Artists Against Artwashing: Anti-Gentrification & the Intangible Rise of the Social Capital Artist
This is a transcript of my paper I presented at the Edge | Situated Practice conference at Here East on Saturday 7th October 2017. The conference was organised by the UCL Urban Laboratory and the Folkestone Triennial, with additional support from the Bartlett School of Architecture and Slade School of Fine Art. There's a link to my PowerPoint presentation too. It was a really interesting conference and I think my paper provoked some challenging debate.
If only Balfron Tower could talk, if only we could see - an ode those in social housing so cruelly dispossessed
This is a re-blog of a guest post I wrote on 20th September 2016 for the Balfron Social Club. An ode to Balfron Tower and its dispossessed residents...