Barney’s Beanery hosted LAND’s Tribute to Ed Kienholz’s Watercolors (Barter Show) last night and a few of us attended. If you haven’t been to Barney’s, it is quite a funky place with a rich history in Los Angeles’ art culture. 

Originally presented at Eugenia Butler Gallery in 1969, the Barter Show consisted of a series of subtle watercolor washes on 12 x 16 inch paper, which Kienholz bartered for the sums, objects, or experiences painted on them. For this tribute, a group of contemporary artists, including Dike Blair, Zoe Crosher, Eve Fowler, Jonah Freeman, Anna Sew Hoy, Ellen Harvey, Justin Lowe, and Amanda Ross-Ho, among others, are commissioned to create works, following Kienholz’s guidelines, to be bartered at Barney’s Beanery. 

Check out the photos above from the evening, and learn more about Kienholz’s watercolor works from the 2005 exhibition at the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art.