Book publication - Artistic scenes and the city

Both are open access:
 

Artistic scenes and the city. Volume 1: A theoretical approach

How do artistic and cultural activities interact with urban dynamics? This first volume of the book offers a cross-disciplinary and in-depth exploration of the arts in the city by examining the issues of spatial agglomeration, narratives, and spillover effects surrounding the presence of the arts in urban spaces. It develops a theoretical approach based on the concept of the scene to move beyond the “creative city” model. An essential tool for understanding the links between art, culture, and urban development, intended for researchers, students, and professionals in the fields of culture and urban planning.

With contributions from: Charles Ambrosino, Étienne Capron, Gérôme Guibert, Rainer Kazig, Basile Michel, Dominique Sagot-Duvauroux and Raphaël Suire.
 

Artistic scenes and the city. Volume 2: International case studies and perspectives

Drawing on the theoretical proposition defined in the first volume of the book, this second volume offers a methodological and empirical approach to test the artistic scene perspective. Based on five international case studies, it provides answers to the questions raised by the urban dynamics driven by arts and culture. It reveals the diversity of characteristics and developments of artistic scenes, as well as the many related cultural, urban, and social issues: cultural participation, gentrification, commodification, etc.

With contributions from: Charles Ambrosino, Sandrine Emin, Gérôme Guibert, Basile Michel, Nathalie Moureau, Mariella Pitombo and Dominique Sagot-Duvauroux.

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