Lia Gangitano's gallery in the lower east side has a new address, a new "look" and just blew me away. Lia continues to represent the underdog and avant-garde extreme and I love her tremendously for her loyalty and true commitment to not-for-profit/DIY philosophy (and the fact that I am her favorite filmmaker never hurt anything either :)
In 2001, Lia Gangitano founded PARTICIPANT INC, a not-for-profit art space in New York City, presenting exhibitions by Virgil Marti, Charles Atlas, Kathe Burkhart, Lutz Bacher, and akajoey, among others. As former curator of Thread Waxing Space, NY, her exhibitions, screenings, and performances included Spectacular Optical (1998), Luther Price: Imitation of Life (1999), The Life Casts of Cynthia Plaster Caster: 1968-2000 (2000), B√∏rre S√¶thre: Module for Mood (2000) and Sigalit Landau (2001). She is editor of the forthcoming anthology, The Alternative to What? Thread Waxing Space and the ’90s. As an associate curator, she co-curated Dress Codes (1993) and Boston School (1995) for The Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston; and edited the publications New Histories (with Steven Nelson, ICA Boston, 1997) and Boston School (ICA Boston, 1995). She has contributed to publications including TRANS>arts.cultures.media, The Sharpest Point: Animation at the End of Cinema, Lovett/Codagnone, and Whitney Biennial 2006-Day for Night. She is currently a Curatorial Advisor for P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center.
