Fallen Fruit at SKIRBALL

Fallen Fruit at SKIRBALL
Fallen Fruit and The Skirball Cultural Center are pleased to embark on a collaborative project, scheduled to open this spring. David Burns and Austin Young of Fallen Fruit recently visited the Skirball Museum to seek inspiration from objects in the collection. Together with Skirball Assistant Curator Linde Lehtinen, they examined many treasures, including a spice box made out of a dried orange and a 1931 cookbook of “Famous Recipes for Jewish Housewives.

Pictured above:
Orange peel pressed into a rounded box shape with Hebrew painted on lid along with a Star of David. Collection of Skirball Museum, Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles, CA. Gift of Peachy and Mark Levy.

“What Shall I Serve? Famous Recipes for Jewish Housewives,” 1931. Collection of Skirball Museum, Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles, CA. Gift of Solomon L. Gluck.

Fallen Fruit is an art collaboration originally conceived in 2004 by David Burns, Matias Viegener and Austin Young. Since 2013, David and Austin have continued the collaborative work.