231

Arte Útil archive nr:

231

Initiator:

Tom Marioni

Location:

US, Austria, France, United Kingdom

Category:

economy, social

Users:

Tom Marioni, beer drinkers

Maintained by:

Tom Marioni, Oakland Museum.

Certification:

implemented

Duration:

1970 - ongoing

Tom Marioni
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The Act of Drinking Beer with Friends is the Highest Form of Art

Description:

In 1975, Marioni started a project of weekly beer saloon at the Oakland museum. Then he moved in his studio in San Francisco. There were a few important rules such as: "no art collectors except in disguise" or “no drinking from the beer bottle except in character".

Goals:

To use beer as a "social lubricant".

Beneficial Outcomes:

Free beer for users.

Images: