Program

70+ Artists - 8+ Curators - 10+ Special projects

** FRIDAY

Live Painting - by Debra Drexler

From the islands of Hawaii to the island of Manhattan, "Postcard from Paradise Past" is a live painting event with imagery which explores the complex dynamics between the past and the present, the influence of colonialism and the traditions of the Western and non-Western worlds.
Friday, March 5th 2010 7PM

Pressure/Release

This performance is a collaboration between artists Cat Del Buono, Antonia Wright, and Ruben Millares. Both will be in the lobby of the Gershwin Hotel where they will blow up more than 500 balloons non-stop, coming close to passing out a number of times. As they tediously blow them up one by one, they become exhausted and engulfed by the very balloons they create. They will also invite viewers to join in and help blow up balloons. Once the balloons fill the area, they will start popping each one, freeing themselves from the smothering balloons and all the effort and struggle that was put into them. The joy from this release erases all the previous pain and struggle for both performers and viewers.
Friday, March 5th 2010 8PM

Under the Covers

Brian Feldman will perform a 30-minute cabaret by request (taken from email, Twitter and Facebook in the days leading up to the Vernissage) under the covers of a bed.
Friday, March 5th 2010 8PM

After Party

with DJ Rabbi Darkside – House- electronic Miami Style Friday March 5th 2010 from 930pm onwards

** SATURDAY

The Salacious Salon

The House of Delicious presents The Salacious Salon, in Suite 936 where Art & Sex & Spirit are One! This salon will include readings by the Inbred Hybrid Collective, Walt Cessna, Paul Wirhun; spoken word rap by Gio Black Peter; screenings of Charles Lum's incendiary video shorts "Lloyd Blankfein Must Die" and "Indelible," as well as Reno Dakota's award winning movie "American Fabulous."
Saturday March 6th 2010 from

Michael Alan’s Draw-a-thon Theater

It is art activism in its essential form. Michael Alan’s Draw-a-thon Theater puts collaborative, dynamic energy into otherwise uninspiring figure drawing and theater by combining performance art, with live, communal art making. It questions artistic tradition, practice and theater viewing. Over 10,000 artists from across the globe take part in Michael Alan’s Draw-a-thon Theater, forming a new kind of gathering: a community bridging gaps, filled with a multitude of styles, mediums, and techniques, excluding no one
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Saturday March 6 2010 – 6pm

** ON GOING

Out of Hawaii

an exhibition from Hawaii that showcases work primarily from prominent faculty and MFA alumni from the University of Hawaii and guest artists whose career and work have been influenced by the cultural and physical opulence of Hawaii. The Exhibition is curated by Debra Drexler and sponsored by the University of Hawaii Foundation.
On going – March 5, 6 & 7 2010 – Daily 3PM to 10PM

Giants in the City

A Public Art project curated by Miami-based artist Alejandro Mendoza "and considered “a colossal paradigm of the urban nomad.” Each work is constructed of vinyl, nylon, or plastic that can be inflated and deflated in minutes - appropriately fast, transitory pieces for a placed blessed, or cursed, with frenetic impatience and few markers of the past. These sculptures will be placed in front of the Gershwin Hotel, inspiring passers-by and attendees o the fair to engage in the art and culture that PooL Art Fair provides.
On going – March 5, 6 & 7 2010 - (pending DOT approval)

"Control Panel" sound installation by Andrew Mount & Mark Grimm

‘Control Panel’ is an interactive sound installation which aims to question the processes of participation in art. ‘Control Panel’ uses custom built open source software that receives text messages, and uses them to manipulate the sound installation. Through real time interaction with popular and accessible technologies, ‘Control Panel’ asks how an audience participates or engages in art, and if participants are able to assume the role of the artist. Audiences will be given directions to interact with the work through texting messaging.
On going – March 5, 6 & 7 2010 – Daily 3PM to 10PM

New York artist Gwyneth Leech

is a painter, video artist and mother of two fascinated by the complexity and variety of contemporary families. During the Pool Art Fair Gwyneth will be keeping her art studio going by taking to the bed in room 940 with her art materials. She invites visitors to climb aboard and make drawings of their own families. If she likes what you do, she may add it to her show. Drawing materials (markers, crayons and paper) will be available. Kids and adults welcome.
On going – March 5, 6 & 7 2010 – Daily 3PM to 10PM

The Curiosity Room

is an experimental presentation of nine artists sharing his/ her work as a solo exhibition. The show includes artwork by Toni Brogan, Rachael Gorchov, Thom Lussier, M.P. Landis, Sean Mount, Stavros G. Pavlides, Michael Sanzone, Tyrome Tripoli, Lynda White and a special performance piece by Dana Leigh Snyder and Margret Seema Takyar.
This exhibition draws inspiration from the ‘curiosities’ Rembrandt van Rijn placed such importance, obsessively accumulating artifacts, drawings and rarities for his extensive collection; the title, of course, also pays homage to Albertus Seba’s renowned book The Cabinet of Natural Curiosities that has continued to influence the work of artists since being published in the 18th century. In its essence, The Curiosity Room is a celebration of the creation of unique objects of art, including painting, photography, sculpture and mixed media and the individuals who appreciate them.
On going – March 5, 6 & 7 2010 – Daily 3PM to 10PM