Art exhibitions in people’s own apartments, were a tradition born in the Soviet Union when public cultural life was strictly regulated by the state. People opened their apartments— private spaces— for public events, exhibitions and concerts.

By creating our own apartment shows with neighbors and friends, we hoped for experimentation and dialogue that would go beyond our immediate circle of friends. We aim to transfer private space into public space.

Now, just like the original Soviet APTART, we plan to create a new space with new values that are not regulated by museums, markets, and galleries and do not require grants or sponsor support to function (although we adore support and care and it sure helps!).

We experiment with reproducible art. Imagine an exhibition that is not only viewable but where visitors can pick up their favorite pieces simply by downloading them from the website and printing them.

Nice!

That’s our vision for APTART.  We have already held several exhibitions of activist art and will continue to feature artists and collectives whose work connects private and public spaces and exploring two of our all-time favorite themes: Carnival and Dialogue, which stand against war.