The LouvreFRITOS
Co-curated by Ian Cofré and Alex Kiefer
Work by Steve Ellis, Shanna Fisher, Gabe Kirchheimer,
Rick Prol, Martin Wong, and Infinity SS
September 27 - November 8, 2008
Opening Reception: Friday, October 3, 5.00pm - 7.30pm
Cuchifritos
Essex Street Market,(south end-nr Delancey) New York
Open Monday through Saturday 12:00 noon to 5:30pm. Closed Sundays
The Louvrefritos explores the themes of gentrification and economic transformation of the Lower East Side by converting the Cuchifritos Gallery & Project Space into an imaginary LES Louvre branch. The Louvrefritos museum will display a collection of master works by artists living and working in the Lower East Side from the 1980s to the present, demonstrating the creativity and artistic productivity the LES has sustained throughout its recent history. The exhibition is an attempt both to celebrate this history, and to simultaneously critique the social and economic trends that are reconfiguring the face of the LES, displacing many of its inhabitants, and threatening the continued vitality of its visual arts culture...
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The LouvreFRITOS
Co-curated by Ian Cofré and Alex Kiefer
Work by Steve Ellis, Shanna Fisher, Gabe Kirchheimer,
Rick Prol, Martin Wong, and Infinity SS
September 27 - November 8, 2008
Opening Reception: Friday, October 3, 5.00pm - 7.30pm
Cuchifritos
Essex Street Market,(south end-nr Delancey) New York
Open Monday through Saturday 12:00 noon to 5:30pm. Closed Sundays
The Louvrefritos explores the themes of gentrification and economic transformation of the Lower East Side by converting the Cuchifritos Gallery & Project Space into an imaginary LES Louvre branch. The Louvrefritos museum will display a collection of master works by artists living and working in the Lower East Side from the 1980s to the present, demonstrating the creativity and artistic productivity the LES has sustained throughout its recent history. The exhibition is an attempt both to celebrate this history, and to simultaneously critique the social and economic trends that are reconfiguring the face of the LES, displacing many of its inhabitants, and threatening the continued vitality of its visual arts culture...
Read more here