Photos from the Beat
The Art of the Dude Abides
As the dinner hour approaches, we hail a cab and travel due West to Frankfort Ave., Louisville’s artsy, earthy section. The street is peppered with tapas bars and sushi joints, as well as a number of antique shops, consignment stores, and art galleries -- one of which is the scene of Lebowski Fest’s first event of the long weekend, an art show featuring works inspired by the film and an accompanying outdoor party and film screening.
While steeped in images of bowling, the art in the gallery, operated by independent artists who make up the Greenhouse Art Project in Louisville, is impressive.
There are oil paintings of The Dude, hand painted bowling pins, handmade clocks featuring Nixon’s bowling silhouette, and a silk-screened rug titled ‘It Ties the Room Together,’ among others. Local Louisville artists made many of the works, and nearly all are for sale, at bargain basement prices.
