Has your endless quest of discovering hip hotels been letting you down of late? Well, here's one way to bring back the wonder of exploring the vanguard of hotel-chic (and attend a very cool art event, at the same time). I can't really tell if you can stay at the Biba Hotel during the event or if there is "no vacancy" on account of these installations. But, I'm sure there are other accommodations nearby and it's a nice time to visit the sunshine state. I'll take the room by the pool. I mean, IN the pool.
From their web site:
SHOWTEL is the only independent alternative art event of its kind: an annual show of site-specific art in all media including installation, sculpture, video, sound and performance art. Each year, more than twenty artists are selected to transform hotel rooms into conceptual art environments on view for only one or two nights. SHOWTEL is the most infamous art exhibition in Palm Beach County. Two thousand people attended the one-night show in 2009. The show continues to be the only recurring exhibition showcasing emerging contemporary artists from the area. Over 200 artists have participated in the exhibition to date. Showtel is curated by Kara Walker-Tomé.
Will in WPB wrote to me:
ReplyDelete"i checked out the link, i attend this event every year, it is a very interesting show, especially the pool art.
I believe BIBA does have room available in other parts of the hotel because the event is usually restricted to the pool area and rooms outside the lounge in the japanese-ish garden. Biba is a chic little place that has an awesome jazz singer named Samm on friday nights with a bass accompaniment."
thanks will