Hanging at Hal’s

As a longtime admirer of Judy Stabile’s work, I was appalled that she was not mentioned in Calendar’s article on Hal’s restaurant.

There are only four artists hanging at Hal’s. Halliburton mentioned three of them by name, referring to them as the “local big boys,” and completely ignored Stabile’s work.

Since Stabile’s work is not just represented at Hal’s, (true, it’s hip), but in the private collections of such prominent collectors as Marcia Weissman, Elizabeth Keck, Dan Melnick, etc. (even more hip), and, since she lives in Venice, doesn’t this qualify her to be one of the “local big boys”?

Or, at least, a “local big girl”? Surely, we’re not back to judging artists by their gender and not their art, but what are we to think? Shame on you. We Thought We Were Beyond All That.

CAROL SARACENO

Woodland Hills