Living in Venice for several years in the 70s afforded much opportunity to come in contact with many of the artists who gave the place some of its flavor. Among these would be the Mother Art collective (one of whose co-founders, Laura, went on to team up with my brother Dennis). Here are some miscellaneous photos of local artists and other scenes from 1977, previously unseen, that I blundered upon yesterday in my archives of unprocessed negatives. Following that, a trailer from Mother Art’s acclaimed video.
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- Self-Portrait with Edie
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- Venice Once Upon a Time
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- Boiler of Mystery on the Beach
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- Edie and Laura
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- Laura
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- Edie
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- Valeen
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- Pacific Ocean
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- Venice Beach
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- Valeen Is Pregnant
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- Dennis Works
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- Mike, After The Fall
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- Westminster Avenue
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- Flammable Edie
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- Laura
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- Laura
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- Laura
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- Laura
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- Mike at a Gallery Opening
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- Down the Street
And, here’s the Mother Art video trailer:
[originally published on WB 5/24/16]