The city’s art scene is in a league of its own. Here’s why it should be on your radar for more than just food and a trip to the Gateway Arch.

Source: Hyperallergic

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NonStndrd at the National Building Arts Center

2300 Falling Springs Road, Sauget, Illinois

One of the most unusual spaces in the St. Louis area — a roughly 15-minute drive from the city — is the result of the personal collecting hobby of the late Larry Giles, a historical preservationist and architectural salvager. Since his death in 2021, the National Building Arts Center has unfortunately become more weathered and worn. Thankfully, local artists are trying to shine a light on the industrial site to muster support for its restoration. The current exhibition, titled A Matter of the Invisible and curated by Pia Singh, features two new site-specific installations by Jeremiah Hulsebos-Spofford and Leticia Pardo. Both artistic interventions are well-suited to help us dream up new possibilities for a sprawling campus that reputedly has one of the world’s largest archives of historical brick.