Cultural Exchange Market (2016)
St. Paul, Minnesota
Lead Artist
A temporary dry-goods market for both commercial and artistic exchanges, as a reflection and advancement of the river’s complex trade history and a test of a new way to regulate commercial sales in public space. Ten “ShopBoxes” unfold to become flexible shop spaces occupied by social practice artists and a diverse group of local craft merchants.
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Built as part of the Riverfront Balcony Prototyping Festival, with support from the Riverfront Corporation and Knutson Construction.
Program Manager: Ashley Duffalo
Lead Artist
A temporary dry-goods market for both commercial and artistic exchanges, as a reflection and advancement of the river’s complex trade history and a test of a new way to regulate commercial sales in public space. Ten “ShopBoxes” unfold to become flexible shop spaces occupied by social practice artists and a diverse group of local craft merchants.
Partners
Built as part of the Riverfront Balcony Prototyping Festival, with support from the Riverfront Corporation and Knutson Construction.
Program Manager: Ashley Duffalo
© Emily Stover 2024