Collected Works: A Brief History of Artists Alliance Inc. is an installation by LES Studio Program resident Alison Owen and curated by Sanna Almajedi. Collected Works is an imprint of The Clemente building on 107 Suffolk St. created through Artist Alliance Inc. archive, and the residue of its artists-in-residence. Artist Alison Owen tells her own story …
Species of Spaces by Alison Owen at Smack Mellon My art practice explores collections, archives, found materials, and architecture. I engage with an archive or museum collection, gathering materials and taking notes on patterns, colors, similarities, differences. I then present these chosen objects in a new light. I invent a lyrical, intuitive framework, to give the …
Alison Owen’s installation Shelf Life came out of close observation of the Lower East Side neighborhood and its continual transformation, as well as respective functions, appearances and usual daily operations of both the Essex Street Market and Cuchifritos gallery. The work is inspired by the distinctions, similarities, overlaps and interactions of these two environments. Similar …
