Opening Reception: Saturday, September 11, 2021, 5–8 PM
September 11–November 5, 2021
A Sugar Museum exhibition connecting themes of Latino and American food, culture, consumerism, and eating. The exhibition features artworks by Yvette Dibos, Fedella Lizeth, Sasha Sanudo, and Terri Hughes-Oelrich. Multi-media exhibition with video works, a participatory installation inviting dietary confessions, and an invitational group exhibit of plates with a theme of the artists first supper, post pandemic. Proceeds from sales benefit the Sugar Museum.
WHATS THE WORST DIET?
Confessional | Participatory Installation
Artists: Sasha Sanudo, Fedella Lizeth, Yvette Dibos, and Terri Hughes-Oelrich
Wood structure, foam for the top half; approximately 4’ x 8’x 8’
Participants write their confession and place it in an envelope. The envelopes have detachable stubs containing written instructions for “absolving dietary sins” such as “write 10 positive things about your body” and “look up 3 social media profiles of fat positive influencers.”
IF IT’S GOYA IT HAS TO BE MIERDA, 2021.
Fedella Lizeth
Photographs
Goya Foods is yet another cooperation that portrays itself as an ally to the Latino community within the U.S., while simultaneously harming it through its endorsements and by other means. The photographic series, "IF IT'S GOYA IT HAS TO BE MIERDA", acts as a protest against Goya Foods.
FIRST SUPPER: POST PANDEMIC
Sugar Museum | Terri Hughes + Various Artists
A series of 30–40 sculptural works acquired through an open call to local artists. Mixed media works using a serving plate as a starting point.
Open call link:
http://www.sugarmuseum.org/uploads/8/1/5/5/8155238/art_call2.jpg
The Natural History Museum of Sugar (Sugar Museum) was formed in 2003 as a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit museum. Projects and exhibitions are organized at various sites mostly in San Diego, CA. We have built a small collection of sweets from around the world and a library dedicated to sugar sculpture, sugar history and the health effects of sugar. The Sugar Museum is dedicated to the investigation of sugar to promote awareness, understanding, and creativity. It serves its audience through the collection, exploration, presentation and interpretation of works of art relating to historical and contemporary issues of sugar. We are an educational institution devoted to the advancement of knowledge about how sugar is utilized, perceived and consumed.
Terri Hughes-Oelrich is an artist residing in San Diego and an Associate Professor of Art at San Diego City College. She received her MFA degree from San Diego State University and a BA in Art Studio from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Terri’s approach to researching sugar, sweeteners, additives and preservatives considers the climate impact of producing, consuming and disposing of these substances. Her artwork has been shown in solo and group shows in Tijuana, Mexicali, and the US.
Yvette Dibos lives and works in San Diego: interdisciplinary artist whose work focuses on technology and gender roles. Fine Arts Instructor with a background in Sculpture, Performance and Painting. Former resident of San Francisco, and Public Education Instructor at San Francisco Art Institute. Alumna of California College of the Arts (MFA) and San Diego State University (BA).
Fedella Lizeth is a Queer, Nicaraguan and Italian film photographer from San Diego, California. “The city I pay homage to is one that houses a very distinctive culture fueled by hardworking people from many different backgrounds, in which I have likened to celebrate through my lens. This is the basis of my work and what fascinates me as a photographer, the poetry in the hustle of life.”
Sasha Sañudo is a Chicana San Diego based mixed media artist. She studied Fine Arts and Art History at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid and continues to study Studio Arts at San Diego City College. Upon her return from Madrid, Spain in 2018, she redirected her artistic focus on social justice issues. Sañudo's pieces are often created using a variety of material focusing on controversial themes with the ultimate goal of inviting uncomfortable questions.
The exhibition can be viewed in the AAC Gallery at the Athenaeum Art Center (1951 Julian Avenue, San Diego, CA 92113) during opening hours, Tuesday and Thursday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and every second Saturday from 6 to 8 p.m., during the Barrio Art Crawl, and by appointment.