1968 an all that

SPACE has been celebrating 40 years of supporting art at its source. Founded by artists Bridget Riley and Peter Sedgley- SPACE was a groundbreaking social experiment within this country and inspired similar models of artistic cooperation throughout the world.

The founding of SPACE changed the way artists and the art world operated and is now recognised as a watershed in British art history, playing a major part in establishing a thriving art scene in the east end which is still going very strong today- though SPACE denies any responsibility for Hoxton (well some one is to blame)

Very much in the spirt of the 60's this amusing footage is well worth taking the time to watch- the interviews with locals about their thoughts on a bunch of bohemian, hippie artists decamping on their east end community is hilarious...it would be interesting to compare current local perceptions of the East London art community, and for that matter, the modern image of the 'artist' with that of the idealistic socially minded 60's generation. Enjoy.



Early SPACE from SPACE on Vimeo.