17 Facts About Carol Goodden

Carol Goodden is a New York based artist and dancer known for her photography and participation in Trisha Brown's dance company.

Carol Goodden was the co-founder of the artist-run restaurant, FOOD where she was the main investor.

Much of Carol Goodden's photography documented the ephemeral art work of the 1970s New York art scene.

Carol Goodden became an artistic collaborator with her boyfriend and fellow artist, sculptor Gorden Matta-Clark.

Carol Goodden documented his art, such as tagging hair clumps and tying them to a wire cage which she later photographed.

Carol Goodden was a founding member of the Trisha Brown Dance Company in 1970.

Carol Goodden was a participant in many of Trisha Brown's dance performances.

Carol Goodden had been hosting artistic-themed dinner parties for friends, such as flora-themed dinner event where the guests dressed as edible flowers.

Carol Goodden found that the idea of creating a restaurant that served fresh food in a communal setting appealed to her.

Carol Goodden received money from her family to invest in FOOD.

Carol Goodden made sure that the artist-chefs were paid well and had flexible schedules.

Carol Goodden began to feel "overwhelmed by the managerial duties" for which she became almost solely responsible until she hired Kushner as an assistant manager.

Carol Goodden had hoped that even though she provided the bulk of the money for FOOD that more people would help share in the work "for the benefit of all" and that the project itself could be sustainable.

Carol Goodden was a member of the Anarchitecture group which met and showed work in New York.

In 2013, Carol Goodden came back to cook during the Frieze Art Fair in New York.

Carol Goodden prepared her own recipes, Carrot Soup Espanol and Cauliflower Cress Soup, on May 10,2013, for the Frieze Art Fair.

Carol Goodden has continued to provide artistic direction and historical reference to art from the period of time surrounding FOOD and Anarchitecture.