Meal Variation No. 3 Eaten by Benjamin Patterson, From 31 Variations on a Meal

Identification and Creation

Object Number: M26479
People: Daniel Spoerri, Swiss (Galati, Romania 1930 - 2024)
Published by Fluxus, American
Title: Meal Variation No. 3 Eaten by Benjamin Patterson, From 31 Variations on a Meal
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: mid 1960s
Culture: Swiss
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/29204

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Screen print on cloth
Technique: Screen print
Dimensions: 66 x 82 cm (26 x 32 5/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Barbara Moore, Bound/Unbound, New York, New York, partial gift partial purchase; to Harvard University Art Museums, June 28, 2005.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: S. >418.I and 420

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Barbara and Peter Moore Fluxus Collection, Margaret Fisher Fund and gift of Barbara Moore/Bound & Unbound
Accession Year: 2005
Object Number: M26479
Division: Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact: am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: This piece derives from Spoerri's 1964 work "31 Variations on a Meal" at the Allan Stone Gallery in NY. "31 Variations" consisted of meals eaten by various artists and art world figures. Spoerri then affixed the "remains" as artworks entitled "So Easily Made No. ..." Photographs of the meals were taken and George Maciunas began an effort to produce both laminated tabletops and tablecloths like this one. This is one of four Fluxus Edition tablecloths known to have been produced, all of which are in the collection.

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M26479: Meal Variation No. 3 Eaten by Benjamin Patterson, From 31 Variations on a Meal