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6. Les Grimes and Arnold 7. Farmer John. Pigs at the
Jordan, Farmer John, Vernon, circus, pigs jumping out of
California, 1958-72. This mural, real windows — the conventions
stretching around the entire of children's art and
factory, was painted for the primitivism are used with a
Clougherty Brothers' vast touch of satire. (Photo, Jencks)
empire that exports pig products
all over the U.S. (Photo, Jencks)
8. Farmerjohn. Real elements
such as windows, telephone
poles and metres become
incorporated into the fantasy.
(Photo, Jencks)
9. Wayne Holwick, Groupie, Los
Angeles, c. 197o. Portraits,
sometimes the owner, sometimes
a star such as Steve Mcqueen,
are placed on the blank sides
of L. A. buildings. (Photo,
Jencks)
10. Fiöre d'Italia Restaurant, . Fiore d'Italia. Behind tht
Los Angeles, c. 1968. Basically facade the structure and
a painted shed in the USA mechanical equipment are
Main Street tradition, this exposed in a modernist way.
restaurant blends all kinds of (Photo, Jencks)
ersatz in a masterful way. On
the side, phoney statuettes
become paintings of phoney
statuettes. (Photo, Jencks)
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