Artists of change: the influx of artists and art galleries into once-shabby neighbourhoods is making a difference ... adding an aesthetic veneer and igniting change.
Swiss News › Nbr. 2009, January 2009
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ART & CULTURE
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Artists of change: the influx of artists and art galleries into once-shabby neighbourhoods is making a difference ... adding an aesthetic veneer and igniting change.
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The phenomenon is familiar. SoHo in New York, London's East End, Mitte in Berlin, to name a few: urban areas where low rents and generous space lured enterprising artists, designers and art galleries into parts of town considered unsavoury. They took root, even flourished, and before long the upgrading process had begun with the opening of trendy shops and restaurants, the renovation of neglected buildings and the construction of new ones. Is something similar happening in Swiss cities? Z...See the full content of this document
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