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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.