No Space, Just A Place is a multi-layered project powered by Gucci to support the rich cultural landscape and contemporary art scene in Seoul.
Taking its cue from the complex history of independent and alternative art spaces in Seoul and Gucci’s reflections on eterotopia, the exhibition proposes a new definition of what an “other space” might be: a place to build a different, desirable future with new ways for humans to relate to each other and to their surroundings.
No Space, Just A Place, curated by Myriam Ben Salah, known for her radical aesthetic vision, is
propelled by Alessandro Michele’s meditations on society: the ethical and aesthetic value of the
relationships between genres and gender, the notion of learnscapes, the urgency of self-expression and an ageless anthropological manifesto are key themes to him, which are reflected in the mission and ambitions of these alternative spaces.
Independent and alternative spaces in the art are historically underground venues that populate storefronts, lofts, warehouses and other places abandoned by the mainstream. They confront the neutrality of the commercial gallery's "white box" by promoting work that is often politically engaged, experimental, and more concerned with artistic debates than commercial viability.
No Space, Just a Place aims to give visibility to these radical venues and to explore their “alternativeness” as a conceptual tool through which to think about autonomy, defy authority and foresee new narratives for the future.
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No Space, Just a Place
Eterotopia
12th March - 15th June 2020
Daelim Museum, Seoul
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