IDEAL AND REALITY
by Leonard Reidelbach
picnic show
8/1- 8/30

An installation of paintings, prints, and textiles by Leonard Reidelbach. Opulent pattern and figurative imagery reflect moments of queer and trans community, crusing, and connection.

8/8: A group of collaborators assemble for a performative picnic scene, featuring a picnic basket filled with foraged culinary delights by lez md. Closed to the public. Remnants on view 8/9/20 through close of show.

Please contact leonardreidelbach@gmail.com to arrange a viewing outside of Adobe Books store hours.

The Picnic Show is a prototype for a collective spirit refuting capitalism. It is a luxury experience that cannot be purchased and available for the people we chose. Presented in an opulent basket made of painted textiles and rich with foraged food, the bounty of the land and sea around us becomes political resistance. We use these (aspects of San Francisco nature) to celebrate our community and find new ways to connect in a hyper-digitalized age, during a pandemic.

Leonard Reidelbach is a painter and printmaker with a background in community arts programming. Born in Richmond, VA, he has lived in communities across Brooklyn, NY, New Orleans, LA, and now lives and
works in San Francisco, CA. He holds a BFA from Maryland Institute College of Art and is a current MFA candidate at San Francisco State University.

lez md is a Black culinary historian, multimedia artist, and wild foods enthusiast. They are a formally trained chef and have worked in many white “fine dining” establishments, but they no longer offer their skills to the elite. lez is from occupied Osage & Kaw territory (so-called kansas city, missouri) and they have lived on occupied Ohlone land (so-called Oakland) for over a decade.