Candida Höfer / Casa da Musica I Porto 2006

Choosing a single image to hang in this storefront to represent Höfer’s oeuvre is like choosing a single book to represent the Library of Congress or Bibliothéque Nationale de France¬–it is not possible. Far from being a super image, Casa da Musica I Porto 2006 has been selected as an inviting image. In it, the bold geometry of Rem Koolhaas’ design is magnified by Höfer’s wide field of view and use of converging lines.

In the tradition of storefronts from New York's SoHo to Paris' Galeries Lafayette, Impromptu Storefront brings artwork from the bare walls of the gallery to the most fundamental public space: the street. In so doing, the border between public and private spaces is blurred, amplifying the content of the storefront, and impelling it towards the public space. 

Collector’s Corner
An authorized limited edition of this particular work will be available for interested collectors and connoisseurs who appreciate an international artist whose work is collected by the major museums such as MoMA, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Tate Modern, Centre Pompidou, and the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Kunsthaus Bregenz, just to name a few. Part of the sales will be reverted to Ephemera Public Space Cooperative, strategizing a long-term sustainability plan for independent curatorial projects.