MIRALDA-SELZ
1967-1973"traiteurs-coloristes" (Caterers-colorists)
…"Christmas 1967: Dorothée Selz and Antoni Miralda, "caterers-colorists", send a baby Jesus in marshmallow paste to their friends by way of wishes, as well as a croque-Jesus in lieu of appetizer, a croque monsieur in baby state. It is the starting point of a common adventure of edible art in which the ritual is intimately linked to the material…"
… "Chronological coincidence: the four-color meal at Givaudan's in Paris… is taking place on March 12th, 1970, which is seven years to the day after the opening of the Spoerri restaurant in Düsseldorf (March 2nd – 13th 1963, J. Gallery), nine years after the presentation of "Entremets de la Palissade" (Fence Desserts) by Raymond Hains at the First Festival of New Realism in Nice (July 13th, 1961), twelve years after the blue cocktail, symbol of universal impregnation through color, served by Yves Klein to his guests during his exhibition of Emptiness at Iris Clert's (April 28th, 1958)…"
Extract from Pierre Restany's text "Eat Art,
l'âge d'or du sucre d'art" (the Golden Age of Sugar Art)
in catalogue "Sucre d'art" Decorative Arts museum,
Paris (FRA), 1978, curator Dorothée Selz
Croque Jésus 1967
(on top)
diameter 15 cm (5.9 in)
sweets
Repas en quatre couleurs (Four-color meal)
(on left)
March 12th, 1970
Givaudan Gallery, Paris (FRA)
Gallery transformed in restaurants for 80 guests
With kitchen and chef underground, menu served in 4 colors
Eat Art Banquett
June 4th, 1970
Spoerri Restaurant / Eat Art Gallery, Düsseldorf (DEU)
Meal entirely transformed by food coloring
Gâteaux Paysages (Landscape Cakes) Series
– Havover Gallery, London (UK), 1969
– Eat Art Gallery / Spoerri, Düsseldorf (DEU), 1970