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Let There Be Gwar Made Me Nostalgic for Freedom of Speech

Let There Be Gwar exhibition at Beyond the Streets in Los Angeles. Photos by Liz Ohanesian
Let There Be Gwar is open at Beyond the Streets in Los Angeles through November 2. (All photos: Liz O.)


I’m not one for nostalgia, but, damn, that longing for what was hit me hard as I walked through Let There Be Gwar at Beyond the Streets on Saturday morning. Inside the La Brea Avenue gallery is a treasure trove of costumes, props and ephemera from the rock band/art collective. A massive anthropomorphic toilet and plunger stands near the front entrance. Decapitated heads line a wall, a recipe for DIY bloodbags beside them. On the TV screens are flashbacks to Gwar’s time on the 1990s talk show circuit. Joan Rivers! Jerry Springer! Wally George!

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