Thing Frankfurt

After two years of homelessness artists' group Phantombüro moved in this space, a former Pakistani restaurant. From the beginning it was clear that this huge space (over 300sqm) was only for a short time, with a rent exceeding DM 3000 per month.

Shop space of a parking lot. The basement of the building hosted some stylish shops long time ago. Maybe no other place has had so many different tennants. The first thing I witnessed there was "Kathedrale II", a shorttime club project in 1995.

Followup of Gartners member Annette Gloser. Annette pioneered the east harbour area of Frankfurt, giving it a "radical chic" for new ventures like the Ostklub (1996) and other party activities. The Galerie Fruchtig extended and enlarged the Gartners concept and featured nearly everything from performance, music, full scale installation, poetry readings to Korean cooking sessions.