THE LAB:GALLERY Presents INTERSECTION February 10-March 2, 2012
bARTcelona, Barcelona International Contemporary Art Prize 2010
Posted on 09. Nov, 2010 by admin in Arts, Community
by Vicenç Alcalde, from Barcelona
Few months ago we decided to re-launch the idea of expanding the arts outside Manhattan, so we started in Barcelona.
The chosen event was bARTcelona, an organized by a totally reconverted shopping mall in the city that has become a new cultural, technological and artistic meeting point in Barcelona.
Their idea for the event was to take New York to Barcelona (we all know it’s not easy…), but they are trying with new openings of Apple Store, Hollister CO, Guess, Starbucks…
Following with the Roger Smith commitment to arts, we found this event too exciting that we had to participate somehow.
The idea was to combine an open contest for worldwide artists for a showcase exhibition and art battles to put face-to-face street artists from Barcelona and New York.
For the first part of the event, more than 200 pieces of work applied, but only the 20 selected were showed in the shopping mall.
For the second, 4 selected artists from Barcelona and 4 selected artists from New York City were creating live their art, from a plane canvas to a completely deep painting.
It’s been really exciting having the opportunity of taking a close view of the artist’s evolution on the 3 weekends of the event that took place on late October 2010. The artists exchanged their experiences and even coming from very different art scenes, they both did an outstanding job and people loved their performances.
The winner of the Barcelona art battles group is going to enjoy a complimentary stay in one of the Deluxe Suites at the Roger Smith Hotel, as well as the winner of the raffle on the VIP night where many famous designers, like Javier Mariscal or Desigual, shared the stage with Spanish hip hop singers and dancers like Rafael Amargo.
We just can’t wait for the 2011 edition!!
Video of the 1st art battle held on the street before they started on the shopping mall
Link for winners and showcased works
Vicenç Alcalde
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THE PANMAN REPORT; SPAIN WINS THE WORLD CUP!
Posted on 30. Jul, 2010 by admin in Community
The Panman Report: During my last trip to Spain I learned of the oracle octopus, Pulpo Paul. Apparently a german octopus predicted the victors of every game in the German bracket and eventually predicated Spain to beat Holland in the finals. It was mayhem in Spain as this was their first ever World Cup victory.
The owner of Pulpo Paul would not sell his golden goose but would the clairvoyant Octopus to a Spanish citizen with the understanding that his transportation costs would be covered and that they would not prepare “A la plancha”.
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What is the strangest Sports tradition that you know of? While in Spain, I purchased Spain World Cup Soccer limited edition Tshirts that I will present to the first five people who share their story in the comments section of this blog.
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Panman
Meet Marc Vilalta
Posted on 28. Feb, 2010 by admin in Community, Hotel
Marc is a member of the Roger Smith Community who will be actively creating content for the Roger Smith Social Media program at the Roger Smith Hotel. Reporting from Spain Marc will be encouraging global engagement. His return to the Roger Smith Culture after being an intern for almost two years is exciting.
@highville on twitter, Marc is a Roger Smith Super Star. The quote below was recently posted to his tumblr.com account and provides a bit of insight into his sensibilities.
“Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn’t mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteers be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.”
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If You Can Raed Tihs, You Msut Be Raelly Smrat
(via bcnnyc)
You should follow Marc and engage with him online. By participate in the growing culture that is Roger Smith you are contributing to its global buzz. Post a comment and share with a friend. Thanks for engaging.
John Knowles
Roger Smith in Madrid: Cornell GMP Dinner
Posted on 30. Jan, 2010 by AdamWallace in Community, Events
Hi everyone, this is Ek Wongleecharoen from the Roger Smith Hotel. This time, I got back from FITUR in Madrid, where I joined members of the Cornell General Managers Program from the class of 2004, 2008, and 2009. It was wonderful to be able to reach out to the other members of Cornell GMP. There is nothing better than extending our circle. When people get together once in a while, good always happens.
We are here to share our experiences, our thoughts, and our friendship. Sky is the limit. If any of you are coming to New York City, please come and say hello to me at the Roger Smith Hotel. My door is always open and I will always have time for my friends.
Roger Smith in Spain
Posted on 21. Jan, 2010 by admin in Community, Hotel
The long relationship between the Roger Smith Hotel and Spain continues. Phoebe Knowles, Marlenny Paredes and Ek Wongleecharoen are now in Spain furthering new relationships and making new ones. They are now in Madrid taking part in international tourism trade fair FITUR, where the Roger Smith Hotel is represented. They will also be spending time in Barcelona connecting with past Roger Smith interns and meeting new people as well. Stay tuned for pictures and videos from their travels.
Roger Smith to Spain
1969 to 2010 and Still Building
