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

[Jerry Gordon]

The web site doesn't say where the name came from. It's probably from the
first syllable of the founder's name (Drexler) and a take-off on Art
Deco. But just to make it more interesting, "drek" is Yiddish for
excrement.



On Mon, 26 Jan 2004 15:45:37 -0800 david richoux <tubaman at batnet.com>
writes:
> 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