The space was originally a bus depot for the town of Monticello.

Assembly is a contemporary art space featuring the work of 21st century artists. Created by Mexican artist Bosco Sodi and Lucia Corredor, it is sponsored by the non profit Foundation for the Mexican Art and Culture.

The space is located in an old bus depot in Monticello, New York. It was restored by Mexican architect Alberto Kalach.

Seeing as there is an enormous glut of unused artworks stuck in art storage, Assembly 1: Unstored was conceived as a year-long exhibit and public warehousing.

The exhibition features a group of artists from Mexico (and based in Mexico) upstairs; Ugo Rondinone, Lorena Ancona, Alejandro Almanza Pereda, Adrian S. Bara, Tania Candiani, Yolanda Ceballos, Paula Cortazar, Jose Dávila, Ale de la Puente, Adeline de Monseignat,Galia Eibenschutz, Gabriela Galván, Mario García Torres, Cristóbal Gracia, Gonzalo Lebrija, Mario Navarro, Eduardo Sarabia, Bosco Sodi and Héctor Zamora.

I live nearby and have my own studio and gallery space and I am currently building a house, studio & gallery in Merida, Mexico. I was aware of the work of Bosco Sodi’s work and heard Assembly was opening. Coincidentally, I arrived Upstate from Mexico on the same day it opened to the public, but –long story– I was locked out of my own studio and missed it. But I managed to catch it last week.

Sodi also has an amazing compound call Casa Wabi in Puerto Escondido near Oaxaca, Mexico, which I just posted here.