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SPACES is dedicated to the study, documentation, and preservation of art environments and self-taught artistic activity.
Recent Blog Posts
Stacey Holder: Garden Guide to Preservation Manager
05 / 30 / 2023
An important part of the mission of Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens is to preserve the work of Isaiah Zagar. Exposure to weather elements and 165,000 vis…

Out of Office: Southern California
05 / 15 / 2023
“In a state where the weather never changes, the people do the changing,” noted SPACES founder Seymour Rosen on the cover of his 1979 book In Celebrat…

Daily Practices: Gabriel Chalfin-Piney & Art Environments
03 / 22 / 2023
Gabriel Chalfin-Piney is a performance artist and organizer with a background in cohort creation and public programming. They are interested in making…
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From the Archives
SPACES’ Archive assistant Rachel Allison is currently working on digitizing Seymour Rosen’s slide collection documenting art environments. This photo is a recently digitized slide from the Jenner Beach Driftwood environment from 1973. An environment page for Jenner Beach is coming soon!
