‘Moveable Feasts’ dinner series by Los Angeles Nomadic Division
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The nonprofit public art initiative known as Los Angeles Nomadic Division (LAND) was founded in 2009 to curate site- and situation-specific contemporary art projects in L.A. and farther afield.
The organization has featured ‘Nomadic Nights,’ an ongoing series of events, in various locations throughout L.A. that reflect the diverse ways in which contemporary artists engage and present visual culture through their work, performances and ideas.
New to the organization this year is ‘Moveable Feasts,’ a dinner series that incorporates elements similar to ‘Nomadic Nights’ by making art accessible to the public but is different in that the engagement of people and culture will be more intimate through the added component of food.
‘Moveable Feasts’ will take place at restaurants throughout the city once a month. Each event will be held in honor of a different artist, will take place in a different neighborhood of L.A. and will feature a specially selected three-course menu. As of now, four dinners are planned for January through April at locations in West Hollywood, Venice and downtown.
On Sunday, LAND will host its first of the ‘Moveable Feasts’ series with a dinner at Lucques on Melrose Avenue in honor of L.A.-based artist Mungo Thomson. Thomson, whose work includes various media exploring backgrounds and space, was part of LAND’s exhibition ‘The Secret Knows’ in Austin, Texas, ‘The Secret (Still) Knows’ in L.A. and ‘Nothing Beside Remains’ in Marfa, Texas.
Tickets to the event are $150 per person and include a three-course dinner with wine as well as a signed copy of Thomson’s People, a magazine created by Thomson that addresses reception and empty space.
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