Fight-specific Isola : art, architecture, activism and the future of the city / editorial coordination: Antonio Brizioli [and five others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Brizioli, Antonio, editor.

Adam H. Fetterolf Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urban renewal.

Artists and community.

Italy--Milan.

Isola Art Center.

Artists and community--Italy--Milan.

Urban renewal--Italy--Milan.

Physical Description:

425 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Berlin : Archive Books ; Milan : Isola Art Center, [2013]

Summary:

"Fight-Specific Isola traces the long history of the Isola area of Milan and the organic, spontaneous progress of the Isola Art Center over the past 12 years. Featuring texts and many images, the book tells the story of an artistic and urban transformation, led by artists, who often had to invent tools and concepts along the way. This publication serves as an example of how to act on the ground in today's urban condition. Different narratives of history, artistic intervention and action allow the reader to trace the complex idea of collectivity, solidarity and fight-specificity. Testing new terms such as dirty cube and dispersed center, this book shows a possible way to respond to the constant pressure of neoliberal development and gentrification."--Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Subtitle from cover; editor's name from colophon.

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Adam H. Fetterolf Fund.

ISBN:

9783943620016

3943620018

OCLC:

922742662