Overview
Collection Information
Size: 30 Linear feet
Summary: The records of artist-run collaborative exhibition and event space, Four Walls, measures 30.0 linear feet and dates from 1984-2000. The records document Four Walls activities such as artist conversations, panel discussions, exhibitions, screenings, and performances, and include photographic prints and slides, printed material and ephemera, notes and writings, correspondence, audio and video recordings, and some small artifacts. A portion of the material is in electronic format.
Biographical/Historical Note
Four Walls (1984-2000) was an artist-run collaborative exhibition and event space, operated primarily by artists Adam Simon and Michael Ballou. The organization consisted of two consecutive phases: from 1984 to 1988 in Hoboken, New Jersey, and from 1991 to 2000 in the Greenpoint/Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York.
Provenance
Donated in 2022 by founders Adam Simon and Michele Araujo and by Michael Ballou, who maintained a bulk of the material from Greenpoint in Brooklyn, New York.
Language Note
English .