“While much has been made of the connection between arts and gentrification, the researchers find little evidence of it, noting that “art clusters are tied less to conventional signs of gentrification and ‘urban’ characteristics but rather they may be found where other related industries that rely on specialized expertise and knowledge abound.”” – Why Cities Can’t Afford to Lose Their Artists
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“If technological literacy is going to rise, it’s going to need the help of artists to enlarge its vocabulary, and the leadership and guidance of cultural institutions to frame the discussion.” – Beyond Pong: why digital art matters
“sponsors have never really required that the company product be used to make artwork, although a performance by Liberate Tate on the first anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon disaster did involve an activist lying naked in a pool of an ‘oil-like liquid’ for 87 minutes” – DevArt: Google’s powerful new move to arts patronage