Downstairs, at the "project room," which is reached through a winding staircase, the gallery usually exhibits a single artist at a time in a "solo-show," which, according to Jarrell, is renewed "every three months." Right now, at the beginning of March 2002, Get Real Art is showing the exhibition "Dress Codes" by New York artist Pam Gaslow, who works entirely in "mixed media." She has collected a lot of different textures and other items, as well as fresh flowers for her collages on canvas. The artworks are lined up along bare cement walls and inside an old money vault with a wide-open metallic door, where the visitor, close to the interior, can watch the mechanism of the combination lock. Jarrell's watchdog, the Schaeffer Charlie, seemingly disappointed with his lonely life in the gallery, stares from a corner of the cellar, when he's not taking a stroll on the first floor. Get Real Art also promotes and hosts happenings. These include concerts, film screenings, theatrical performances, lectures, corporate events, parties and wine tasting. Maybe Charlie prefers one of those activities instead of the ongoing exhibition. (More...)