Wasted Spaces: Unwanted Properties Become The New Art Gallery
Artists have always had to make do with what they’ve got. In tough economic times such as these, galleries close frequently and so playing it safe is the norm in the current climate. So, how do artists get their work exhibited if it’s not, well, “big paintings”? It’s a question that Wasted Spaces is presently experimenting with in London. Their mission: “transform vacant properties and other unloved spaces into exciting art experiences.”
Dilapidated, outmoded spaces are re-imagined as places where artists can exhibit and interact with a perhaps museum-marginalized community. One could say that this is already been done with street art’s rise into the art cannon. However, the story occurring here acts in reverse. It asks artists and the audience to question the appropriate presentation of art and what exchange value can both receive by cutting out the traditional art market.
[via: London Unlike]
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Lisa Baldini is a regular contributor to PSFK.com. As a student of Graham Harwood, Luciana Parisi, and Matthew Fuller, Lisa's interest in technology lies in how culture is changed from the bottom up through history, materiality, databases, user experience, and affective computing. A student of social media marketing, she sees how people try to engage consumers through technology and how much failure is at hand by misunderstanding the medium. A teacher at heart, she writes and curates in an effort to link the knowledge derived between the academic, art, and business worlds.
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| TOPICS: | Arts & Culture, Design & Architecture |
| TAGS: | art galleries, art market, street art, wasted spaces |
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