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Fort Thunder (1995-2001) bathroom, Providence, R.I. Legendary diy space / venue / artist commune

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fort Thunder is like. lmanberg . in a way.

#ummm something about freedom and youth #and tragic ends to something we called a home but we keep them alive in our own ways #Whatever.#sorry i forgot lmanberg isn’t. Real.#anyway #key jingles #dsmp #fort thunder #?#lmanberg summer #lmanberg #i get to maintag this because Fort thunder is actually a staple of dsmpblr

okay guys

by OVERWHELMING request, here is my song fort thunder. it is very well loved among my irl friends so i hope all my tumblr friends like it too!!! it's about an art studio/music venue/home that used to be pretty popular in the 90s in providence rhode island, if y'all were wondering.

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Forcefield, Third Annual Roggabogga (detail), 2002 Biennial, Whitney Museum of American Art , New York

Secret Mall Apartment Trailer

The story in the 2024 documentary Secret Mall Apartment, feels relatively straightforward at first. In 2003, a group of eight artists built an apartment in a small, unused space in the Providence Place shopping mall in Providence, Rhode Island. They continued to use it until they were discovered a few years later. But the film takes you on a journey beyond the creation of the apartment. It's also about gentrification, urban development, and artist housing; mall culture and consumerism; the artists' work outside the apartment; and, by the end, even the question of what makes something art.

Artist Michael Townsend was no stranger to art installations. He had previously created one inside a drainage tunnel, allowing only a select few with keys to see it. When local artist venue and living space Fort Thunder was torn down, the idea of living in the nearby new mall began. He remembered noticing an odd extra space while the mall was still being constructed. After searching and finding it with his then-wife Adriana Valdez Young, friends and fellow artists Colin Bliss, Andrew Oesch, Greta Scheing, James Mercer, Emily Ustach, and Jay Zehngebot joined them to build the apartment. Luckily for viewers, the process was also documented with a Pentax Optio (even if the footage is low-res). Furniture was added, along with a video game system, and eventually a wall.

While their new home provided a break from the outside world, it also became a place for the artists to plan their tape-art installations. These included a five-year portrait series in NYC for 9/11; a mural on the site of the Oklahoma City bombing; and creating work with kids on the walls of Hasbro Children's Hospital in Rhode Island. Townsend continues to make tape-art projects today.

The documentary is fun to watch and at times, even inspirational. It's currently available to watch on Netflix and other online platforms.