Alcohol

Rob Pruitt, Cocaine Buffet, 1990s. 

The Art World's Favorite Mind-Altering Substances: A Sociological Study

 Untitled , 1997, Franz West & Heimo Zobernig Installation view Fundação de Serralves, Porto Photo: Archiv HZ

Untitled, 1997, Franz West & Heimo Zobernig
Installation view Fundação de Serralves, Porto
Photo: Archiv HZ

No art without alcohol. The artists' bar has a rich history in Vienna, more than perhaps anywhere else. Why do artists not only build but also go so far as to run bars themselves? Why do we give in again and again to the dubious charms of bars? With an introduction by Thomas Miessgang.