Skylab Gallery is an independently run gallery and performance space in downtown Columbus, Ohio.[1][2] It is currently at the address of 57 E Gay St, Fl 5th, Columbus, OH, United States. It has been active since at least the year 2000,[3] serving as an exhibition space for the independent art community in Columbus. The Space Station Skylab has most notably been a venue for the contemporary underground experimental music and noise rock scene, hosting local, national, and international performers.

Notable performances

Notable musicians and groups who have performed at Skylab Gallery include The Skaters,[4] Wolf Eyes, Emeralds, Prurient, Byron Westbrook, Extreme Animals, Lukas Ligeti, Leslie Keffer, Neptune, Foot Village, C Spencer Yeh, Burning Star Core, the White Mice, Sword Heaven, The Laundry Room Squelchers, Daniel Higgs, Rocco Di Pietro, Nautical Almanac, Mike Shiflet, Times New Viking, and Japanther.

Avant Writing Symposium

In 2010 Skylab was host to a Visual Poetry and Mailart Exhibition as part of the International Avant Writing Symposium curated by the poet John M. Bennett.[5]

Other exhibitions

Brooklyn, New York based illustrator and artist John Malta held his first solo exhibition, entitled "Be Safe My Little Viking" at Skylab in 2009.[6]

In 2009 Skylab and The Shelf Galleries were host to 28 Windows,[7] a multimedia video installation in which video art was projected on all 28 windows of the Skylab building. The project was curated by former Shelf curator Nathan Ober.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Victim of Time".
  2. ↑ "Skylab Gallery". Retrieved 15 July 2011.
  3. ↑ Atzberger, Liz. "Liz Atzberger CV".
  4. ↑ "The Skaters - Live at Skylab Feb 7th 2008" Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  5. ↑ Visual Poetry Mailart Exhibition. OCLC 664560049.
  6. ↑ "John Malta CV". Retrieved 26 July 2011.
  7. ↑ 28 Windows
  8. ↑ Starker, Melissa. "Window Treatments". Columbus Alive. Retrieved 26 July 2011.

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