Saoirse Higgins (Ireland) (pronounced See-er-sssha. It means ‘freedom’in Gaelic) Mechanism no. 1: War :: Saiorse Higgins, with Simon Schiessl (July 9-August 2, 2003) Doom Machine doom monitor :: Saiorse Higgins (Feb 2003-November 2005) http://artists.banff.org/saoirse/ [ you’ll never be the same after this, you were never the same after that] :: online-offline performance looking at the pull and push of time through Beckett

We exhibit artists’ work in our main gallery eleven months a year, and often in our two other public spaces as well. All of the work we exhibit is developed at Location One, much of it by artists in our residency program. While Location One seeks to nurture a critical awareness of the implications of […]

SELECTED PAST EXHIBITIONS: Main Gallery Exhibitions>> Rudy Shepherd: Portraits July 8-31, 2009 In “Portraits,” American Artist-in-Residence Rudy Shepherd presents a series of recent works that challenge and transcend traditional notions of who and what is a worthy subject of high-art portraiture, e.g., criminals, anonymous Taliban members, black heroes, or houses.The painted portraits in Shepherd’s “Criminal/Victim” […]

SELECTED PAST EXHIBITIONS: Main Gallery Exhibitions>> Rudy Shepherd: Portraits July 8-31, 2009 In “Portraits,” American Artist-in-Residence Rudy Shepherd presents a series of recent works that challenge and transcend traditional notions of who and what is a worthy subject of high-art portraiture, e.g., criminals, anonymous Taliban members, black heroes, or houses.The painted portraits in Shepherd’s “Criminal/Victim” […]

Senior Artists-in-Residence Martha Rosler (2006-2007) Laurie Anderson (2007-2008) Joan Jonas (2008-2009) Carolee Schneemann (2009-2010) Pablo Helguera (2011-2012) Artists-in-Residence 2001-2013 2012-2013 André Feliciano (Brazil) Nuno Henrique (Portugal) Marta Jovanović (Serbia) Everett Kane (US) Marie Lund (Denmark) Raz Mesinai (US) 2011-2012 Pablo Helguera (Mexico) Jacob Dahl Jürgensen (Denmark) Maria José Arjona (Colombia) Hiraku Suzuki (Japan) Michaela Müller […]

LOCATION ONE IN THE PRESS Press inquiries contact Steve Cukierski +1 212-334-3347 : press@location1.org “Location One, a singularly engaging, idealistic and enchanting SoHo space any art lover must experience, no matter the exhibition”–Anne Swartz, NY ARTS, January/February 2006 on Douglas Repetto’s Slowscan Soundwave (III) CURRENT EXHIBITION:   PREVIOUS EXHIBITION HIGHLIGHTS: Davide Balliano: Giving My Back […]

Both the Doom_machine and Mechanism no.1 address our concerns and fears in the world as we embrace technology and its powers, both good and bad. Ultimately we are responsible for the power of technology and how it is used. This exhibition looks at the fear factor in the world particularly during these times of uncertainty and paranoia. It examines our innate pessimism regarding the world and our expectations for the future.