Orchard (artist-run space)
Orchard was an artist-run exhibition and event space in New York's Lower East Side from 2005-2008. The gallery was run as a for-profit limited liability corporation founded for the project. The partners included artists, filmmakers, critics, art historians, and curators.
Orchard's program focussed on" thematically, conceptually and politically driven group exhibitions and projects." [1]
Since opening in May 2005, Orchard has restaged or produced unrealized projects by Michael Asher, Andrea Fraser with Allan McCollum, Dan Graham, and Lawrence Weiner. Orchard has also presented historical works by Daniel Buren, Luis Camnitzer, Juan Downey, Hans Haacke, Roberto Jacoby, Adrian Piper, Anthony McCall and Martha Rosler, as well as new works by Merlin Carpenter, Nicolás Guagnini, Jutta Koether,Josiah McElheny, Lucy McKenzie, Blake Rayne, Stephan Pascher, Jeff Preiss, R.H. Quaytman, Karin Schneider, and Jason Simon, among others. Orchard was a three-year project which was completed on May 25, 2008.
Partners
Rhea Anastas Moyra Davey Andrea Fraser Nicolás Guagnini Gareth James Christian Philipp Müller Jeff Preiss R.H. Quaytman Karin Schneider Jason Simon John Yancy, Jr. Anonymous