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OverviewAn empirical exploration of art spaces as a way to operate comparative urbanism, delving into the motivations and practices of making art spaces in urban areas. Julie Ren investigates the motivations and practices of making art spaces in Beijing and Berlin to engage with comparative urbanism as a framework for doing research, beyond its significance as a critical intervention. Across vastly different contexts, where universal theories of modernity or development seem increasingly misplaced, she innovatively explores the ways that art spaces employ creative capital to sustain themselves in a competitive urban landscape. She shows how these art spaces are embedded within a politics of aspiration and demonstrates that aspiration is an important lens through which to understand the nature of, and possibilities for, urban change. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Julie RenPublisher: Bristol University Press Imprint: Bristol University Press ISBN: 9781529207057ISBN 10: 1529207053 Pages: 182 Publication Date: 09 December 2020 Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Professional & Vocational , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsElsewheres Operationalizing Comparative Urbanism Envisioning Art Spaces Making Do Expressions The Capacity to AspireReviews"""A beautifully written book on art-making as an integral part of the restless urban landscape and an original, cultural-geographical contribution to debates on comparative urbanism."" Jan Nijman, Urban Studies Institute ""This rich theoretical, methodological and empirical journey between Beijing and Berlin brings comparative urbanism into tangible applicability for urban researchers."" Jason Luger, Northumbria University ""Sets a new standard of comparative method and analysis in global urban studies. Her cases of art spaces in Beijing and Berlin reveal the concept of 'aspiration' as a contradictory feature of art practice and urban change."" Jennifer Robinson, University College London" A beautifully written book on art-making as an integral part of the restless urban landscape and an original, cultural-geographical contribution to debates on comparative urbanism. Jan Nijman, Urban Studies Institute This rich theoretical, methodological and empirical journey between Beijing and Berlin brings comparative urbanism into tangible applicability for urban researchers. Jason Luger, Northumbria University Sets a new standard of comparative method and analysis in global urban studies. Her cases of art spaces in Beijing and Berlin reveal the concept of 'aspiration' as a contradictory feature of art practice and urban change. Jennifer Robinson, University College London Author InformationJulie Ren is Senior Scientist of Social and Cultural Geography at the University of Zurich. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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