Food Activation by Tsohil Bhatia x Red Flower Collective @ NADA House
As an extension of Tsohil Bhatia’s solo exhibition, This Fire That Warms You, CUE presents Untitled (Rano), a sculptural work by the artist at NADA House on Governors Island.
On Saturday, September 21st from 2–4 pm, the work will be accompanied by a food-based activation by the artist for Red Flower Collective, a communal eating and food research collective of which they are a co-founder.
The menu for the event will consist of aloo kachori, dahi bhalla papdi chaat, and masala peanut chaat. Come try it all! Food will be available until it runs out.
Red Flower Collective collaborates with artists, chefs, and curiosities-in-residence, and affirms queer and diasporic identities as they manifest themselves through food. The collective explores the kitchen as a forum in which to receive generational knowledge, and prioritizes the recipes derived from this research.
The event is free and all are welcome. Donations are appreciated, and go toward supporting the work of Red Flower Collective.
Please note that registration does not guarantee food—come early to ensure it’s still available!
About the Work at NADA House:
Untitled (Rano) is situated on the lawn of Nolan Park House 17, extending the language of the domestic into the public realm. 146 pounds of kneaded dough is placed upon a charpai (daybed), reflecting the weight of the artist’s body. This act is a reverent reperformance of Rano, a family elder. As a memorial to her departed presence, the work considers the fleeting and the unresolvable. Left to ferment in the elements and to be fed on by the creatures of the island, Untitled (Rano) contemplates the artist’s decaying body, mourning the inevitable loss of time and its bodily manifestations.
Learn more at:
www.cueartfoundation.org
www.newartdealers.org