The economic boom in New York and its the constant dedication to the logic of productivity has inevitably influenced the architecture and the organisation of its spaces. An example are the “blue chip galleries” – a term borrowed from the Poker slang – the most powerful galleries of the art system that draw up their own annual programs through high budgets and commercial strategies in order to attract the general public.
Capitalism and its consequences: “FiDi Arsenale” questions gentrification effects on New York
16 artists and architects are called to rethink society and its spaces. An abandoned irish pub next to the World Trade Center is occupied by installations and videos on gentrification’s effects and its possible responses.
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- Giulia Ronchi
- 04 March 2020
- New York
- exhibition
- 2020
In this scenario, what is left to emerging artists far from such dynamics? The problem quested by the independent realities of Hot Air and Mery Gates, which occupy the 23 Space (first Barleycorn Pub), an abandoned irish pub near the World Trade Center: the area where the great temples of American business arose, such as the Twin Towers, whose paradigm was shaken by tragedy in 2001.
“FiDi Arsenale”, this is the title of the new exhibition project that invited 16 visual artists and architects to consider the changes on the idea of community and society in relation to the advancement of capitalism and the logics exclusive to the majority of the population. Installations, objet trouvé, the byproducts of commercialism, but also video and software take space in this wreck mesuring 6,000 square-foot. Curated by Collin Clarke, Bika Rebek and Matt Shaw, the creatives invited are Joshua Citarella, Keiron de Nobriga, Mark Fingerhut, Claire Hentschker, Jason Isolini, Damjan Jovanovic, Filip Kostic, Pierce Myers, Sam Rolfes, Bika Rebek, Rachel Rosheger, Daesup Song, Tea Strazicic, Stock-a-Studio, Theo Triantafyllidis, and Leah Wulfman.
If in recent years the advancing of gentrification has monopolized the central districts of New York, making them off-limits to artistic experimentation, “FiDi Arsenal” aims to gain an outpost again, raising a critical voice and exploring the leaks raised in post-capitalism.
- FiDi Arsenale
- Collin Clarke, Bika Rebek and Matt Shaw
- 28th of February to 27th of March 2020
- 23 Space
- 23 Park Place, New York
FiDi Arsenale, Daesup Song.
FiDi Arsenale, Daesup Song.
FiDi Arsenale, Filip Kostic.
FiDi Arsenale, Jason Isolini and Sam Rolfes.
Fidi Arsenale, Rachel Rosheger.
FiDi Arsenale, Tea Strazicic.
FiDi Arsenale, Theo Triantafyllidis.
FiDi, Jason Isolini.
FiDi, Rachel Rosheger.
FiDi Arsenale, exhibition view.
Claire Hentschker and Merch Mulch, Dead Mall 360 Video Recomposition, still.
Damjan Jovanovich, Supersurface, still.
Filip Kostic, Booty Bay Open Studios, still.
Leah Wulfman, THE CLOUD + LABS.
Mark Fingerhut, Goblin, still.
Pierce Myers, Eco Futures, still.
Sam Rolfes, Render Bender, still.
Stock-a-Studio, a kit of these some parts x budget gym.
Tea Strazicic, Dance with the Devil, still.
Theo Triantafyllidis, Studio Visit, still.