This article on making a private space, like an apartment, into a public space to be used as a gallery has good points to it. Although, I would never create my home, apartment, or any living space that I personally live into a gallery space. I also would not want to show my artwork there either because I would not feel comfortable doing so.
I do like how she explains and clarifies that people do actually live at an apartment gallery, it is not just an empty apartment all the time. I like this point because I was wondering whether or not if people still lived in the apartment once it became a 'gallery space' or while a show was going on. I also like how she mentions when people do live there while it is a gallery, they have to live around all of the art works. They can't be at peace in their home, or bedroom like she mentions. They have to be careful around the art works. They can't decorate to their liking because the living quarters must remain plain and white. It sounds like it would be miserable to live in those kind of conditions - a home that is not your home but you live in that home.
I understand how an apartment being used as a gallery space can be "better" for some people and maybe for a certain show and can give art work a different viewing experience. I also understand how it can create an easy way for an artist to show their work to the public. But I can only hope that an apartment be used as an apartment, and a gallery apartment be used as a gallery. What I mean by this is that the apartment space that is being used as a gallery be empty of any body living there, I do not think if someone lived there or not would change the atmosphere of the space. I also would not feel comfortable being an artist showing in an apartment that is being lived in at that time or feel comfortable as a viewer coming to see the art work there. This is because I would feel as if I were intruding on the apartment inhabitants personal space, even if they are completely fine with the situation.
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