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It was art fair weekend in the bay area, so it was hard to choose from all the great events. But getting press passes to two major ones made it really easy to choose. I love the rock star treatment! So I went to ArtPad , the fair where the most up and coming international contemporary art galleries exhibit. The coordinators of the fair rented the entire rock-famed Phoenix Hotel, so each gallery had their own room for exhibition. There was also a synchronized swimming performance at the pool, folk rock bands; and the Phoenix's rock star restaurant decorated with vintage mod touches and walls of vintage records was a great little retreat from the art party, serving a nice selection of light dishes and delicious cocktails. artMRKT was the other art fair, this one is renown for being bay area’s premier contemporary and modern art fair, but it caters to a not-so-edgy higher end art lover/collector. It showcases historically important work alongside relevant contemporary piec