DINING WITH THE SULTAN opening at LACMA
Opening night celebration and preview at LACMA's DINING WITH THE SULTAN: The Fine Art of Feasting now on view through August 4, 2024, at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Farhang Foundation is proud to support this exceptional exhibition, the first of its kind to present Middle Eastern and specifically Iranian art in the context of its associated culinary traditions. It will include some 250 works of art related to the sourcing, preparation, serving, and consumption of food, from 30 public and private collections in the U.S., Europe, and the Middle East—objects of undisputed quality and appeal, viewed through the universal lens of fine dining. The exhibition will stimulate not only the eyes but also the appetite, reminding visitors of the communal pleasure of food—both its taste and its presentation. It will provide much-needed information on the enormous class of luxury objects that may be broadly defined as tableware and demonstrate how gustatory discernment was a fundamental activity at the great courts of Iran and the Middle East. Photo credit: John Sciulli
