Fort Thunder
Fort Thunder (1995–2001) was a warehouse on the second floor of a pre-Civil War former textile factory in the
In 2000 it was announced that the mill building where Fort Thunder was located would be demolished.
Since the closure of Fort Thunder, former residents and friends of Fort Thunder have received acclaim in many areas, particularly in the genres of noise rock, alternative comics, and contemporary art. Members of Forcefield, a collaborative project started at Fort Thunder,[8] had their artwork included in the 2002 Whitney Biennial. In 2006, the Museum of Art at Rhode Island School of Design exhibited Wunderground: Providence, 1995 to the Present, an exhibition focusing on the underground art and music scene of Providence, with major reference to and inclusion of artists connected to Fort Thunder.[9] The Rhode Island Council for the Humanities held an exhibition in 2019 featuring Fort Thunder concert posters, recordings of bands, and ephemera.[10]
References
- ISBN 9781317158325.
- ^ Spurgeon, Tom. "Fort Thunder Forever", The Comics Journal #256, retrieved March 3, 2009 archived
- ^ Smith, Gregory (November 24, 2000). "Plan to raze mills worries artists". Providence Journal.
- ^ Smith, Gregory (February 21, 2001). "Mill-razing opponents win round in court". Providence Journal.
- ^ Smith, Gregory (January 11, 2002). "Through the mill". Providence Journal.
- ^ Hall, Megan (October 5, 2007). "Outlook remains murky for vacant Shaw's in Eagle Square". The Phoenix. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ^ Jerzyk, Matthew (Summer 2009). "Gentrification's Third Way: An Analysis of Housing Policy & Gentrification in Providence" (PDF). Harvard Law and Policy Review. 3 (2): 413–430. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ^ Johnson, Ken (September 25, 2014). "Recognizing a Vibrant Underground". New York Times. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ^ Smith, Roberta (December 16, 2006). "Looking for Graphic Lightning From Fort Thunder". New York Times. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ^ "Fort Thunder & Lightning Bolt: Old Mill / New Music". Rhode Island Council for the Humanities. April 29, 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- Rinder, Lawrence (2005). "Fort Thunder, Forcefield and the New York Art World". Art Life: Selected Writings, 1991-2005. G.R. Miller & Company. pp. 65–74. ISBN 9780974364827.
External links
- Some Thoughts on RISD's WUNDERGROUND from someone who was here and there. The online version of a print essay by Raphael Lyon on the subject.
- Fort Thunder Archive Archive of photos from old Fort Thunder web site.