M i d - M a n h a t t a n L i b r a r y
Presents
Thorsten Baensch and Christine Dupuis
Tuesday November 6, 2007
6:30 p.m. on the 6th floor
Mid-Manhattan Library
The
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"Kitchen, la cuisine transportable" is a performance project by Thorsten Baensch and Christine Dupuis. Founded in 2001, it has been shown in cultural centers, galleries, museums, and schools located in
A cardboard construction plastered with paper-plate drawings, handwritten recipes, notes, etc. the Kitchen acts as a backdrop for the artists to barter soup, tea and marzipan in return for visitors’ personal recipes or drawings. "We create an atmosphere where people can sit, eat and talk with us" Baensch explains. "It’s a social project, and exchange is at its center." The collection has grown to around 1500 recipes, drawings, food related texts and other documents forming the core of an extraordinary book project which will be on display.
Thorsten Baensch, born in Heide (
Christine Dupuis, born in Marcinelle (
This program has been funded by Commisariat général aux relations internationales (CGRI) de la Communauté française de Belgique, Renilde Loeckx-Drozdiak General Consul of
Elevators access the 6th floor after 6p.m.
All events are FREE and subject to last minute change or cancellation.
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