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The Spirit of Art
PratherWEY 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 announcingthe 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