{"id":22917,"date":"2011-10-03T12:58:34","date_gmt":"2011-10-03T16:58:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/agrowingobsession.com\/?p=22917"},"modified":"2011-10-03T12:58:34","modified_gmt":"2011-10-03T16:58:34","slug":"beer-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agrowingobsession.com\/?p=22917","title":{"rendered":"Beer & Art"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m not arguing that these are the twin pillars of civilization or anything.
\nJust pointing out that there is a surreal alliance between the two that has been taking place for years in a local abandoned brewery.
\nThe old Pabst Brewery<\/a> in Los Angeles that I drive by at least once a week is billed as the world’s largest artists’ colony and has been housing working artists since 1982. A peek into the artists’ live\/work lofts and sale of their work is held every spring and fall.
\nOne of the great, free, looky-loo adventures to be had in Los Angeles, held again this past weekend. <\/p>\n

Pabst is one of the iconic 19th century German-American brewing dynasties along with Miller, Schlitz, Busch.
\n(Anyone else watching Ken Burns’ documentary Prohibition<\/a><\/em>? Part 2 airs tonight.)
\nAn aerial photo of the Brewery from an old 2008 invite.<\/p>\n

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What’s really fascinating to me is what the artists do with the little outdoor spaces just outside their studios. <\/p>\n

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All manner of detritus is dragooned into the making of these private gardens. A privacy screen of soup cans.<\/p>\n

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Succulents are clearly the artists’ plant of choice. Sculptural plus sturdy enough to ride out prolonged bouts of inattention when the muse calls.<\/p>\n

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Though there are exceptions. Wooly pockets and florist’s cyclamen. Rosemary too.<\/p>\n

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A meeting of disarmament specialists.<\/p>\n

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Kids had a tough time keeping their hands off the creations, like these broken eggshells spiked with jacaranda seeds, props in a fanciful narrative.<\/p>\n

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Free admission, free parking, free inspiration. You can sign up for email ArtWalk notifications here<\/strong><\/a>. <\/p>\n

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