About Nine

Nine is dedicated to advancing critical dialogue around alternative curatorial and artistic practices, foregrounding experimentation as a vital force within contemporary art. By supporting underrepresented perspectives, fostering interdisciplinary exchange, and connecting regional and metropolitan contexts, Nine functions as both a site of artistic experimentation and a hub for public engagement.

Nine is an art space in Chinatown / Two Bridges, New York shared by blue boy, Curmudgeon, Living Skin, and Service. Established through a network of peers sourced by Living Skin to push the narrative of alternative spaces, Nine houses rotating exhibitions, public programs, and community-centered activations.

The collective is dedicated to advancing critical dialogue around alternative curatorial and artistic practices, foregrounding experimentation as a vital force within contemporary art. By supporting underrepresented perspectives, fostering interdisciplinary exchange, and connecting regional and metropolitan contexts, Nine functions as both a site of artistic experimentation and a hub for public engagement.

Nine is partially funded by a private arts grant.

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Nine is funded in partial by an anonymous patron.

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blue boy

Blue boy is an artist-run space in Savannah, GA committed to the exhibition of evolving art practices in the Southeast and beyond. The original gallery is housed in a detached shed in the director’s backyard. Nine presents an opportunity to expand blue boy’s existing program beyond the Southeast, connecting the dots between Savannah and a larger, metropolitan art center.

Nine will function as a sister site to their Savannah flagship, with programming focused on artists with limited representation in larger art markets through solo and small-group presentations. Alongside exhibitions, we plan to host additional programs that foster exchange between artistic communities in New York and the Southeast at large.

Curmudgeon

Curmudgeon is an independent curatorial project run by artist Jordan Segal. It began as an apartment gallery with a pop up show co-curated with Rachel Yaknu of Art show projects. It is now expanding into a collective space at Nine. Curmudgeon is passionate about materially expressive work and does not shy away from art that challenges the viewer. The project’s ambition is to present work that might not otherwise have the opportunity to be shown in a traditional gallery setting. Curmudgeon’s programming primarily consists of group exhibitions, with a strong emphasis on developing thematic shows that foster dialogue and community building. The project plans to host selective solo exhibitions, allowing individual artists to fully utilize the space. In addition to exhibitions, Curmudgeon will host artist talks, workshops, and readings––offering multiple avenues for artists to share their ideas and contribute to a vibrant community.

Living Skin

Living Skin is a curatorial project and arts center housing exhibitions, short-term residencies, various artist-driven programming, and an annual LS Artist Conference.

Living Skin leaves its street-facing apartment for Nine to continue its exploration of alternative forms of showing and off-the-wall expression. Living Skin is also the home of the LS House of Film Studies, Rusha Moon Press, and the Living Sound Beacon, a film studies group, publication, and online radio, serving Living Skin’s continual research on cross-disciplinary communication and learning.

Service

Service is a sister space to Site. Service extends the ethos of Site by grounding its process-driven ethos within a permanent home at 9 Monroe St, New York, alongside its partners at Nine. While Site will continue to operate in its everchanging and nomadic nature, Service establishes a dedicated space for short term artist residencies, exhibitions, and public programming such as open critiques, artist dinners, community work hours, reading rooms, and more.

At its core, Service is a place where artistic experimentation, public encounter, and community dialogue intersect. It provides time, space, structure, and visibility for artists of inquiry, while cultivating a welcoming hub for shared learning, experimentation, and conversation.