Eugenia P. Butler

Eugenia Perpetua Butler (1947–2008) was an American conceptual artist.[1] In 1993 she hosted a series of televised conversations called "The Kitchen Table" at the Art/LA93 art fair. She is best known for the "Book of Lies" project, started in 1991 and celebrated with a traveling exhibition that was installed at the 18th Street Arts Center Gallery in Santa Monica in 2007.[2][3]

Eugenia P. Butler
Born
Eugenia Perpetua Butler

(1947-01-30)January 30, 1947
Washington, D.C.
Died29 March 2008(2008-03-29) (aged 61)
Santa Rosa, California
NationalityAmerican
Movementconceptual art, contemporary art
Websitehttp://www.eugeniapbutler.com

Butler was born in Washington, D.C., the daughter of art collector Eugenia Butler and attorney James G. Butler.[1] She studied art at the University of California, Berkeley, and after graduation traveled with her infant daughter to South America, where she spent seven years traveling and studying shamanism.[1]

Butler was a long time resident of Los Angeles. She died on March 29, 2008, from a brain hemorrhage in Santa Rosa, California.[1]

Her daughter, Corazon del Sol, is also an artist, and has incorporated her mother's and grandmother's works in exhibitions.[4][5]

Notes
  1. Nelson, Valerie J. (April 8, 2008). "Her Conceptual Art Explored Perceptions". Los Angeles TImes. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  2. "Book of Lies Background Information". Curatorial Assistance. Archived from the original on March 3, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  3. "Book of Lies". Curatorial Assistance Traveling Exhibitions. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  4. Sherman, Carter (August 6, 2015). "Experience Three Generations of Art at The Box Gallery Before It's Gone". Los Angeles Magazine.
  5. "Kavior Moon on "Let Power Take a Female Form"". Artforum. October 2015.


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