Shangri la - June 26, 2010 - Joshua Tree, California.
Girl Friend Beer is a product without an actual product. This is an on-going project. Girl Friend Beer acted as a sponsor for Shangrila.
Eight 30-packs of name brand beers were purchased, unpackaged, re-labeled, and re-packaged.
One Hundred Coozies were made and distributed.
We stayed at the Joshua Tree Inn
There was Cowboy art on the walls
And Ice Cold Girl Friends in the Fridge
A series of signs were installed that led up from the highway to the site
1. Shangrila/Turn Left Here
2. The Ballad of Sam McGee
3. Tell Your Ma
Installation shots:
spray paint and oil on canvas on plywood, 40" x 96"