– the practice of classification from the purview of the taxi.
– the notion of archiving as a social act and the investigation of cartography as a tool for the appropriation of space.

taxi_onomy is an art architecture collaboration that reappropriates the taxi using it as a tool through which to rethink and propose a series of inteventions within and through the territory of the urban. taxi_onomy is an architectural and virtual interface.


1. the knowledge


2. cab mens shelters

3. 'proposal for a mobile archive'

4. 'mumbai city dictionary'

5. '200 questions: on art and public space'



/exhibitions/
*'subcontingency', fondazione sandretto re rebaudengo, turin, 2006, curated by ilaria bonacossa and francesco manacorda.
*'la linea sottile', pescara electronic arts meeting, pescara/venice, 2005, curate by francesca colasante and marco antonini


/commissions/

*'public structures', commissioned by gavin wade for the second ghangzhou triennal, curated by hon hanru, hans ulrich obrist and guo xiaoyan 2005/2006, view
*'future wireless', commissioned by cybersalon, science museum, london, 2005, view

/publications/
*‘did someone say participate: an atlas of spatial practice ’ edited by shumon bazar and markus miessen, revolver/mit press, 2006
*‘media mutandis: a node.london reader surveying art, technologies and politics’ edited by marina vishmidt, node.london, 2006
*‘subcontingent: the indian subcontinent in contemporary art’ edited by ilaria bonacossa and francesco manacorda, electra, 2006

/related projects/

*'if the route:' the great learning of london [a taxi opera] 2007
view site for more info: http://www.thegreatlearning.org

* support structure: an evolving collaborative project between architect celine condorelli and artist-curator gavin wade
view site for more info:
http://www.supportstructure.org









taxi_onomy is celine condorelli and beatrice gibson

bea@taxionomy.net
celine@taxionomy.net