"metaphors rise in harlem sky"
''Harlemworld: Metropolis as Metaphor,'' the new architecture show at the Studio Museum in Harlem, cannot be recommended for those who are keen to avoid the topic of identity politics and their role in cultural enterprise. But then, neither can New York.
Organized by Thelma Golden, the museum's deputy director, the show presents the work of 18 architects in a group analysis of Harlem's unstable identity in changing times. To judge from the results, the identity is anxious at present. Property values are on the rise in Harlem. Outside investors are moving in. Housing stock is being gentrified. A trend that some business leaders may see as good news is viewed as a threat by the community directly affected by it.
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- bill 2-13-2004 8:04 pm
''Harlemworld: Metropolis as Metaphor,'' the new architecture show at the Studio Museum in Harlem, cannot be recommended for those who are keen to avoid the topic of identity politics and their role in cultural enterprise. But then, neither can New York. Organized by Thelma Golden, the museum's deputy director, the show presents the work of 18 architects in a group analysis of Harlem's unstable identity in changing times. To judge from the results, the identity is anxious at present. Property values are on the rise in Harlem. Outside investors are moving in. Housing stock is being gentrified. A trend that some business leaders may see as good news is viewed as a threat by the community directly affected by it.
- Skinny 9-19-2022 11:36 pm [add a comment]