Modernist Cuisine Gallery to Open Second Location on New Orleans Famed Royal Street in the French Quarter

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 3, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Photographer, chef, scientist, and author Nathan Myhrvold announced he is opening his second Modernist Cuisine Gallery in the heart of New Orleans famed Royal Street on November 13, 2017. Just months after opening his first-ever gallery in Las Vegas, Myhrvold brings his distinctive photographic art and viewpoint to the city's rich art scene. The 1,745 square-foot gallery will sell limited-edition prints of food photography taken by Myhrvold and found in the books he has co-authored: Modernist Cuisine: The Art and Science of Cooking, Modernist Cuisine at Home, The Photography of Modernist Cuisine, and the forthcoming Modernist Bread, on sale November 7th. This will be the second gallery in the world to solely display and sell food photography by a single artist.

Myhrvold took the culinary and photography world by storm in 2011 with the release of Modernist Cuisine: The Art & Science of Cooking. The book featured food photography that captured the subject matter in a new, unconventional fashion. Myhrvold and his team at Modernist Cuisine cut cooking equipment and food in half, custom-built lenses to photograph ingredients under a microscope, and used techniques not typically used in food photography to redefine the genre. The books and photography garnered awards and praise around the world and inspired Myhrvold to create a photo book, The Photography of Modernist Cuisine, and a food photography exhibit that has traveled to museums around the country.

"I am excited to bring our gallery to New Orleans. My team and I explored many cities to determine where to open the second gallery, but it was quickly evident that New Orleans was the right place. With its distinctive culture and history, combined with a vibrant art and food scene, we knew we had to be on Royal Street in the heart of the French Quarter," commented Myhrvold. "The energy and creativity of New Orleans is unmatched and we couldn't be more excited to be part of the city's artistic heritage."

Modernist Cuisine Gallery visitors will be able to purchase large, limited-edition prints of Nathan Myhrvold's photography - printed in a variety of sizes, formats, and frames and shipped worldwide. Updates on the gallery, the art collection, and press photos can be found on modernistcuisinegallery.com.

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