Storefront for Art and Architecture: Producing Alternatives.
Over the course of the past two decades, Storefront has maintained an important position among the local, national, and international design communities through consistently innovative and experimental programming. It remains one of New York’s only alternative platforms focusing primarily on architecture and the built environment. Storefront's gallery is located in a unique triangular ground-level space on Kenmare Street on the edges of Chinatown/Little Italy/Soho in New York City. Situated on a major downtown thoroughfare between three radically different cultural sectors, Storefront attracts a diverse audience. Nearly 100 feet long, the gallery tapers from 20 feet to 3 feet at its west end.
Storefront most visibly demonstrates its commitment to presenting innovative and provocative work to the public through its acclaimed exhibition program. The format of shows range from single artist site-specific installations, to thematic group shows that address issues from new technology to the social and political forces that shape the built environment. All exhibiting artists are encouraged to engage and experiment with the unusual conditions of the gallery space, from its triangular floor plan to the unique access to the street created by the Acconci/Holl facade. Over one thousand internationally recognized artists, architects and designers have shown at Storefront; these include Peter Cook, Diller+Scofidio, Tony Feher, Dan Graham, Coop Himmelblau, Alfredo Jaar, Kiki Smith, and Lebbeus Woods, among many others.
