http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:00:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.psfk.com/2011/05/a-harlem-storefront-1977-2004-pics.html Mon, 02 May 2011 13:04:35 +0000 Anonymous photographs document the face of urban transformation in Harlem.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/09/video-the-gentrification-video-game.html Fri, 17 Sep 2010 13:44:59 +0000 A new media art project explores cultural tensions in Amsterdam as part of Mediamatic's Noord exhibition. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/08/forging-mexicos-identity-through-street-sounds.html Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:52:59 +0000 The country declares a National Sound Week in an attempt to maintain their cultural heritage. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/08/monocolumn-neighbourhood-gentrification.html Tue, 03 Aug 2010 14:31:03 +0000 Berlin’s Mitte neighbourhood has built up a reputation for being the city’s cultural hotspot. It’s known as the home of galleries and designers’ studios and all the independent and inspiring shops and restaurants. But the property market is putting an end to all of this.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/gentrification-hits-chinese-artists.html Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:04:24 +0000 Beijing's 798 is the latest art district to fall victim to gentrification. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/02/brixton-flea-market-re-imagined-for-socially-conscious-organizations.html Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:23:06 +0000 We recently documented the invention of the Brixton pound, and now, Brixton is taking on redeveloping its local flea market. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/01/pics-the-art-of-gentrification.html Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:45:38 +0000 Wooster Collective points us to the advertising art of Specter.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/09/the_provenance_of_beauty_site_specific_theater.html Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:43:00 +0000 The Foundry Theatre's current offering, "The Provenance Of Beauty" by Claudia Rankine, is a play that discusses the past, present and future of the South Bronx, and the issues of gentrification and growth that exist within the community. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/05/the-putting-lot-urban-mini-golf.html Thu, 28 May 2009 21:33:57 +0000 Gothamist reports that an urban mini-golf course will be opening up in Brooklyn this summer, starting on June 6th. “The Putting Lot” will be installed inside a formerly trash-filled vacant lot within the transitional neighborhood of Bushwick. Each of the nine holes of the course are being created by separate teams of artists and architects who will bring imaginative designs to the project. The goal of The Putting Lot (besides fun) is to explore ideas of urban sustainability and community by using abandoned spaces in fresh ways. They explain: Unused, underutilized, and otherwise empty spaces are abundant in the industrialRead more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/04/artists-reclaim-amsterdams-red-light-district.html Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:01:04 +0000 In a twist on the age-old practice of artists reclaiming unused and ex-industrial spaces to work in, the Red A.i.R. project is converting former brothels into studios. All this year, Artists-In-Residency In The Redlight are exploring the possibilities of transitory occupations of space within the slowly gentrifying red light district of Amsterdam. Red Light Art Amsterdam [via Luxist]]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/02/the-future-of-downtown-brooklyn-what-and-whose.html Thu, 26 Feb 2009 20:04:27 +0000 Last night, we attended a viewing of “Some Call It Home,” a documentary on the gentrification of Downtown Brooklyn. Like many cities in America, Brooklyn is rediscovering and redeveloping its downtown. Old buildings have been torn down and glass-covered towers have shot up, often at the expense of lower-income residents. While the economic downturn may decrease the city’s development budget, not to mention the demand for luxury housing, long-established communities are already affected by empty storefronts and increasing rents. The next district slated for development is Fulton Street Mall, a collection of mostly locally-owned businesses. It may not look likeRead more...]]>