Artists turn former 7-Eleven into “inconvenience store” selling pre-tangled USB cables
An old 7-Eleven in Seattle has been given a second life as an art gallery where everything is for sale and the shelves are stocked with unusual groceries.
The Inconvenience Store is a web-based project that reimagines a convenience store concept through an artistic lens. Originally launched in April 2022, the work transforms a former Seattle 7-Eleven location into a gallery space that inverts typical retail expectations - rather than offering convenience, the store stocks deliberately inconvenient items alongside unusual groceries, all available for purchase. The project plays with the tension between commercial spaces and art, turning everyday shopping into a conceptual experience that questions consumer habits and retail norms.
An old 7-Eleven in Seattle has been given a second life as an art gallery where everything is for sale and the shelves are stocked with unusual groceries.