The Whitney Is Getting Into the Edible Art Trend With New Food Exhibit

An edible exhibit is coming to the Whitney Museum

An upcoming exhibit at the Whitney Museum of American Art will allow visitors to eat the items on display. Titled fruits, vegetables; fruits and vegetable salad, the showing is the latest work by artist Darren Bader who is known for his often quirky, interactive artwork including Lasagna on Heroin, where he injected a piece of lasagna with heroin back in 2012.

Fruits and vegetables will be displayed like art objects on wooden pedestals, except museum staff will turn them into salads every so often. The produce will be replaced each time throughout the show’s length from January 15 to February 17, 2020. Salads are served Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday afternoons, as well as Friday nights. The Whitney is the latest to participate in the edible art trend following the $120,000 duct-taped banana at Art Basel Miami Beach, which has since been spoofed by Brooklyn pizzerias.

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