Food as Art?
「Food as Art?」とは。
What is Food as Art?
128カ国以上を食べ歩く「世界No.1フーディー」であり、食を文化や芸術の域で捉える「ガストロノミー」としてレストラン業界に大きな影響力を持つ美食家の浜田岳文が、前橋国際芸術祭において「Food as Art?」を提起するプロジェクトを始動しました。「食は現代美術の領域に入り得るか？」という問いを、国内外で活躍する気鋭のシェフたちと共に検証する、多彩な食体験のプログラムです。
Takefumi Hamada, a gourmet known as the “World’s No. 1 Foodie” for his culinary journeys across more than 128 countries, is an influential figure in the restaurant industry, championing gastronomy as a way of understanding food as culture and art. As part of Maebashi Biennale, he has launched *Food as Art?*, a program built around one question: Can food enter the realm of contemporary art? Together with standout chefs from Japan and abroad, he is developing a series of diverse food experiences designed to test that idea.
浜田岳文1974年兵庫県宝塚市生まれ。米国イェール大学政治学部卒業。これまでに世界128カ国・地域を訪問し、1年のうち5カ月を海外、3か月を東京、4カ月を地方で食べ歩き、国内外のメディアで食と旅に関する情報を発信している。2025年11月より「世界のベストレストラン50」および「アジアのベストレストラン50」日本評議委員長に就任。海外レストランサイトのレビュアーランキングでは8年連続1位を獲得し、世界的美食家として知られる。2024年6月、『美食の教養 世界一の美食家が知っていること』（ダイヤモンド社）を出版。
Takefumi HamadaTakefumi Hamada was born in 1974 in Takarazuka, Hyogo, Japan. Graduated from Yale University with a degree in political science, he has visited 128 countries and regions and spends approximately five months out of every year traveling overseas, three months in Tokyo, and four months in regional areas of Japan exploring food cultures. He shares information on food and travel through domestic and international media. Since November 2025, he has served as Japan Chairperson for the World’s 50 Best Restaurants and Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants lists. He ranked first for eight consecutive years in reviewer rankings on international restaurant review platforms and is recognized internationally as a gourmet traveler. In June 2024, his book Bishoku no Kyoyo: Sekai Ichi no Bishokuka ga Shitteiru Koto (Live to Eat : A Foodie’s Perspective on Gastronomy) was published by Diamond, Inc.
