PLEASE JOIN US SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7th, 4:00 - 6:00 PM BILLY AL BENGSTON: PAINTINGS & WATERCOLORS FOR A BOOK SIGNING + DISCUSSION WITH JOAN AGAJANIAN QUINN 

For more than sixty years Billy Al Bengston has been an innovative and integral part of the Southern California cultural scene. A member of the original group of Los Angeles artists to exhibit at Ferus Gallery, Mr. Bengston has made a name for himself over the decades in the varied worlds of contemporary art, surfing, and dirt-track motorcycle racing. From his early Dentos and Finish / Fetish pieces to delicate watercolors of Dracula bearded irises and beyond, his work remains remarkably vibrant and ever-inventive. He has been the subject of several major museum retrospectives, but until now there has never been a single comprehensive book to fully do justice to his prolific body of work. At long last, from Galerie Neuendorf comes that tome - Billy Al Bengston: Paintings & Watercolors! Weighing in at five pounds, this lavishly illustrated hardbound volume features hundreds of works spanning 1957 through 2016, and contains a detailed chronology, exhibition history, bibliography, collections listing, and more. So, make plans to be at Arcana Saturday afternoon, September 7th to quaff refreshments, enjoy the air conditioning, and greet the iconic and outspoken Billy Al as he signs his new book and participates in a question and answer session moderated by the equally iconic Joan Agajanian Quinn.

If you cannot attend but wish to purchase a signed copy of Billy Al Bengston: Paintings & Watercolors, place your order here or call us at 310-458-1499.