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This note from LeRoy Neiman concerns, for the most part, restaurant waitstaff. In the document, the artist describes these workers as laborers that not only serve food but more importantly mediate (or blur) divisions between classes, and by extension…

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This note from LeRoy Neiman provides winding, fragmentary commentary on food and food culture. One side of the document speaks more directly to social dynamics in the restaurant industry (referring to the plight of the “wage class” as well as the…

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This note from Leroy Neiman provides a selection of food related scenes, related for the most part to leisure culture. That said, the document makes the connection between these two topics tacitly. Notably, the note singles out two New York city…

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This note from LeRoy Neiman looks at food culture, with a special attention to the American West. The first half of the writing lists of restaurants and casinos in Dallas and Las Vegas, respectively; the names of these institutions are latent with…

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This note from LeRoy Neiman touches on a variety of aspects of a food and dining experience. Largely, the note is divided into three sections: first—a list of the artist’s aphorisms on food, second—a theoretical musing on the social role of…

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This note from LeRoy Neiman provides range of the artist’s comments on food. Largely, the document is divided into two subjects, respective to page. The first page, for the most part, constitutes a list of punny aphorisms related to haute cuisine.…

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This note from Leroy Neiman provides a range of references, aphorisms, and scenes related to dining. Although the document was not written in conjunction with any one particular artwork, it can be seen as commenting on Neiman’s food related works.…

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This note from LeRoy Neiman looks at the cultural rootedness of many dishes and cuisines. That said, alongside this abbreviated commentary on food, the document features a miscellany of unrelated images and notations (most of which appear aesthetic…

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This note from LeRoy Neiman looks at the relationship between leisure culture and food. Although the commentary is in no way total or comprehensive, the writing provides insight into the artist’s conception of social divisions across and between the…

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This note from LeRoy Neiman comments on vegetables and wild boar. The first portion of the note provides a theoretical address to vegetables, speaking to their place in the food chain and and the normative human diet. The bottom portion addresses…
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