli restaurant in Catalunya, run by renowned Spanish chef Ferran Adriá. From daybreak until the last customer is gone, this documentary reveals the day-to-day life of the restaurant considered the best in the world. While associated with “molecular gastronomy,” Adriá considers his cuisine deconstructionist, based on the pursuit of meaning to the point of undoing the oppositions on which the meaning is apparently founded. Adriá aims to provide unexpected contrasts of flavor, temperature and texture, to take the diner by surprise.
Presented with the collaboration of Radio Televisión Española. In Spanish with English subtitles.