Orchard, also known as Orchard 47, was a cooperatively organized exhibition and event space located in the Lower East Side

Lower East Side

The Lower East Side, LES, is a neighborhood in the southeastern part of the New York City borough of Manhattan. It is roughly bounded by Allen Street, East Houston Street, Essex Street, Canal Street, Eldridge Street, East Broadway, and Grand Street....

 neighborhood of Manhattan from 2005-2008. Orchard was collaboratively run by Rhea Anastas

Rhea Anastas

Rhea Anastas is an American art historian and critic, born in 1969 in Gloucester, Massachusetts. She earned her B.A. and M.A. degrees at Columbia University, and her Ph.D. from The Graduate School and University Center, City University of New York...

, Moyra Davey, Andrea Fraser

Andrea Fraser

Andrea Fraser is a New York-based performance artist, mainly known for her work in the area of institutional critique. She is currently a member of the Art Department faculty at the University of California, Los Angeles.-Position:...

, Nicolás Guagnini, Gareth James, Christian Philipp Müller, Jeff Preiss

Jeff Preiss

Jeff Preiss is an American filmmaker, cinematographer, director and producer. He is also a 1979 graduate of the Bard College film program. Some of his most notable works are Let's Get Lost and Broken Noses...

, R.H. Quaytman

R.H. Quaytman

R.H. Quaytman is a painter living in New York City.-Biography:Quaytman received a B.A. in painting from Bard College. In 1989 she was invited to the R.H. Quaytman is a painter living in [[New York City]]....

, Karin Schneider

Karin Schneider

Karin Schneider is a Brazilian artist. She was born in Rio de Janeiro.Schneider lives and works in New York since October, 1996. In 1997, Karin created together with the artist Nicolás Guagnini an experimental film company called Union Gaucha Productions...

, Jason Simon, John Yancy, Jr. and Anonymous. The artist-iniated space was founded after the passing of Colin de Land and the consequential closing of his gallery, American Fine Arts, where several of the founders and exhibiting artists of Orchard had associations. The programming at Orchard generally engaged in dialogues most often associated with institutional critique

Institutional Critique

Institutional Critique is an art term that describes the systematic inquiry into the workings of art institutions, for instance galleries and museums, and is most associated with the work of artists such as Michael Asher, Marcel Broodthaers, Daniel Buren, Andrea Fraser, Fred Wilson and Hans...

, a continuation of the objectives of de Land's American Fine Arts.