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“Chocolate and art, they’re so intrinsically tied to one another, because there’s an art to just the production of a piece.” — Jessica Spaulding
“P.O.TH.A.A.VFB (Portrait of the Artist as a Vogelfutterbüste [Birdseed Bust])” by Dieter Roth used chocolate and birdseed to cast a self-portrait depicting the artist as an old man. Unlike a traditional marble bust intended to endure through the ages, Roth wanted his bust to be mounted on a post in the open air, where birds could nibble on it until nothing remained.
🍫 What is it like to work with chocolate? Hear about the complex process from chocolatier and cofounder of Harlem Chocolate Factory Jessica Spaulding on #MoMAMagazine → mo.ma/3MbBWbj
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Dieter Roth. “P.O.TH.A.A.VFB (Portrait of the Artist as a Vogelfutterbüste [Birdseed Bust]).” 1968. Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III Endowment Fund and acquired through the generosity of Peter H. Friedland. © 2023 Estate of Dieter Roth
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