An artwork complicated in Albuquerque’s Barelas neighborhood suffered damages and is quickly shuttered after a hearth broke out earlier this month. Sections of the nonprofit Fourteenfifteen Gallery, its Alpaca occasion area, and the adjoining Minnow music venue caught fireplace within the early morning of November 2 when an alleyway erupted in flames, a spokesperson for Fourteenfifteen informed 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 Fireplace Division mentioned in an Instagram submit that the hearth was contained inside 50 minutes and no person was injured. The trigger, the assertion continues, is unknown and was not investigated. In response to Fourteenfifteen’s spokesperson, there is no such thing as a estimate for when repairs will probably be accomplished, however the group’s GoFundMe has raised $10,000 for repairs because it was launched final week. The complicated is situated in a historic district alongside the famed Route 66, that’s dwelling to the Nationwide Hispanic Cultural Middle.
Intensive harm on the ground of Fourteenfifteen
Fourteenfifteen and the Minnow are run by members of LoA, a collective of curators and artists. Final 12 months, the group’s curatorial crew informed 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 numerous artist-run areas for greater than 20 years.
Fourteenfifteen was slated to open Ladmo: An Exhibit That Bears A Putting 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 reveals, 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 an announcement to neighborhood 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.
