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Robert Berman / E6 Gallery

April 13 - May 29, 2011

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1632 Market Street San Francisco, CA 94102
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The Beat Goes On: Beyond Erotic Art from the 60s Untitled (black & white), circa 1958, Oil on canvas, 69 x 97.5 in.
Opening Reception Wednesday, April 13, 2011; 6-9pm 7pm Walk-through with Hal Glicksman 8pm Performance by Norton Wisdom and Mercury Falls Robert Berman / E6 Gallery is pleased to present a selection of erotic paintings, drawings and assemblages by Ben Talbert alongside the evocative works of John Altoon. Painter and sculptor, Ben Talbert and Ferus Gallery artist, John Altoon were part of the Semina Group: an original circle of beat and alternative Venice, CA artists from the 1960s centered around Wallace Berman. Talbert worked closely with many key art world players, namely close friend and former roommate Hal Glicksman. Glicksman, a well-known curator, began his career working under Walter Hopps, the director of the Pasadena Museum of Art (now the Norton Simon Museum) in the 1960s. Hopps exhibited Talbert in a major show at the museum. Altoon and Talbert were both leaders of beat culture, the “lost generation” and pushed the boundaries of humor in eroticism. Though Altoon rose to considerably loftier heights - his work resides in the permanent collections of LACMA, MOMA, MOCA and the Whitney, amongst others - both artists thrived on counter-culture expression bordering on “anti-art” on the fringes of the Pop and Fluxus movements. Please join us for the Opening Reception, April 13, 2011 from 6-9pm with special musical performance with Norton Wisdom and Mercury Falls and a walk-through with curator Hal Glicksman. Gallery hours: Wed-Sat 12-6, Sun 12-5 and by appointment
The Beat Goes On: Beyond Erotic Art from the 60s Frog and Princess Series, 1968 Pastel, pen and ink on board 30 x 40 in.