The Act of Drinking Beer with Friends is the Highest Form of Art
Initiator(s)
Tom Marioni
Description
In 1970, Marioni started a free beer saloon at the Oakland Museum of California. Since then it has become a weekly event in the artist's studio in San Francisco for over 45 years. There were a few important house rules such as: no art collectors except in disguise; no drinking from the beer bottle except in character; or the management reserves the right to refuse service to anyone who does not know where they are, or what is going on.
Location
United States, Austria, France, United Kingdom, Sweden, Spain, Switzerland, Australia, Germany.
Goals
To use beer as a social lubricant.
Beneficial outcomes
Free beer for users.
The action of The Act of Drinking beer with friends is the highest form or Art has been performed in many different countries around the world.
Maintained by
Tom Marioni
Users
Tom Marioni, beer drinkers
Links
http://tommarioni.com/http://www.portlandart.net/archives/2011/07/tom_marioni.html
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2010/09/drinking-with-tom-marioni-ed-ruscha-and-friends-at-the-hammer-museum.html
