An artwork advanced in Albuquerque’s Barelas neighborhood suffered damages and is briefly shuttered after a fireplace broke out earlier this month. Sections of the nonprofit Fourteenfifteen Gallery, its Alpaca occasion house, and the adjoining Minnow music venue caught hearth within the early morning of November 2 when an alleyway erupted in flames, a spokesperson for Fourteenfifteen instructed Hyperallergic.
Whereas the constructing stays intact, smoke and water destroyed artists’ provides, together with electronics, instruments, plinths, and provides belonging to the documentary manufacturing firm Basement Movies, in addition to printed supplies, exhibition ephemera, and “other objects of sentimental value that are harder to replace,” the group mentioned.
The Albuquerque Hearth Division mentioned in an Instagram put up that the fireplace was contained inside 50 minutes and no one was injured. The trigger, the assertion continues, is unknown and was not investigated. Based on Fourteenfifteen’s spokesperson, there isn’t a estimate for when repairs might be accomplished, however the group’s GoFundMe has raised $10,000 for repairs because it was launched final week. The advanced is situated in a historic district alongside the famed Route 66, that’s house to the Nationwide Hispanic Cultural Middle.
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Fourteenfifteen and the Minnow are run by members of LoA, a collective of curators and artists. Final yr, the group’s curatorial group instructed Hyperallergic that they launched in 2018 to have interaction underrepresented and experimental artists. The constructing, in keeping with Fourteenfifteen’s web site, has belonged to varied artist-run areas for greater than 20 years.
Fourteenfifteen was slated to open Ladmo: An Exhibit That Bears A Hanging Resemblance to A Retrospective, with works by artist Bryan Konefsky, final week, however was pressured to shut its doorways pending repairs. The collective has hosted puppet exhibits, mutual aid-generating occasions, and inaugural launch events for zines like BorderPlex, which platforms queer and trans Borderland artists.
“We are currently in the process of itemizing materials and damages and are tremendously grateful for your financial support via our Gofundme and various raffles and upcoming benefit shows which we will rely on to replace what was lost,” Fourteenfifteen mentioned in a press release to group members shared with Hyperallergic. “These third spaces are the very fabric of a flourishing and vibrant community and we are grateful just to be a small part of this wonderful history.”
The gallery mentioned it doesn’t have a timeline for reopening.