VendorBar Poster (art / design by Tom Otterness)

OPENING NIGHT: Thursday, November 5, 2009

ALISON KNOWLES & ALAN BOWMAN

Lentil Etching for Charles Curtis (collaborative coloring with visitors)

Alison drawing with Joe Ahearn of 
Showpaper (see:Sunday)

Mike Bidlo in background with Maxine,    
Robin, Alan & Alison   

Robin with the results of one of many collaborations

MIKE BIDLO

Not Marcel Duchamp

(edition given away to anyone who spends $100 on artists' work)

Mike Bidlo edition (based on Florine Stettheimer's luggage    
tag by Duchamp)  

Mike Bidlo with Larry Miller (on Saturday's schedule)
 chewing Mike's edition

The results of Larry's chewing

DAY ONE: Friday, November 6th

PETER NADIN
Noses + Old Field Farm Collective

Peter Nadin with his hams 
(from Old Field Farm) 
+ noses

The materials Peter uses to make his art come from his farm: 

clay for ceramic, bee's wax from his hives to make encaustic, etc.

One of Peter's ceramic Noses

SHOWPAPER PRESENTS:  
Party Lab: made-to-order cassettes
Flipswitch: video  program
Blissed Out + Graffiti Monsters collaboration

For a review of the musical acts organized by Showpaper see: obsession collection music

GEOFFREY HENDRICKS 
Headstands for Peace

One of Geoff's handstands for peace

 Geoff asked others to join in and make a hand stand for peace

Tom Van Buren with Ann Koshel and Elaine Tin Nyo giving a helping hand

-->Federico  Guzmán getting a little help from his friends

NANCY HWANG + ELAINE TIN NYO
Happy Hour: Big Ball Bar

One of the Big Ball Bar editions (photo: courtesy of wowe)

(photo: courtesy of wowe)

(photo courtesy of wowe)

Big Ball Bar Happy Hour in action

DAY TWO: Saturday, November 7th

Sal Randolph

Free Money Action

ARTifariti /  WESTERN SAHARA COLLECTIVE

Sahara Libre Wear Fashion Show

TOM OTTERNESS

VendorBar Poster and T-Shirt Signing

LARRY MILLER

Meme, Even

Larry Miller exchanging genes and memes with 
Old and Modern Masters

NANCY HWANG + ELAINE TIN NYO

Happy Hour: Big Ball Bar

And the Happy Hour continues (photo: courtesy of wowe)

Andrea Beeman + Ken Montgomery

Lamination Ritual Featuring Ken, the Minister of Lamination 

and 

Andrea, The Enchantress of Bioluminosity

Andrea, the Enchantress of Bioluminosity +
The Minister of Lamination

The joys of The Sounds of Lamination

Larry Seven listening to the Sounds of Lamination
(with Barbara Ess in background)

(photo: courtesy of wowe)

DAY THREE: Sunday, November 8th

Amanda Keeley, Love/Hate

Harry Zernike with Amanda's Door sign (photo: courtesy of wowe)

Cary Leibowitz,
bumper stickers – pass it on

Showpaper Presents:  Party Lab (made-to-order cassettes), Flipswitch video program, and Eskalators perform.

For a review of the musical acts organized by Showpaper see: obsession collection music

ARTifariti- Western Sahara Collective

IPCNY Discussion

ONGOING ARTISTS' PROJECTS Occuring Throughout Duration of Fair

GAYE CHANE + NANDITA SHARMA

Eating in Public

www.nomoola.com 

Seeds were provided along with information about planting in public spaces in order to take back control of the Commons.

YOKO ONO

Add Color: Imagine Peace -Stenciling Action

 Yoko Ono created an edition for VendorBar contaning a stencil  and color pencils, asking the public to contribute to the making of a collaborative mural 

(a new drawing was made each day)

Zora with one of her creations

Robert Watts, Fluxpost