Alina and Jeff Bliumis A PAINTING FOR A FAMILY DINNER book is published by Museum Ostwall at the Dortmunder U and Verlag Kettler, Germany, May 2025.

A PAINTING FOR A FAMILY DINNER is published by Museum Ostwall at the Dortmunder U and Verlag Kettler, Germany, May 2025. The publication is being issued on occasion of the exhibition AT THE TABLE: Eating and Drinking in Contemporary Art at Museum Ostwall at the Dortmunder U, Germany. May 8 - July 20th, 2025. 

The publication documents our journey: 62 host families, 62 FAMILY PORTRAITS, 6 countries - Dortmund, Germany 2025, Tokyo, Japan 2022, Lecce, Italy 2013, Beijing, China 2013, Bronx, NY, USA 2012, Bat Yam, Israel 2008. FOREWORD by Regina Selter WHO REPRESENTS A CITY? by Christina Danick and Michael Griff. OUR DIARY - short recounts of all dinners in chronological order, photo documentation and family recipes collected along the way.

Design by Lea Szramek Verlag Kettler. Concept and editing by Alina  Bliumis. Jeff Bliumis. Christina Danick, Michael Griff. PHOTOGRAPHERS Bat Yam 2008 / Dafna Gazit, Bronx 2012 / Anton Trofymov, Beijing 2013 / Du Yang, Lecce 2013 /  Alessia Rollo, Tokyo 2021  /  Aya Morimoto, Dortmund 2025  / Daniel Sadrowski

1st edition / ISBN 978-3-98741-185-4

PUBLISHING HOUSE: Verlag Kettler
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