Blueprint at StorefrontNew YorkUSA

The exhibition invited artists and architects to reflect on the theme of origination through the medium of the blueprint, triggering an assessment of the past and a trajectory for the future. Storefront’s facade, a collaboration between architect Steven Holl and artist Vito Acconci, questions the relationship between the public and institutional space from the outset. There is no grand doorway signaling the transition. Multiple openings protrude into the sidewalk to further blur the boundaries.

Realized as part of the exhibition, our installation remembers the original architecture’s project. We keep the storefront open and winterize the varied and irregular openings of the gallery’s façade with shrink wrap, transforming the existing exterior into one continuous and undulating surface. This mothballing technique is typically used to “put things away” in a range of applications from suspending work on construction sites to preserving ships, and tanks.