Dawson_Matter of Public Space

I really enjoyed reading this article. I was surprised to find that in 06/07 or maybe even today, that it's illegal in Chicago to have apartment galleries. It sounds like something that is up to the owner of the venue, not the city to decide the legality of such events. I guess it makes sense if there's a high exchange of money and a massive audience attending, but that still doesn't sound like something that should be illegal considering parties can get more outlandish than apartment galleries. However, I digress. After reading this article I came to realize that as weird as it sounds to host a gallery in a home, the question of the 'home's usage' came about. As the author stated, it will be harder to "transcend the ideas of what home should be like." And when I first heard the idea of holding a gallery in the home, I was reluctant because it's my private space and I don't want some strangers coming in and being a part of that space, that's not supposed to be for them. In a way it's testing your shell, your bubble of comfort.  When she mentions in the last paragraph about how beneficial it could be for not only the audience, but the host themselves, it was an, "ah, I can understand that," moment.