This strange story came to mind while watching Secret Mall Apartment (now streaming on VOD platforms like Amazon Prime Video), a buzzy documentary chronicling the saga of a Rhode Island artist and his pals fashioning an apartment between the walls of a shopping mall, which became a secret hangout spot for them for four years. Memorable Dialogue: From a news report after Townsend finally got caught and took the fall for his friends, owning a trespassing charge: “When asked if the apartment was a work of art or just a place to live, Townsend told us that for him, there was no line between art and life. The filmmaker interviews Townsend and all parties involved in the apartment project – the other seven remained secret until the documentary was made – and visits other Providence artists in their beautifully cluttered studios and workshops so they can opine on their city, its people and the nature of art itself.
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Published at: 2025-10-04 21:00:00
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