After visiting Minus Space, Professor T led a class discussion on the Gowanus Bridge about artists who are rejecting the idea of having to make work specifically for galleries to sell. We also discussed how artists have opened up their own homes to show their work and how many artists are now acting as curators. For example, an artist who some of us had the privilege of meeting in past semesters, Blanka Amezkua , opened up her home in the Mott Haven section of the Bronx and invited artists to use her bedroom to show work.
Which brings up many questions in our minds, such as:
1. How does the context affect how we see art if it is not in a gallery anymore?
2. Has it become more inviting and enticing to view art in, for example, someone's home?
3. Do we have stronger connections with works of art that are removed from the classic environment of the white box gallery?
4. How can we show work this way and find a way to interest diverse audiences?
5. Can this work be sold?
With this in mind, I challenge you with 3 small experiments. Before you begin, choose one art work, any art work that you have access to and control over.
1. Frame it and place it on a white wall on its own, for paintings, drawings, or photographs. For sculptures, installations, videos and performances, think isolation. How does it feel? What is its presence?
2. Place the artwork in a very open and public space, hopefully without getting in trouble with the law, which I will not get into. Just try this for a few minutes. Has the work changed?
3. Place the artwork in an enclosed space. Bathroom? Kitchen? Car? Bedroom? Choose a personal space. Any changes?
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