Created in 2001 station21 proposes a cross-genre programme ranging from photography and sculpture…read moreto performance art. The location constantly changes from gallery to cinema to stage to living room - depending upon what is on exhibition and on the agenda. The resulting mix of genres of art is part of the concept. It challenges both the audience and the artists, in some instances violently, with new perspectives.

We came for the art (an exhibit of contemporary Persian miniatures), and we eventually saw it ---…read morebut getting inside was like pulling teeth. I showed up with 45 minutes before close. There's a "Back in 15 Minutes" post-it on the door, but two people working inside; chatted with one, he wasn't enthusiastic about letting people in so close to closing. I was still waiting for the other three in my group, so I didn't push, and waited outside. A few minutes later, we're all here --- and the doors are locked, and the staff is nowhere to be seen. Not inside, not answering the phone, not out back for a smoke. We wait 15 minutes. Eventually, he shows up and (with some encouragement) lets us in. The exhibition is nice --- four different artists, with some similarities but distinct styles --- but it shouldn't be this hard to visit an art gallery.