Baby Tattooville 2010 featured a special tribute to Robert Williams. From helping pave the way for young artists to founding JUXTAPOZ magazine, Robert Williams has been an enormous influence on alternative art. That influence is immeasurable. Still, to get a better understanding of the artist who brought the term “low brow” into the fine arts lexicon, Baby Tattooville assembled a roast with a panel of some of the individuals closest to Mr. Williams.
During the Roast, Williams was subjected to good-natured ridicule by friends Mat Gleason, Van Arno, Anthony Ausgang, COOP, Michael Hussar, Johnny Ryan, Spain and William Stout. Unsurprisingly though, many of the panel’s comments started as funny but quickly turned into positive, reverent remarks of praise and gratitude. It was incredible to hear stories of how Williams affected the careers of these artist who are legendary in their own right. Williams himself later told stories of each of them and they were all hysterical.
Check out images from the Roast after the jump…
