Art in unusual spaces wander 16/04

several art in usual spaces openings happened on the 16th of April, mainly in the leeds shopping plaza.
downstairs in the units we will occupy there were several pieces of artwork on display in the units running down the left hand side (facing old zavi) these works were displayed in a mixture of ways on, plinth's, on boards erected in the window and also suspended from the ceiling. the suspended pieces I personally felt worked really well as they seemed to negate the problem of making the exhibition carry the feeling of a static art society display, which I thought was a slight problem with the selling exhibition that had happened in the opposite units a few weeks prior-not that it was the work in that exhibition evoked this impression it was rather the board displays which it was mounted on.
In the unit which previously had the selling exhibition (to the right of zavi) there was a collection of video pieces, one large projection being projected onto one of the freestanding boards previously used for the selling exhibition (this use of the boards did not offend me) and three monitors placed on floor level almost flush with the window.
Those involved with the exhibition had also used a window marker to write and draw on the window text relating to the exhibition. This worked extremely well as it made use of the huge window space without detracting from the video display as laminate lettering might (it was also probably far more economic than laminate lettering as well) .
Overall the space felt really quite dynamic also the booze table was out in the main public area outside old zavi making it known to the general public that something was afoot!

Floppalgangers
upstairs in the old tkmax space which previously held sliceland, there was a group exhibition displaying really very different work dispersed quite far in the space. this distance between pieces worked far better than I would have imagined it might. the work didn't just turn into follies in the vast space, rather the space around them gave them room to be appreciated, I doubt we will have the opportunity to have such space as there are 44 of us but it was nice to see how there is no need to be afraid of work standing alone.
on the downside I am not in any way wanting to be a spoil sport but the health and safety aspect of so many suspect exposed wires did concern me slightly, especially with the possibility of little inquisitive bodies exploring the space; by this I mean children not vermin.

There was also an art in unusual event in the cornexchange, of site specific posters created for the external shop faces running around the balcony. Was not impressed with this, it looked like something that might be there anyway just to fill the space, perhaps this was the concept in which case it was lost on me.