We told you in June that Nexus was planning a delicious exhibition, and the time has arrived: YUMMY: a celebration of craving, compulsion and culture opens tonight with a reception at the Nexus gallery from 6-9PM. The exhibit is designed to inspire "contemplation about the emotional and psychological nature of food as it impacts the individual experience of life especially within American culture," and seeks to do so through a combination of artifact (read: art pieces) and personal engagement (read: events) that celebrate craving and desire, and the culture that fosters them. You'll be able to dig in through February 1 of next year (yup, it's time to start abusing that).

Yummy features works from over thirty artists, with pieces of sculpture, photography, silk screen, ceramics, painting, performance, video... and that's just the artifacts. Yummy events include two music/dance performances, a hands-on cake baking workshop with Big Tea Party, a documentary film screening, and a potluck dinner. There is even a cookbook for sale, featuring recipes and commentary from the participating artists, for $10 (if you can't make it to the gallery but would like the nosh, drop them a line). We don't think it's an accident that Yummy is unveiled as we enter into holiday territory, with all the attendant consumerism – food and otherwise. We're also thinking that the spread at the opening of an exhibit entitled "Yummy" will be well worth the price of admission which, since it's Nexus, is free. Yum!

Yummy: a celebration of craving, compulsion and culture
Opening Reception
Thursday, December 13, 6-9PM
1400 North American Street, Suite 102
Free