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'''SoMo Galleries''' was an art gallery located south of [[Powell Avenue]] on the second floor of the building at 2229 [[1st Avenue South]]. Opened in May [[1989]],as a venue for new and established artists to exhibit and experiment with new methods and materials, the gallery, was owned by [[Doug Moore]]. | |||
The 1898 building had previously housed a boarding house for railroad workers, [[Birmingham Casket Co.]], [[Child Furniture Co.]] and a brothel. | |||
The 1898 building had previously housed a boarding | |||
For the inaugural exhibition by the [[Flood and Mystic Chamber Salon]], [[SoMo Galleries]] was physically and symbolically linked to [[Space One Eleven]] with surveyors tape and surprise objects along sidewalks and above streets to connect the two galleries and provide a path for gallery patrons to follow. | For the inaugural exhibition by the [[Flood and Mystic Chamber Salon]], [[SoMo Galleries]] was physically and symbolically linked to [[Space One Eleven]] with surveyors tape and surprise objects along sidewalks and above streets to connect the two galleries and provide a path for gallery patrons to follow. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
* Keith, Susan (May 19, 1989) "Galleries to link up - Literally." ''Kudzu | * Keith, Susan (May 19, 1989) "Galleries to link up - Literally." ''Kudzu'' magazine, {{BPH}} | ||
[[Category:Former art galleries]] | [[Category:Former art galleries]] | ||
[[Category:1st Avenue South]] | [[Category:1st Avenue South]] | ||
[[Category:1989 establishments]] | [[Category:1989 establishments]] | ||
Revision as of 10:49, 5 July 2018
SoMo Galleries was an art gallery located south of Powell Avenue on the second floor of the building at 2229 1st Avenue South. Opened in May 1989,as a venue for new and established artists to exhibit and experiment with new methods and materials, the gallery, was owned by Doug Moore.
The 1898 building had previously housed a boarding house for railroad workers, Birmingham Casket Co., Child Furniture Co. and a brothel.
For the inaugural exhibition by the Flood and Mystic Chamber Salon, SoMo Galleries was physically and symbolically linked to Space One Eleven with surveyors tape and surprise objects along sidewalks and above streets to connect the two galleries and provide a path for gallery patrons to follow.
References
- Keith, Susan (May 19, 1989) "Galleries to link up - Literally." Kudzu magazine, Birmingham Post-Herald