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Anart squat is a name used to describe the action of artists to occupy (orsquatin) an abandoned building, thereby creating studio space to create art. Art squats often have a semi-legal or illegal status.
Tacheles, in Berlin, Germany, was one of many buildings occupied by artists in the years after World War II[1] and continued to operate as a studio space and gallery until 2012, when the authorities closed it for redevelopment.[2]
Paris, France, has experienced several decades of art squats, a result of high rents and a large Bohemian artist population.[3] Early examples include the Bateau-Lavoir (destroyed during the 1970s) and Hôpital Éphémère, occupied during the 1980s and 90s.[3] In the 2000s the Paris city hall began an initiative to redevelop and legalise the city's art squats, beginning with a 6-storey squat at 59 rue de Rivoli which was renovated and reopened in 2009.[3]
Art Squat was also the name of an Artists Collective co-founded by Johnny OttoinLos Angeles in the early 1990s, which took over abandoned properties in the Fairfax District and converted them into Galleries. [4]
In 2021 Art Squat Magazine was founded as an online source for interviews and articles about Artists from all over the world, including Dave_Navarro, Plastic_Jesus_(artist), Billy_Morrison, WRDSMTH, Blek_le_Rat, RISK_(graffiti_artist), Svetlana Talabolina and many others. [5]
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