Künstlerinitiativen weltweit: Nomadische Projekte
a7.ausstellungen e.V., Hildesheim (DE)
Since 2003 this nomadic collective of young curators organizes exhibitions and projects based on the belief that art and its discourses have an important social function. The ever changing group of a7 creates, conceives and finds suitable spaces, e. g. shops and streets, shop galleries or a former army camp. Past exhibitions have been held in Hildesheim, Hanover and Berlin.
http://www.a7-ausstellungen.de
BALTIC RAW ORG, Hamburg (DE)
The operative organization Baltic Raw Org is an association of artists, dramatic advisors, humanists and architects. It intervenes temporarily into public space, by short-term usage and occupation of empty urban space. Mobile spatial units using a modular construction method, located between architecture and sculpture are being built and serve as platforms for artistic and cultural intervention.
http://www.balticraw.org
Half Dozen, Sydney (AU)
Half Dozen began as an annual program in 2004 comprising six exhibitions over six Sydney venues in one month, by artists working in a wide range of visual art forms. Because of the success of the format, since 2006 the program has expanded to a 12 month cycle, involving exhibitions curated by the four Half Dozen directors and in collaboration with guest curators. Several of these exhibitions have been held internationally in China and South-East Asia. Half Dozen is not tied to any single place. Operating out of an office and studio space in Chinatown, Sydney, it was conceived as a mobile event which sets up a temporary focus for visual artists. (2004-2007)
http://www.halfdozen.org
Joint Hassles, Northcote (AU)
Joint Hassles used to be an artist-run space. While it is closed now for an undefined time-span, it focuses on organizing nomadic exhibition projects.
http://jointhassles.blogspot.com
Komplot, Brussels (BE)
Komplot is a curatorial collective concerned with nomadic creative practices, trends of specialization, survival architectures and the infiltration of private, public, commercial and institutional spaces. The nomadism of Komplot as a platform of variable composition allows it to explore new terrain in relation to objects, gestures, spaces between the artists and the public.
http://www.kmplt.be
Kunst-Imbiss, Hamburg (DE)
The Kunst-Imbiss was founded in 2005 by the two Hamburg-based artists Katharina Kohl and D.G. Reiß. Until today, more than 100 artist colleagues have participated in the project with small exhibits — unique copies and editions. The Kunst-Imbiss is a sculpture in public space. Through its unpretentious appearance as a chip stand and the performative way in which it is run, reservations on the side of people usually not interested in art are reduced. When the cover is up, art ‘to go’ is available. Visitors can see a wide range of various art forms: Drawings, paintings, ready-mades, photographs, experimental films and publications offer many topics for conversation.
http://www.kunst-imbiss.de
MAN Museum, (DE/GB)
The MAN Museum is an open cabinet of curiosities, art and artefact. It is a nomadic museum curated and lived in by the artist Adam Nankerivs, who invites international artists to participate and collaborate within the space.
http://www.museumman.org
noroomgallery, Hamburg (DE)
The noroomgallery produces presentation forms, such as the Kunsthasserstammtisch (art-hater regulars’ table): a forum for art lovers and critique. Personalities are invited to use this forum as they see fit, and to develop an independent form of creation and critique in the process. Founded by Jan Holtmann in Hamburg in 1996, it does not operate its own space – as the name already suggests. Instead, it temporarily latches on to other sites, depending on the program. This can be the Hamburger Kunstverein, Hotel Atlantik, the Museum of Altona, an optician’s or the small Sophia Loren art school.
http://www.noroomgallery.com
nüanS offspace, Dusseldorf (DE)
nüanS is an exhibition project, organized by Anna Heidenhain, Elmar Hermann and Maki Umehara. nüans is not limited to one space. The project is designed interdisciplinary and construed on mutual exchange. Artists, artists groups, scientists, authors, actors, and others are being invited to work on different topics, each concept (group exhibition, talk, screening, etc.) affecting the form of the event.
http://www.nuans.de
O2 Collective, Ashland, Oregon (US)
The Oxygen Collective practices creative resistance through projects that address injustice in their communities and destruction in the natural world. They use a tour bus to create events, which include live music, independent media and large-scale, participative art projects.
http://www.o2collective.org
ParachutArtists Foundation, Amsterdam (NL)
ParachutArtists is a nomadic foundation, which collaborates with other art initiatives on a variety of projects. Founded in 2007, ParachutArtists Foundation is a platform for experiments, international collaborations, discussions and events - always in progress, and open to new ideas and participants. ParachutArtists questions and reflects on social/political issues, intercultural relations and globalization as well as global media, contributing and/or criticizing the current developments of the art world.
http://www.parachutartists.com
szu szu, Warsaw (PL),
The szu szu gallery is an artistic project, showing its creators works as well as others. It is a nomadic gallery, occupying new locations and creating new situation with every exhibition.
http://www.szuszu.art.pl