2024-12-21T23:20:28-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/140423858/the-winners-of-this-year-s-critical-halloween-at-the-storefront-for-art-and-architecture Nicholas Korody 2015-11-04T19:49:00-05:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/qs/qsvgagv7bhs0i73l.gif" border="0" /><em><p>Each year, Critical Halloween celebrates a feared ghost of art and architectural production. This year, we explore DEMO, which operates simultaneously as an abbreviation, a prefix, a verb, and a noun. &nbsp; From acts of collective will (DEMOnstration) to institutional erasure (DEMOlition), DEMO invites guests to intellectually examine ideas, issues, and objects&nbsp;in art, architecture, and design with a focus on those that should get a dose of DEMO.</p></em><br /><br /><p>Critical Halloween, an annual event hosted by the Storefront for Art and Architecture, is a hybrid party, critical debate, and costume contest. Each year, the organizers announce a "spooky" architectural issue or concept, which is then interpreted by design aficionados and practitioners from around the city. Then an esteemed jury selects the winners of a series of theme-appropriate categories.<br><br>This year, the theme was "DEMO" &ndash; as in demonstration, but also demolition, demon, demos, democracy, demography, etc. The jury comprised Keller Easterling, author of&nbsp;<em>Extrastatecraft&nbsp;</em>and other notable titles, Winka Dubbeldam of Archi-Tectonics, Andres Jacque of the Office for Political Innovation, and Beatrice Galilee, the architecture and design curator at the Met.<br><br>The Storefront has also teamed up with the art website Hyperallergic to host a "Democratic People's Choice Award" and you can vote <a href="http://hyperallergic.com/250052/do-your-democratic-duty-and-vote-for-your-favorite-2015-critical-halloween-costume/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p><em>So, without any further ado, the winners of the 2015 Critical Halloween costume contest...</em></p><p><strong>Best Ove...</strong></p>