2007
Having lost the battle to preserve the Stecca and the gardens, Isola Art Center’s reaction was to adapt itself to the new situation, and to shift from being a dirty cube to the idea of a dispersed center hosted by friendly sites in the neighborhood, like shops, bars, a restaurant, a bookshop, cultural associations and private spaces. Dispersed center is derived form the concept of dispersed museum coined by Charles Esche. From 2007 to 2012 this new form of presence has made it possible for us to be more active in the life of the zone, as compared to the past. Thanks to the “Isola Rosta Project” the center used the storefront shutters as a new exhibition site, allowing art and criticism of urban projects to be displayed in public space. The dispersed center is currently aiming at fulfilling its fight-specific objectives, denouncing gentrification processes and collaborating with the new Isola Pepe Verde movement to gain a self-managed green community area and to make the dream of having a center for art and for the neighborhood come true.
Bert Theis
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