Loophole
Armories were built in cities to store ammunition, weapons, and other military matériel for the rapid mobilization of reserve forces. Today, an armory is an anachronistic building type. Some of these structures have been converted into art and performance venues. Others have faced the wrecking ball. In 1989, the city of Chicago granted approval for the demolition of the 1st Cavalry Illinois National Guard Armory, which would clear the site for a new building to house the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. The Armory was torn down four years later in 1993. The long delay between the approval and the actual demolition of the massive building presented an opportunity to take possession of the space before it was destroyed. The multimedia installation Loophole was created in the context of the exhibition Art at the Armory: Occupied Territory.
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