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Immergut, Matthew
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Spring 2019
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2019
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Gentrification is running rampant through urban areas, and causing the displacement of long-term minority residents. Steinmetz-Wood, et. al (2017) define gentrification as real estate or urban developments that result in increasing land values and displacement of individuals with low socioeconomic status. Recently throughout gentrified areas, there has been an increase in the presence of art, whether it be through the means of newly incoming artist residents, a general presence of art within the community (public art, museums, murals, art and education programs), or art walks/festivals. This heightened presence of art acts as a catalyst of transformation, of structural and cultural change of a neighborhood. Art in urban areas will often be presented as means of ‘rejuvenation' and ‘revitalization' for lower-class neighborhoods, and often is put in place for the aestheticization, marketing and ‘bettering' of communities. These architectural and cultural shifts will then, in turn, ultimately cause the area to become more expensive, forcing both the long term minority residents, and the artists who relocated to these areas (due to their low socioeconomic status), to be displaced. Due to this heightened presence of art in urban areas it is essential to question in what way the fine artist plays a role in urban inequality and gentrification. In this paper I am assessing how fine artists in New York City navigate gentrified spaces, whether they see themselves as a part of the process, and how interpret their roles.
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