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SPACES is dedicated to the study, documentation, and preservation of art environments and self-taught artistic activity.
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“It will belong to the whole population of earth”: the re-opening of the World’s Folk Art Church at Howard Finster’s Paradise Garden
07 / 16 / 2025
Characteristic of Georgia June, it was a muggy, 90-something degree day on the occasion of the reopening of the World’s Folk Art Church last Sunday, a…
A Living Artifact: Remembrances from Tanya Ward Goodman
06 / 30 / 2025
It was boiling hot in Simi Valley on the day I first visited Bottle Village. I was not yet twelve years old and wore cotton, shortie pajamas, the only…
Off the Walls: Seymour Rosen’s Documentation of Social Justice Murals in Los Angeles
05 / 8 / 2025
Thank you to SPACES Archives spring semester 2025 intern Lili Alderson for preparing this blog post while she worked on digitizing Seymour Rosen's vas…
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Although primarily known as a documentary photographer, Rosen explored his creativity by casting a wide net; among other genres, he produced photograms, happenings, installation art, and a broad range of photographic expression. Take a look at his artwork here!
