The Wall | Canadian Malting Plant | Saint-Henri (le Sud-Ouest) Montreal | 2011 | John Naccarato The AR’T Gallery will consist of submissions by artists working with 2D images, 3D sculptures, Performance and Time Based Media (video/animation). Open to Local Artists (artists residing in Le Sud-Ouest area of Montreal) as well as Regional, National and International Artists SUBMISSION FORM [google-translator]
Gentrification
(n) gentrification: the restoration of run-down urban areas by the middle class (resulting in the displacement of low-income residents) wordnetweb.princeton.edu Image: Développements à Griffintown, Montréal | Axel Drainville (-AX-) | 2012 Effects As rent-gap theory would predict, one of the most visible changes the gentrification process brings is to the infrastructure of a neighborhood. Typically, areas to be gentrified are deteriorated and…
In the News
No. 23 Fire Hall | Place Saint-Henri | Saint-Henri (le Sud-Ouest), Montreal | 2011 | John Naccarato Currently the city doesn’t belong to those live in it and love it. The city is a playground for promoters and speculators. Whether we’re from St-Henri or from Hochelaga, being a tenant in Montreal is more and more difficult. While we struggle to…
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Public Space and the Geography of the Modern City Peter G. Goheen Abstract: Public space is often seen as problem space in the modern city: it is now as it has always been a space of contention. It is the visible and accessible venue wherein the public ± comprising institutions and citizens acting in concert ± enact rituals and make claims designed…