According to Julia Sherman, cooking is a lot like painting: “ It’s a composition, it’s layering of materials… it works best when there’s contrasting flavors and textures and colors.” 

The author and chef is bringing this philosophy to her latest venture as executive chef of the new restaurant at New York’s New Museum, opening this fall. On this episode of The Artsy Podcast, Sherman joins Artsy’s managing editor Olivia Horn for a conversation about how artists eat, why art institutions are leaning into dining, and what the art and food worlds can learn from each other. 

Plus, Artsy editors Casey Lesser and Arun Kakar recap recent art fairs in Seoul and New York and discuss the artists who are on their radar this fall.

Julia Sherman is a chef, artist, and author of two cookbooks—Arty Parties and Salad for President. Sherman is the executive chef and director of artists’ partnerships for the restaurant opening in the expanded New Museum in the late fall of 2025.

Artists and exhibitions mentioned:

Lee Bul at the Leeum Museum of Art

Mark Bradford at Hauser & Wirth at Frieze Seoul

Bu Shi at SARAHCROWN at Kiaf

Tesfaye Urgessa at Saatchi Yates at The Armory Show

Nour Jaouda at Spike Island

RF. Alvarez at Martha at The Armory Show and Megan Mulrooney

Ambera Wellmann at Company Gallery at Hauser & Wirth

Taiki Yokote at CON_ at Frieze Seoul

Laurie Anderson

Larry Bell

Bruce Nauman

Dike Blair

Sister Corita Kent

Cammie Staros

Daniel Gordon

Ruby Sky Stiler

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5 Artists to Discover at Kiaf 2025, South Korea’s Largest Art Fair

The 10 Best Booths at Frieze Seoul 2025

The 10 Best Booths at The Armory Show 2025