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But. EWS mm Gs => The Spirit of Art Prather WEY 4. 5. Group Material Timeline: ‘Activism as a Work of Art (ur projoct ie close Wo Invite overyons to ‘question the enti culture ee have tan for granted. — crown materi Terms of Atreement ‘Whar does mean “vo gustion the cote clare we ave taken for panel" Les acep that hee arcs within curs wichin cules Lets stat ia the mos tel ene with nemo a hand Imagine the llowing scenario. You pick pa back ended Butt bt? The Sprit ofr Aton You happen wo Bip 02 per om Group Mater and a ed an cyt gis ‘qt sel conacioulyby dein attention othe comes in which Stappeam and by cling int question che pein tft by the boo’ ide. The author sugges ta the quan of when something 'sand snocar isa threat polemic hatha been ose rund formont of he centr ad hic cts neon dep sored elo ives whereby a” and sci” ae xn hegemonic opposition but fundamental css concerning ars ey and function within the sci ond Taeisin quion and fat nsf inc atv i flan leluciely hac acess to exit (Notice ow tention sii if we ever the onder ofthe abject and priate ofthe lla sea, "Batis icin? The pir of atv "In hi son section ti the erence facia halle int ution not that fare) The end ofa watt lack Bale ofthe hil ane tne those who argu w prt as azonomy Fo the seca er sai demise in dese forms representations the who ‘une again the inion of" procted agua ick social evans Haat, de dspace ute wih vengeance inthe 1980s when ats viabty was considered, by many te in oad adits abiliy tachi renewed function within social pass ‘wasp tothe est tic einaed bythe grundswel of “ematie propraon ofan economically depres. predominanly Hipaic ‘ighboroad an be inept as nat ofeoloization. While ‘member f the colleive ay have shared common plc ose nd the bl thae at ou anction dialectal ie the ‘eigen tnd the woking ca the me connor be med in regan the peopl” of 3th St. Dance artes andpotck nd ‘movie nigh and ar clases for chlden may havent wi \denlogcal catecnes for he cvs ut who can say ha sich events were perceived by lala anything ore than re nterain- ‘ment provided by congenial “case? While Group Matis tmbce ofighborhaed concer ca be imately cid ‘geting down” wih che eommuniey tad moved in on ica ao ‘esd dha the Group ere hc hard way thai pon onal sane of corepond he ptm they ate ig co comb Ia Con’ Alterna Space Group Matera acknowledges Aico and contradictions tha seit in the nial formation ofthe practice Weve lea that the notion ofaeratve space i only policy phony and aesthecaly nei can alo be dia Fated es imposible o cet aa nd innovative rit ‘hiswork is anchored none spec ley con. rt ca have the mos pois coment and sigh oem, bu the suf jurehang ther aes unless mean of dribusion make poi sna a wl “The alt founding Forms or ula activin wasp ated onthe union of soci nds synonyms wth he alley and ‘he nhbovhond. As representation leave a” and “the plc” respect nether peoenpe had proven suficenty faxible einen beyond conventions incumbent 0 each model or tw fie the epee which the are spiel earl ae maa ‘else. The ply unlike the church che school: the pot aren, ‘el nt comepond 0 raditoal comune space rate replicated system of dsp and discibution analogous to Inece and igh cule The neighborhood onthe other hand was too mara staple 0 stand ara cogent ynecdocke ofthe urban population asa me (I should be noted wll satin 1979-8 the Lowe Eas Side had ye bch grein of ai! com ‘munis galls cla and, uiequendy el cate spelt: td evestr tht woul signal alter the predominantly Hi pniccalural environment ofthe acighborood and dei the boe- Inia hima of teat Vigan late ection.) “The anticipate dymumicallanceberween the gery the eghbothoodnessary out ol cange trough aha not ‘ecred: Inaon dhe “allan chai” problem aggoatediter- tales within de colleve, which had begun splinter under the weight of mainaining psc orgatl vo operate asa“home _ay rom ome" In canta the "cry bunk” ofthe 600 ‘Squre- for soaiont sited in the nly: proetive environment (fake 1th Stet nighborhood, the 26 Set lotion was not intended finetion ar aller o 2 quasaltemnivespue ora twighboiod oil ene. Th hedgers woul czasonly ost tm exhbion oro but is ray purpose wartobe abs of p- ‘rations rom which oprdice svat of site pei pots many ‘wich er conceived for iasallado in ona plas (rast - tems sets and quae ban wally, designed appear ia omar spaces ely occupied by commer averting) and ‘aetel toads random omar aaienes (commutes pase). ‘Armed wih he sone the srcront expeience, Group Materia Tegan take ato the pop her han wa fre peopl come soar. Incontus oisnial mantener cles announcing the opering of the headquaerscexcribes "ener man” sub seine rate or ull ae amore inclsve and democrat vito for ati our poet, ‘hen we canner possibly lyon winning aati om Iviht white rooms and fal-aoe eo in he ar wor gn ics To ap and promote dhe ved ether of aly “non a pubio—ths'sou gel our anadction oar ener (OP ALTERNATIVE SPACES—THAT WALLLESSEXPANSE THAT ARS ARTISTS AND THEIR WORK FROM THE CRUCIAL S0- rng hesunsmer of 1981, Group Maia ached an impor ‘ant

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