Author Archives: coleenfizgibbon

ABC No Rio. Photo: Lori Greenberg. By Lori Greenberg As we reported recently, four Lower East Side galleries are hosting installations which pay tribute to the groundbreaking 1979-1980 Real Estate Show. The original historic exhibit was created by a group of artists … Continue reading →

VIEW PRESS RELEASE The artists coalition Collaborative Projects, Inc. (Colab) launched the 1980s by breaking into a vacant city-owned building at 123-125 Delancey St. on New Year’s Eve, December 31st, 1979. There they installed the Real Estate Show to challenge … Continue reading →

Currently on view: The Real Estate Show, What Next 2014 April 19 – May 18, 2014 Cuchifritos Gallery + Project Space, 120 Essex St (located inside Essex Street Market), NYC Photo courtesy of Ann Messner. 123-5 Delancey, site of the … Continue reading →

COLLABORATIVE PRESERVATION STRATEGIES: A LOOK INTO XFR STN Friday, April 11, 2014 5:10-6:30 PM NYU Cantor Film Center (36 E. 8th Street), Theater 102 Participants: Johanna Burton, Coleen Fitzgibbon and Andrea Callard, Tara Hart, Alan W. Moore, moderated by Leeroy … Continue reading →

No City is an Island asked former members of Colab to respond to the exhibition’s title as a theme around which to contribute work. Dialogues were rekindled and themes were revisited or reinterpreted. As each artist has evolved over time, so … Continue reading →

Currently on view: No City Is An Island April 10 – May 11, 2014 The Lodge Gallery, 131 Chrystie St (between Delancey and Broome), NYC The return of The Real Estate Show in four NYC venues (James Fuentes Gallery, ABC … Continue reading →

As part of a series of exhibitions surrounding The Real Estate Show from 1980, this exhibition features new work on the theme of real estate, land-use, and the right to housing. Installation with Reception: April 9 at 7:00pm Viewing Hours: Sun 2:00 — … Continue reading →

Currently on view: RESx (The Real Estate Show Extended) April 9 – May 8, 2014 ABC No Rio, 156 Rivington St, NYC Open call to artists for real-estate related, disposable art! *INSTALLATION & HANGING THROUGH APRIL* CALL TO PARTICIPATION The … Continue reading →

James Fuentes is honored to announce its forthcoming exhibition which will revisit a seminal exhibition called The Real Estate Show, which took place in 1980 at 123 Delancey Street. Organized by Colab, a group comprised of artists and activists to collectively … Continue reading →

Rendering of the proposed Warhol Museum as part of the SPURA/Essex Crossing development (Image courtesy of http://untappedcities.com) By Whitney Kimball The 1980 “Real Estate Show,” the seed which became ABC No Rio, will be making a comeback this month in … Continue reading →