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Parallel Form emerged from a belief that the relationship between artists, galleries, and audiences is changing. As traditional structures of the art world evolve, so too must the pillars that underpin it. The blue-chip gallery model — once the primary gate keeper to the art world — no longer holds the same power. So, in this new landsacpe, shaped by digital visibility and creative independence, we want to empower artists on their own terms — not as suppliers to a market, but as thinkers, makers, and cultural voices thinking about art beyond institutional boundaries.

Reassessing the Gallery-Artist Relationship

The gallery–artist dynamic is shifting. While they continue to loose commercially, digitally-native artists increasingly operate independently — building their own audiences, shaping their own narratives, selling their own work, and thus questioning the need for representation as it once existed. At Parallel Form, we believe galleries should function less as arbiters of taste and more as collaborators, amplifying ideas rather than controlling them. Our aim is to provide space for thinking and making, rather than simply marketing and selling.

How We See Art

A small white plaque. A title. A date. BUT WHAT DOES IT ALL ACTUALLY MEAN?
We believe the role of a platform like ours is not to tell people what to think, nor pressure them into believing what consitutes good art from bad art, which nowadays is often coerced by environment or popular opinion, but to invite them into the layers of what art can mean. We want you to feel something beyond the frame — to engage and understand. Once you understand the context, you might connect with it instantly, or you might not form it at all — which is precisely our point. As some critic once said, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

A Parallel Approach

Parallel Form exists alongside the traditional art world, not in opposition to it. We foreground context and conversation; championing artists who want their art to be valued not just because of how it looks.

WHETHER IT’S SOMETHING YOU WANT ON YOUR WALL IS UP TO YOU.

Art today is institutionalised narcisssism, a conspiracy between creators and curators to make people feel stupid.

PHILO SOP HY

PHILO
SOP
HY