The Beat and the Buzz is the history of the Los Angeles art world since , as told by thirty-three of its participants, in their own words. This art-world family.
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I returned to UCLA, still hated it There I got a job on a sardine clipper ship They'd tolerate us like I tolerate young kids now, which is just barely. You will get many more golden nuggets from this wonderfully cantankerous artist if you read his entire essay.
Another denizen of the LA art scene, Tony Berlant, an artist famous for his metal collages, observes somewhat sardonically:. The scene is filled with desperation, in particular the desperation to be recognized People love to go to the openings. There is almost nowhere else you can go where you can have a free glass of cheap wine I often wonder who they are but don't really want to find out.
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Everybody has some kind of act, and the art opening has become a cultural icon. Cliff and Mandy Einstein, good friends of mine whose contemporary art collection is rightly considered one of the best in the city, share these thoughts on collecting:. The transition from decorator to collector is the day you buy one more thing than you can hang. Then you're saying, "I don't need it, but I have to have it.
Richard Hertz: The Beat and the Buzz
Art collecting is a joyful and fulfilling activity. It allows you to exchange discourse and passions with some of the world's most enlightened and interesting people.
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It motivates you to travel, to socialize, and to connect with people you might never meet As for yours truly, my essay for this book is about arriving thirty years ago in this City of Angels, where I've had the good fortune to get to know a lot of amazing people in the art world — definitely not all of them angels, but that's another story. The Beat and the Buzz: Louver plus ICA benefit event. Veterans bring Hollywood sizzle to Legion Post For nearly a century, American Legion Post 43 has been open to a select group of people: But the Hollywood community center is soon going to open its doors to a wider audience.
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Inside the L.A. Art World
Via personal anecdotes with key players, this book tells the story of the LA Art World in the late 90's through the boom. Some stories overlap, and are told from various points of view, which was the most interesting part of the book. Also interesting is the women who forged Via personal anecdotes with key players, this book tells the story of the LA Art World in the late 90's through the boom.
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