NON STNDRD

Housed in a decommissioned steel foundry in the former company town of agrochemical company Monsanto, the National Building Arts Center (NBAC) is an emerging institution holding the largest collection of built-environment artifacts in the United States as well as hosting artist space NON STNDRD. Radically breaking from a traditional exhibition space, NON STNDRD presents a site-responsive program of outdoor exhibitions and interventions conceptually inspired and physically determined by the communities and landscapes that surround the American Bottom. In partnership with Counterpublic, NBAC and NON STNDRD will host long-term climate-focused projects, introducing regenerative frameworks at a location closely tied to the origins of the global climate crisis.