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The Community : Shanzhai at Averard Hotel
The Community : Shanzhai. The new installation and video by The Community is now available for 1-night stays at Averard Hotel in London as part of the exhibition “European, Foreign & Domestic” by Slate Projects.<br /><br />The installation “Shanzhai” is a replica of an apartment we stayed in while in Thames Town just outside of Shanghai. Thames Town is one of the nine towns build around Shanghai that replicate European cities. It replicates a typical British townhouse architecture found notably in London.<br /><br /><b>The space</b><br />The Community : Shanzhai is based at the Averard Hotel in Lancaster Gate, an empty nineteenth-century townhouse-cum-hotel currently awaiting renovation. A complex layering of historical styles, grand spaces and abandon made for a unique exhibition venue which challenged the conventions of contemporary art exhibitions.<br /><br />The Averard Hotel stands at the western end of the Lancaster Gate development. Built in English Baroque with French mannerist
Hi,

I am the Founder and Director of The Community -  A collective-run platform for multidisciplinary exchange based in Château d'Eau,  Paris.

Our collective's new installation, The Community : Shanzhai, is available for overnight stays in June and July 2018. Shanzhai is inside Averard Hotel in London. 

The Averard Hotel stands at the western end of the Lancaster Gate development. Built in English Baroque with French mannerist touches in the 1850s, Lancaster Gate was popular with wealthy families. The 1920s saw its grand homes divided into flats and hotel rooms, and the introduction of Art Deco interiors. The Averard Hotel has been stripped back to reveal its multi-layered history in a state of arrested decay, as it awaits renovation into luxury flats. An exhibition programme, hosting a series of projects by international galleries, curators and artists, is taking place until the end of 2018.

Please do not hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions!