Bullet Space is a legalized squat, artists’ collective and

art gallery An art gallery is a room or a building in which visual art is displayed. In Western cultures from the mid-15th century, a gallery was any long, narrow covered passage along a wall, first used in the sense of a place for art in the 1590s. The lon ...

on the

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of New York City, founded in 1986 by Andrew and Paul Castrucci, among others. In 2009, it was legalized by the city.

History

The building at 292 East Third Street on the

in Manhattan was squatted in 1986. Featuring living spaces as well as a gallery and exhibition space, Bullet Space shows politically oriented street art. It became an

. The collective's ''Your House Is Mine'' artists’ book, from 1992, collects thirty-three signed silkscreen prints made in the aftermath of the

1988 Tompkins Square Park riot The Tompkins Square Park riot occurred on August 6–7, 1988 in Tompkins Square Park, located in the East Village and Alphabet City neighborhoods of Manhattan, New York City. Groups of "drug pushers, homeless people and young people known a ...

, with artwork from David Wojnarowicz, Martin Wong, Sandra “Lady Pink” Fabara, and

Lee Quiñones George Lee Quiñones (born 1960) is a Puerto Rican artist and actor. Quiñones rose to prominence by creating massive New York City subway car graffiti that carried his moniker "LEE". His style is rooted in popular culture and often with politic ...

, writing from Miguel Algarín, Chris Burden, Martha Cooper, Allen Ginsberg, Cookie Mueller, Public Enemy, and

Andres Serrano Andres Serrano (born August 15, 1950) is an American photographer and artist. His work, often considered transgressive art, includes photos of corpses and uses feces and bodily fluids. His '' Piss Christ'' (1987) is a red-tinged photograph of a ...

, and has been acquired by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Getty, and the Walker Arts Center, among others. In 2009, it was the first of the East Village squats to become legalized by the city.

Artists

The gallery has housed or exhibited artists including: *

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* John Farris * Leo Fitzpatrick * David Hammons *

Richard Kern Richard Kern (born 1954) is an American underground filmmaker, writer and photographer. He first came to prominence as part of the cultural explosion in the East Village of New York City in the 1980s, with erotic and experimental films like ' ...

* Chris Molnar * Raymond Pettibon * Melvin Way * David Wojnarowicz

References

External links

Bullet Space WebsiteHowl Arts presents Andrew Castrucci: 36 Years at Bullet Space
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