LBMA on Ocean
2300 E Ocean Blvd., Long Beach, CA 90802
The Art of Food: From the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation
About the Exhibition
The Long Beach Museum of Art is pleased to present The Art of Food: From the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation, featuring over 100 works in a variety of mediums, including drawings, paintings, photographs, prints, sculptures, and ceramics. This exhibition brings together iconic postwar artists such as Andy Warhol, Robert Rauschenberg, Roy Lichtenstein, David Hockney, John Baldessari, Ed Ruscha, and Jasper Johns, alongside contemporary artists including Alison Saar, Lorna Simpson, Enrique Chagoya, Rachel Whiteread, and Jenny Holzer, among others.
Food, at its core, is a physical necessity for survival, yet its significance extends far beyond sustenance. Food is deeply woven into the fabric of our communities, relationships, cultures, and languages. People interact with food in diverse ways—some grow it, others purchase it. We transform it through preparation, cooking, and the addition of spices, marinades, and garnishes. Food serves as a bridge, connecting us through shared experiences such as holiday meals, business lunches, and intimate gatherings. However, it can also be a source of conflict, as access to and control over food are often contested. In some instances, food is withheld as a tool of suppression and cultural erasure. Today, we continue to grapple with issues of health, the challenge of feeding a growing global population, and the impact of climate change on food production.
The Art of Food, a traveling exhibition, is organized by the University of Arizona Museum of Art and the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation.
Featured Artwork: Sherrie Wolf, American, (b. 1952), Histrionic Beauty Suite: Cherries/Mountain, 2015, Photogravure and hand colored etching, edition 1/30, Sheet: 19 1/2 x 22 1/4 inches. From the Collection of Jordan D. Schnitzer. Photography Credit: Aaron Wessling.
About the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation
About the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation: The Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation’s contemporary art collection is one of the most notable in North America. The Foundation has shared its art with millions across the U.S. and internationally through groundbreaking exhibitions, publications, and programs. Founded by ARTnews Top 200 Collector Jordan D. Schnitzer—whose passion for art began in his mother’s contemporary art gallery in Portland, Oregon—the Foundation has organized over 180 exhibitions from its collection and additionally loaned thousands of artworks to over 130 museums at no cost to the institutions.
Generous Support Provided by
The Evalyn M Bauer Foundation provides support for all program-related activities of The Art of Food.
Little Visions, Big Dreams: LBUSD Elementary School Exhibition
About the Exhibition
Each year the Long Beach Museum of Art invites Long Beach Unified School District elementary students to submit art responding to a theme. This year, students were encouraged to explore their hopes, dreams, and unique fantasies. These artists embraced their creativity to express their big dreams!
Little Visions, Big Dreams was co-curated by Millikan High School’s Museum Studies program.
Participating Schools
The Long Beach Museum of Art extends a warm thank you to the students and art teachers at the following schools for their thoughtful participation in this exhibition.
Alvarado Elementary School
Dooley Elementary School
Emerson Parkside Academy
Garfield Elementary School
Hudson Elementary School
Jackie Robinson Academy
Los Cerritos Elementary
Lowell Elementary School
Mann Elementary School
Minnie Gant Elementary School
Prisk Elementary School
Riley Elementary School
Stevenson Elementary
Millikan High School’s Museum Studies Program is generously supported by TABC, Inc
Generous Support Provided by
BCM Foundation
John and Helen Apostle Foundation
Martha and Frank DelRe
LBMA Downtown
356 E 3rd Street, Long Beach, CA 90802
About the Exhibition
Angie Crabtree’s paintings dissect the mythology of luxury. Diamonds became her first muse, the commodification of nature—the way raw beauty is captured, fixed, and displayed as proof of success. Their natural forms, once buried deep beneath the earth, now mined, cut, and polished into representations of what’s impossibly valuable. By enlarging them to monumental scale, she invites viewers to consider the origins of the stones, their societal significance, and reconsider their true value.
From diamonds to desire, Crabtree debuts her latest series of paintings, Eve and Her Sacred Garden. Her new body of work critiques power structures and gender roles embedded into luxury culture. Wealth has historically been built on systems of colonization and exploitation, woven deep into the histories of gemstones and fashion. Crabtree explores femininity and how these legacies continue to shape contemporary ideals of beauty and status. She references Eve and the “Garden” as metaphors for innocence lost to material temptation, recasting Eve not as the origin of shame, but as the first to question the cost of desire.
Angie Crabtree (b. 1987) is a painter from Santa Rosa, California. Her paintings draw from the visual languages of Baroque and Rococo portraiture, fused with symbols of modern aspiration—from designer accessories to rare plants and social media aesthetics. By enlarging gemstones and still life to an almost spiritual scale, Crabtree invites viewers to reflect on the illusion of perfection and the psychological cost of opulence. Crabtree graduated with her BFA from the San Francisco Art Institute and currently lives and works in Long Beach, California.
