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.

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.  

Schnitzer began collecting contemporary prints and multiples in 1988 and today is North America’s foremost print collector. His collections consist of more than 22,000 works of art, including a wide variety of prints, sculptures, paintings, glass, and mixed media works.

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.