“Self​ ​Storage” Exhibition

“Self​ ​Storage” Exhibition

Flux Factory

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Queens​ ​art​ ​show​ ​legally​ ​occupies​ ​self​ ​storage​ ​units​ ​to​ ​highlight​ ​displacement

·​T​​he self​​storage​ ​units​ ​will​ ​be​​ accessible​​ from​​ October​​6​th​​​to​​October​​27​th
·​ ​Passcodes​ ​and​ ​map​ ​with​ ​addresses​ ​and​ ​further​ ​logistics​ ​will​ ​be​ ​available​ ​as​ ​auto-generated​ ​reply​ ​starting​ ​on​ ​the 4th​ ​of​ ​October​ ​by​ ​emailing:​ selfstorageshownyc@gmail.com

Self​ ​Storage​ ​NYC​​ ​is​ ​a​ ​site-specific​ ​exhibition-event​ ​taking​ ​place​ ​in​ ​select​ ​self​ ​storage​ ​facilities​ ​in​ ​Long​ ​Island​ ​City​ ​and​ ​Flux Factory’s​ ​gallery.​ ​The​ ​project​ ​is​ ​a​ ​major​ ​Flux​ ​Factory​ ​show​ ​occurring​ ​throughout​ ​October,​ ​organized​ ​by​ ​a​ ​team​ ​of international​ ​curators.

Taking​ ​full​ ​advantage​ ​of​ ​the​ ​“1​ ​month​ ​1​ ​dollar”​ ​offers​ ​provided​ ​by​ ​self​ ​storage​ ​facilities​ ​around​ ​Flux​ ​Factory,​ ​​Self​ ​Storage​ ​NYC provides​ ​10​ ​currently​ ​displaced​ ​artist​ ​or​ ​activist-run​ ​spaces​ ​and​ ​projects​ ​with​ ​the​ ​opportunity​ ​to​ ​freely​ ​curate​ ​a​ ​storage​ ​unit for​ ​a​ ​month.​ ​At​ ​the​ ​same​ ​time,​ ​Flux​ ​Factory’s​ ​gallery​ ​will​ ​function​ ​as​ ​co-working​ ​space​ ​for​ ​these​ ​artists​ ​and​ ​activists.

A​ ​program​ ​of​ ​talks​ ​and​ ​activities​ ​(TBA)​ ​will​ ​take​ ​place​ ​for​ ​both​ ​the​ ​participants​ ​and​ ​the​ ​public,​ ​addressing​ ​topics​ ​related​ ​to the​ ​social​ ​responsibility​ ​of​ ​city​ ​development,​ ​the​ ​sustainability​ ​of​ ​non-traditional​ ​spaces​ ​and​ ​the​ ​phenomenon​ ​of​ ​storage.

Visitors​ ​will​ ​experience​ ​​Self​ ​Storage​ ​NYC​​ ​independently​ ​through​ ​a​ ​downloadable​ ​map​ ​with​ ​instructions​ ​to​ ​locate​ ​and​ ​access each​ ​storage​ ​unit.​ ​Visitors​ ​can​ ​also​ ​access​ ​an​ ​audio​ ​description​ ​of​ ​each​ ​presentation​ ​when​ ​they​ ​are​ ​in​ ​a​ ​unit.
Important​ ​information

Participating​ ​spaces​ ​and​ ​projects​ ​include:​ ​​Death​ ​by​ ​Audio​ ​Arcade,​ ​MET​ ​Media​ ​Lab/Marco​ ​Castro​ ​Cosio,​ ​Weaving​ ​Tiny Lights/Tyler​​Kline,​​Blissville,​P​​ roteus​​Gowanus,​​​You​​Can’t​​Take​​It​​With​​You/Erica​​Lyle,​​Bizaarbazaar/Selwa​​Abd,​​Bliss​​on Bliss​ ​Art​ ​Project,​ ​Islands​ ​in​ ​the​ ​Net/Kristoffer​ ​Ørum.

Media

• Installation
• Performance Art

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