Form Follows Feast

A Bauhaus-Inspired Lunch at Art Biesenthal

From Renoir’s Luncheon of the Boating Party to Manet’s Déjeuner sur l’herbe, picnics have long appeared in art as scenes of pleasure, leisure, and connection. Later, artists like Daniel Spoerri and Picasso reimagined these communal moments through avant-garde lenses - turning the act of eating itself into performance or abstraction.

For the first weekend of August, Vitamin Color is taking over the food programming at Art Biesenthal to present their own interpretation: Form Follows Feast, a Bauhaus-inspired lunch that brings together food, color, and design.

Eleonore from Vitamin Color has hand-painted a series of trays in bold primary colors - red, yellow, and blue - drawing from the Bauhaus tradition of uniting function, beauty, and accessibility. These trays are used to serve the meal: part picnic basket, part tablecloth, they carry the food and become the surface it’s enjoyed on.

Each lunch package includes a seasonal menu by Vitamin Color, served directly on these trays and designed to be eaten in the grass - turning the moment into a living still life.

Pre-order your lunch package and become part of the installation.

Food will be served from 12 to 6pm.

What’s in a Lunch Package:

  • Beet & Ginger Patty with Beluga Lentil Umami Bomb

  • Carrot, Saffron & Red Lentil Spread

  • Sautéed Mushrooms & Confit Cherry Tomatoes w Rosemary, Smoked Paprika & Tahini

  • Raw & Roasted Cauliflower w Ras el Hanout, Nectarines & Cilantro

  • Eleonore’s Favorite Ratatouille

  • Watermelon, Red Cabbage & Radish Salad w Mint & Chili Crunch

  • Red Rice w Spinach, Dill & Sumac Onions

Vegan & gluten-free.

Each Lunch Package feeds 3-4 people.

You can add Olive, Nectarine & Za’atar Focaccia & Confit Cherry Tomato Tart at check.out.

Drinks will be availablble on site.