A matter of time

100 Food Porn #8, 1990
Interest in Minter’s work grew. The 100 Food Porn series, painted on metal sheets, was done for the Simon Watson solo exhibit. In lieu of an ad in Artforum, Minter decided she wanted to create a TV commercial for it. “Late-night rates were cheap then,” she says, “so we bought time on Nightline, The Arsenio Hall Show and on David Letterman.” Minter adds that the paintings “sold like crazy.”