#social pool

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SOCIAL POOL BY ALFREDO BARSUGLIAS

Artist, Alfredo Barsuglias put a pool in the Mojave desert or as I like to call it ‘more land art in the middle of nowhere’…yeah, Prada Marfa I’m talking about you.

Still its art I’d like to see.  Social Pool is eleven-by-five-feet wide geometric pool in the Southern California desert a few hours away from LA. The minimalist art sculpture is open for anybody to use.  Barsuglias has stipulated that only one person or small party at a time can use the pool, for no longer than 24 hours – but neither signs nor paths lead you there.  Once you make reservations to visit, the GPS coordinates of Social Pool as well as the key to open its mobile cover are provided.

more story and pics over at HAHA MAG

photo credit: alfredo bursuglias

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[whealthee]

A view of artist Alfredo Barsuglia's "Social Pool," which he installed in a patch of road-less desert in the middle of the Mojave, Southern California. The swimming pool located somewhere in the southern Mojave Desert between Joshua Tree and Apple Valley. The public is allowed to use the pool, but in order to do so visitors need the key that unlocks it (it is kept covered) as well as the GPS coordinates. Only once you have the key, which is kept at the MAK Center, are you given the coordinates. "It's really hard to find," says Barsuglia. "There is no road. There is no fence. There is no sign. There is no trail. You just come on it. I'm sure some people won't find it." The visiting season is May 1 through September 30, seven days a week. The GPS coordinates of Social Pool as well as the key to open its mobile cover are provided by the MAK Center for Art and Architecture in West Hollywood. Please call or pass by the MAK Center on the day you want to visit Social Pool and check if the key is available. No reservation possible.

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social pool in Mojave desert

[swimminginla]

"Social Pool" by artist Alfredo Barsuglia Click on the photo to read more from the LA Times: 'Does the Mojave desert need an artist-built swimming pool? Maybe' by Carolina A. Miranda This pool/art project is somewhere in the middle of the Mojave desert. You need a key to access it and to get the GPS coordinates for its location. You can keep the key for 24 hours and only 4 people at a time can access it. To get the key you must visit MAK Center for Art and Architecture in West Hollywood. The artistic message is meant to be one about luxury, exclusivity and consumption. If I had the luxury of time, I would so go on this adventure!! If anyone else out there is able to visit, please let swimminginla know all about it.