Art and Gentrification in the Changing Neoliberal Landscape

Art and Gentrification in the Changing Neoliberal Landscape explores the complex relationship between art and gentrification, highlighting the role of artistic protests and resistance in gentrified neighborhoods. The book brings together diverse disciplinary perspectives and theories on the evolving relationship between art and urban regeneration processes, emphasizing the need to recognize the shifting and conflicting relationship between art and gentrification.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 184 pages
Publication date: 25 September 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Art and Gentrification in the Changing Neoliberal Landscape is a comprehensive exploration of the intricate and evolving relationship between art and urban regeneration processes. This multidisciplinary volume brings together a diverse range of disciplinary perspectives and theories to shed light on the complex dynamics between art and gentrification. While previous discussions have focused on the role of art in gentrification, this book shifts the focus to the growing phenomenon of artistic protests and resistance in gentrified neighborhoods.

Since the 1980s, art and artists have played a significant role in gentrification, contributing at various stages of the process, from triggering it to eventually being displaced by it. The current presence of art in our neoliberal urban spaces serves as a testament to the ongoing negotiation between power and resistance. Recognizing the shifting and conflicting relationship between art and gentrification is crucial in understanding the complex dynamics of urban transformation.

The chapters presented in this book share a common thesis that the aesthetic reconfiguration of the neoliberal city not only enables uneven and exclusionary urban redevelopment strategies but also facilitates the growth of anti-gentrification resistance. By examining the ways in which art is used as a tool for protest, resistance, and empowerment, this book offers valuable insights into the complex interplay between art, gentrification, and social change.

This book will appeal to scholars working in art history, urban cultures, cultural geography, urban studies, as well as contemporary art practitioners and policymakers. It provides a rich and interdisciplinary understanding of the role of art in shaping the urban landscape and offers valuable insights into the strategies employed by artists and communities to resist gentrification.

Weight: 453g
Dimension: 246 x 174 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367521493