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Posted inOpinion

Why I Am Resigning from X-TRA Contemporary Art Quarterly and the Problem with 356 Mission’s Politics

by Nizan Shaked April 27, 2018

The publication’s board is scheduling an event at an establishment boycotted by a long list of grass-roots organizations in Boyle Heights.

Posted inNews

Demonstrators Splash Red Paint Inside LA Gallery in Apparent Protest of Gentrification

Avatar photo by Jennifer Remenchik April 20, 2018

The incident on Saturday was not the first time Dalton Warehouse has been a target.

Posted inFilm

An Artist Excavates the Neglected Histories of a Gentrifying Neighborhood in Detroit

by Sarah Rose Sharp April 18, 2018April 18, 2018

Nicole MacDonald’s Last Days of Chinatown hones in on the displacement of the poor and “unimportant” people to accommodate the march of progress in Detroit.

Posted inNews

Coalition of Anti-Gentrification Groups Pressures Brooklyn Museum to “Decolonize” [UPDATED]

Avatar photo by Hrag Vartanian April 5, 2018March 8, 2023

Anti-gentrification activists are calling on the museum to create a “Decolonization Commission” after a controversial curatorial hire.

Posted inNews

San Francisco Is Counting Its Artists to Address the Problem of Gentrification

Avatar photo by Daniel A. Gross February 13, 2018

In spite of rapidly rising rent prices, San Francisco is second only to New York among US cities with large concentrations of artists.

Protesters at a public meeting of New York City's Loft Board on January 18, 2018 unfurled a banner after the meeting concluded. (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic)
Posted inNews

“If Things Were Going Well, We Wouldn’t Be Here”: Artists Protest NYC’s Loft Board

Avatar photo by Benjamin Sutton January 18, 2018

Despite a promise from Mayor de Blasio that he would defend them, New York City’s loft tenants feel more vulnerable than ever and are taking their concerns to the board charged with helping them.

Possessions belonging to evicted residents (photo provided by artist who wishes to remain anonymous for fear of retaliation)
Posted inNews

Beijing’s Campaign to Level “Illegal Structures” Displaces Migrants, Threatens Artists

by Danielle Shang December 15, 2017December 17, 2017

The municipal government is carrying out mass evictions as it prepares to level some 430 million square feet of illegal housing.

The inaugural exhibition at 356 Mission, featuring large-scale paintings by Laura Owens (via Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inIn Brief

Laura Owens Responds to Anti-Gentrification Protests of Her Boyle Heights Gallery

Avatar photo by Benjamin Sutton November 14, 2017

In an extensive response to last week’s protest at the Whitney Museum, the artist offered her take on the current situation in Boyle Heights.

Members of Boyle Heights Alliance Against Artwashing and Displacement (BHAAAD) protest at the Whitney Museum during Laura Owens's opening on Wednesday, November 8. (screenshot by the author via YouTube)
Posted inArt

Anti-Gentrification Activists Protest Laura Owens Exhibition at the Whitney Museum

Avatar photo by Benjamin Sutton November 10, 2017November 11, 2017

An alliance of activists from Los Angeles and New York highlighted the role of the artist and her dealer, Gavin Brown, in artwashing the gentrification of working-class neighborhoods.

Posted inNews

Jury Sides with 5Pointz Artists in Lawsuit Over Destroyed Graffiti

by Claire Voon November 8, 2017November 8, 2017

If the judge in the case follows suit, the verdict could set a remarkable precedent for the protection of graffiti and street art under the Visual Artists Rights Act.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio during today's press conference announcing proposed revisions to the city's Loft Law (screenshot by the author via Periscope)
Posted inIn Brief

NYC Mayor Proposes New Protections for Loft Tenants, Pledging Support for Arts Workers

Avatar photo by Benjamin Sutton October 25, 2017October 25, 2017

The new rules would help maintain rent-regulated loft spaces, some 30% of which have disappeared in the last 15 years.

Murals and warehouses in Bushwick (photo by Mr Seb/Flickr)
Posted inNews

What Does the Next Wave of Development Mean for Bushwick Artists?

Avatar photo by Aaron Short September 22, 2017

As the neighborhood’s commercial real estate turns over to lure tech companies, many artists will have to look further east for affordable studio space.

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