Jason Kraus: Dinner Repeated

Mar 13–May 12, 2012

Cooking in an ad hoc kitchen (sous vide, induction burner, and blow torch), Jason Kraus used the format of a standard dinner party to consider the place of the readymade, the copy, the edition, the cast, and the forgery in contemporary art practice by preparing the same 4-course meal nightly from March 12 – 18, 2012 at Redling Fine Art.

Reference Materials

Press: Graphite
Press: LA Times
Press: LA Weekly

Jason Kraus, Dinner Repeated, Redling Fine Art, 2012. Installation view.

Jason Kraus, Dinner Repeated (1), 2012, Cherry plywood, 12 red wine glasses, 12 white wine glasses, 12 champagne glasses,12 water glasses, 12 rocks glasses, 12 small plates, 12 medium plates, 12 large plates, 12 bowls, 12 coffee cups, 12 saucers, 12 small forks, 12 large forks, 12 small spoons, 12 large spoons, 12 knives and 12 napkins, 67 ¼ x 37 x 17 ¾ inches

Jason Kraus, Dinner Repeated (2), 2012, Cherry plywood, 12 red wine glasses, 12 white wine glasses, 12 champagne glasses,12 water glasses, 12 rocks glasses, 12 small plates, 12 medium plates, 12 large plates, 12 bowls, 12 coffee cups, 12 saucers, 12 small forks, 12 large forks, 12 small spoons, 12 large spoons, 12 knives and 12 napkins, 67 ¼ x 37 x 17 ¾ inches

Jason Kraus, Dinner Repeated (3), 2012, Cherry plywood, 12 red wine glasses, 12 white wine glasses, 12 champagne glasses, 12 water glasses, 12 rocks glasses, 12 small plates, 12 medium plates, 12 large plates, 12 bowls, 12 coffee cups, 12 saucers, 12 small forks, 12 large forks, 12 small spoons, 12 large spoons, 12 knives and 12 napkins, 67 ¼ x 37 x 17 ¾ inches

Jason Kraus, Dinner Repeated (4), 2012, Cherry plywood, 12 red wine glasses, 12 white wine glasses, 12 champagne glasses, 12 water glasses, 12 rocks glasses, 12 small plates, 12 medium plates, 12 large plates, 12 bowls, 12 coffee cups, 12 saucers, 12 small forks, 12 large forks, 12 small spoons, 12 large spoons, 12 knives and 12 napkins, 67 ¼ x 37 x 17 ¾ inches

Jason Kraus, Dinner Repeated (5), 2012, Cherry plywood, 12 red wine glasses, 12 white wine glasses, 12 champagne glasses, 12 water glasses, 12 rocks glasses, 12 small plates, 12 medium plates, 12 large plates, 12 bowls, 12 coffee cups, 12 saucers, 12 small forks, 12 large forks, 12 small spoons, 12 large spoons, 12 knives and 12 napkins, 67 ¼ x 37 x 17 ¾ inches

Jason Kraus, Dinner Repeated (6), 2012, Cherry plywood, 11 red wine glasses, 11 white wine glasses, 11 champagne glasses, 11 water glasses, 10 rocks glasses, 11 small plates, 11 medium plates, 11 large plates, 10 bowls, 10 coffee cups, 10 saucers, 11 small forks, 11 large forks, 11 small spoons, 11 large spoons, 11 knives and 11 napkins, 67 ¼ x 37 x 17 ¾ inches

Jason Kraus, Dinner Repeated (7), 2012, Cherry plywood, 12 red wine glasses, 12 white wine glasses, 12 champagne glasses,12 water glasses, 12 rocks glasses, 12 small plates, 12 medium plates, 12 large plates, 12 bowls, 12 coffee cups, 12 saucers, 12 small forks, 12 large forks, 12 small spoons, 12 large spoons, 12 knives and 12 napkins, 67 ¼ x 37 x 17 ¾ inches

White shoes were worn by Jason Kraus for the duration of the dinners.