Whether as anti-art, institutional critique, conceptualism, exploration of the immaterial or the dematerialization of the art object, the empty or
near empty gallery has been a mainstay of contemporary art for almost fifty years.
Not taking photos: sketching, in
a near empty gallery.
Not exact matches
* A couple of really good
galleries in premium places that invite you to have a solo exhibition or group showing once a year; * one or two pop up shows a year in a suitable spot in a town
near you (
empty shops in a main street are great and cheap); * an enthusiastic well networked agent (I asked a bright young girl who worked in visual merchandising / interior design / blogging to be my agent in a city 3,000 miles from home and she has been fantastic for me); * maybe one suitable art competition a year (I find art competitions expensive and often depressing); * and back it all up with the content marketing strategies for online sales and marketing.
IN A PARALLEL
GALLERY, NONOSEKNOWS (ARTIST VARIANT)(2015), PUNCTUATES THE SPACE WITH A VIDEO AND SCULPTURAL INSTALLATION THAT COMBINES FACT AND FICTION, DOCUMENTING A GROUP OF CHINESE LABORERS WHO HARVEST PEARLS FROM OYSTERS IN ZHUJI, CHINA,
EMPTY HIGH RISES
NEAR SHANGHAI, AND A FICTIONAL SET BUILT IN THE ARTIST STUDIO IN NEW YORK.
They were, she feared, creating a «new master narrative,» centered on big boys with macho
gallery installations and chilly,
near empty museum exhibitions.
In a parallel
gallery, NoNoseKnows (AP)(2015), punctuates the space with a video and sculptural installation that combines fact and fiction, documenting a group of Chinese laborers who harvest pearls from oysters in ZhuJi, China,
empty high rises
near Shanghai, and a fictional set built in the artist's studio in New York.