GEORGE SANCHEZ-CALDERON
IN GOD WE TRUST
2010
FarSide Gallery
Miami, FL.
The Far-Side Gallery is a private exhibition space owned and managed by Dr.Arturo & Liza Mosquera. The have been collecting contemporary art for over twenty-years. The “gallery” is actually a 3/1 tract home built in 1956 and located on 87th Ave. a neighborhood that has been branded the “heart” of the Cuban-American community of Miami-Dade county. The original moniker of the neighborhood’ is “Westchester” and it remains today.
THE FAR-SIDE GALLERY, 1305 Galloway Road, (87th Ave) Miami, Florida. In Photo:
Peggy Nolan, Baruj Salinas & wife standing next to the Centrust sign.
SWIMMING POOL FALLA: March 19 (& April 23): The outline of a kidney shaped swimming pool was delineated into the ground and set on Fire. In the tradition of “Las Fallas,” a Paella was consumed. ( History of Las Fallas” explained below.)
HISTORY OF LAS FALLAS:
The tradition of Las Fallas begins in 16th Century Span, when carpenters would perform a spring-cleaning by setting ablaze the remnants of their workshops on March 19th, the Day of Saint Joseph. The tradition has evolved into the construction of elaborate wooden structures whose subject matter is both political and satirical in nature.
VIDEO courtesy Monica Mora
ZINES:
Three Zine’s were created and distributed as catalogues for the exhibit. 24 pages each.
ZINE 1:
DUBAI: A Xerox made from images of Palm Island, Dubai. Centerfold: The City of Miami Crest.
ZINE 2:
LEVITTOWN: A Xerox of an aerial image of Levittown. The Centerfold is a mandala made from a Google map image of the artist suburban upbringing in Westchester,Fl.
ZINE 3:
LE CABANON: A Xerox made of a highway cloverleaf. Centerfold: Le Corbusier’s Cabin retreat in Marseilles, France
NINE DRAWINGS:
A suite of nine swimming pool drawings. Three Sheets of paper in each containing a Xerox of Levittown, a sheet of blue Acetate & burnt Gold Foil / Dimensions: 20” X 26”
Installation View with “PLAN VOISON” and “CLOVERLEAF XEROX”
“PLAN VOISON” - Ink, Enamel Paint & Gold Tape on Xerox. EPS foam frame, Rubber and magnets 72” X 114”
“CLOVERLEAF Boogie Woogie”: Xerox, tape & 12 sheets of Acetate - the work has an single panel cut out that allows the viewer to alter the object by replacing the varying acetate panels according to their needs - 60” X 70”
“SNOW WHITE”- Ink, Pencil, Spray Paint, Matte Medium & Xerox. EPS foam frame, rubber and magnets 72” X 114”
CENTRUST SIGN:
Reproduction in EPS foam of the original sign that stood in front of the Centrust Tower in Downtown Miami. The building was designed by I.M. Pie and is considered Miami’s greatest architectural landmark.
The bank went defunct in the economic downturn of 1989 and since the building has changed ownership multiple times. To Miami locals, it is still recognized as the Centrust Bank Tower.
Dim: 104” X ”130” X 40”
Sign set ablaze at the artist studio in downtown Miami.
SWIMMING POOL FALL:
April 19, 2010
Photo Credit: Antoni Miralda
