How an Abandoned Hudson Valley Mall Became a Contemporary Art Exhibition
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Lisa Wong Macabasco
Summary
The Hudson Valley Mall, once a thriving 77-store complex near Kingston, NY, now sits largely vacant — but rather than signaling an end, curator Marly Hammer and the creative collective Jasper Richmus have transformed its abandoned storefronts into "The Mall," a contemporary art exhibition for Upstate Art Weekend. The article explores how the decline of American shopping malls has created new opportunities for artistic and community reclamation, turning spaces of consumerism into venues for creative expression.
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The mall was once a place where people came to consume. Now it's a place where they come to create.
What we're seeing is a reimagining of public space — from commerce to culture.
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