[-empyre-] eco-art and food

[Amanda McDonald Crowley]

On Mar 11, 2016, at 10:46 AM, Amanda McDonald Crowley wrote:

> Lipton has been an independent curator and co-director of ecoartspace, a non-profit organization that creates opportunities for addressing environmental issues through the arts.

Hi Amy,

I wonder if you might talk about your interest in the intersection of food and art as it relates to the work you have been doing over many years at the intersection of art and ecology? You joined forces with Patricia Watts to do curatorial work under the umbrella of ecoartspace. http://www.liptonarts.com/ecoart/

And more recently you've realized two iterations of the exhibition "FOODshed: Art and Agriculture in Action" http://www.liptonarts.com/foodshed-at-cr10/

What was particularly interesting for you about exploring the territory of art and agriculture? How did that come about?

You've written a bit on the dichotomy of art as object -vs- art as experience in this territory. I wonder if you'd like to ruminate on that a little here as well?

Amanda