[Dixielandjazz] RE: Art "GIGGLEHEIM Museum of Mediocre Art"

[david richoux]

About 25 years ago I was walking along a street just off of Market  in 
San Francisco and found the "Art Dreco Institute" -they sold nothing 
but things like musical stuffed frogs and other outstanding articles of 
"bad art."  It turned out that the shop owner had relocated from the 
Boston area where he also played in an 8 piece sidewalk OKOM band. The 
store disappeared after a few years, but I see he has since moved back 
to Amherst and set up a website at <http://www.artdreco.com/index.htm>
(I am sure the rent is much cheaper!)
Be sure to read his manifesto on the meaning of Art Dreco

There is also another fine establishment in the Boston area called the 
Museum of Bad Art - you can learn more about that at 
http://www.glyphs.com/moba/

Dave Richoux

On Jan 26, 2004, at 1:28 PM, TCASHWIGG at aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 1/26/04 12:51:26 PM Pacific Standard Time,
> WILLIAMHORTON at peoplepc.com writes:
>
>> By this criterion, Elvis
>> portraits on black velvet would qualify as art because a lot of them 
>> are
>> sold,
>
>
> Absolutely Bill:
>
> And when My wife has finally bought up all of them, I am going to open 
> the
> "GIGGLEHEIM Museum of Mediocre Art" in Jaurez, Mexico and display them 
> for
> posterity.
>
> Unlike all other famous Art museums however we shall have a snack bar 
> inside
> and allow patrons of the Arts to eat Peanut Butter & Bannanas fried in
> Mayonasie sandwiches and Buttermilk Slurpees while browsing the fine 
> paintin's.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Tom (why did I think of That?) Wiggins
>
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