"If there had been a flash grease-fire at Barney's Beanery circa 1960, the entire L.A. art scene would have been wiped out!" - Ken Price, "Cool School"
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif., April 5, 2012 -- The City of West Hollywood's
PST...It All Started Here brings legendary artist Ed Kienholz "back" to one of his old hangouts, Barney's Beanery in a
unique bartering event, Perpetual Conceptual: Echoes of Eugenia Butler, Tuesday, April 10, from 7 – 10pm, presented by Los Angeles Nomadic Division (LAND) and Corazon del Sol, gallerist Eugenia
Butler Sr.'s granddaughter.
The sky's the limit on bartering in this tribute to Kienholz's original
Barter Show, held 43 years ago. A group of contemporary artists have created 21
works to be displayed for barter, on the walls of the 91-year-old venerable
roadhouse which was popular gathering spot with artists in the 60s. To capture
the flair of the original event, the artists' favorite libation, "the
Boilermaker" (beer with a shot of whiskey) will be the offered to those
bartering.
The art pieces to be bartered are currently on display at consecutive
storefronts at 8126-8132 Santa Monica Blvd.
The 1969 Barter took place originally at the Eugenia Butler Gallery on
LaCienega Blvd. Then, accepted bartering items at the unique art auction
included the trading of 2 horses for a watercolor. "In the spirit of Kienholz,
we hope to see some unique items being traded once again," said Andrew Campbell, Cultural Affairs Administrator, for the
City of West Hollywood.
As part of the Los Angeles art scene in the
1960's, Ed Kienholz memorialized Barney's Beanery,
the legendary celebrity hangout/diner with his large three dimensional
installation, "The Beanery", currently part of a collection at the Rijksmuseum
in Amsterdam.
"If there had been a flash grease-fire at Barney's Beanery in West Hollywood circa 1960, the entire L.A. art scene
would have been wiped out," artist Ken Price was
quoted as saying in "The Cool School," a PBS documentary about the beginnings of
LA's postwar art scene.
Barney's Beanery is located at 8447 Santa Monica Blvd. in West Hollywood; (323) 654-2287. Visit us at www.barneysbeanery.com. Follow and friend us Twitter
@barneysbeanery or facebook.com/bbeanery.
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