Tamara joins Arnold Schwarzenegger to party with the art -
Tamara Beckwith
OK! magazine, London, 28.Aug.2002
When Cesare Bonazza, my dear photographic partner in crime, said he was going to take me to see something very special in downtown Los Angeles, I was totally unprepared, mentally and culturally, for what was to follow.
Cesare had discovered the legendary - and controversial - Austrian artist Gottfried Helnwein.

Tamara joins Arnold Schwarzenegger to party with the art - OK! magazine, London, 28.Aug.2002

- Artist Gottfried Helnwein opens a show of his paintings at his downtown studio in front of a star-studded crowd, including musician Marilyn Manson. -
Gina Piccalo and Louise Roug
Los Angeles Times | 05.Jul.2002
When Austrian artist Gottfried Helnwein opened a show of his paintings recently, celebrities crowded his downtown studio.
Leonardo DiCaprio rubbed Elbows with Marilyn Manson. Beck chatted with Kevin Smith. Mena Suvari stopped for a photo op, and Sean Penn lent his cool.
For a recent transplant, Helnwein attracted much Hollywood.

CITY OF ANGLES: ART AMID THE STARS, Los Angeles Times | 05.Jul.2002

Imee Gacad (Staff Writer)
The Beverly Hills Courier | 14.Jun.2002
“This is a very serious and somewhat disturbing exhibition,” said Mayor Meralee Goldman, who is supportive of the exhibit and was first approached by the Austrian artist.
      “There is an important component of education to go along with this exhibit,” Human Relations Director Mary O’Gorman said. “This is a Holocaust Memorial, and the intent at times is to overwhelm.”
      The exhibit is described as “an art event to focus the conscience of the viewer and, through media exposure, the conscience of the widest possible public” by the artist’s draft proposal. “An art installation a city block long...will rise into public view to cry out against not only one of history’s most tragic and horrific episodes of prejudice, but also against the current resurgence of the endangerment of children through intolerance around the world.”

CITY TO CONSIDER "OVERWHELMING" ART, The Beverly Hills Courier | 14.Jun.2002

- “Hurry please. The world is coming to an end and I have a lot to do.” -
Marilyn Manson (Los Angeles)
marilynmanson.com | 24.Jun.2002
Today I started to work with legendary painter/artist Gottfried Helnwein.
Thanks to Cyril, his son, we met some time ago and are now collaborating.
Today: Lighting, camera tests, juggling.
I am too exhausted to reveal the details of our work but it is multi-media-prop chaos that I know will please many and enrage more. I am honored to work with him...and he is having a gallery exhibit this Thursday in LA that I will be attending.
As I promised, here are a couple of behind-the-scenes shots taken by Matt N., my art assistant. These are not representative of Helnwein’s work as he is primarily a painter. (AMAZING PAINTER).

TODAY I STARTED TO WORK WITH LEGENDARY PAINTER/ARTIST GOTTFRIED HELNWEIN