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The promise of the affordable artist's studio: Governing creative spaces in London

Moreton, Simon

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Simon Moreton Simon.Moreton@uwe.ac.uk
Associate Professor of Creative Economies



Abstract

The role of artists' organisations in populating and popularising postindustrial urban areas is well documented. However, what are less apparent are analyses of how spaces of artistic production are organised and governed in these areas. This paper explores, via an analysis of organisational documents and practices, the techniques used by London-based affordable studio providers to imagine, calculate, and make material low-cost workspace for artists. The argument made is that the negotiation of competing agendas around the production of cultural, economic, and social benefit by affordable studio providers has led to the emergence of a specific form of affordable studio. This analysis will thus show how configurations of creative space emerge from mundane techniques of measurement and governance. © 2013 Pion and its Licensors.

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jun 10, 2012
Publication Date Mar 1, 2013
Deposit Date May 11, 2016
Publicly Available Date May 11, 2016
Journal Environment and Planning A
Print ISSN 0308-518X
Electronic ISSN 1472-3409
Publisher SAGE Publications
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 45
Issue 2
Pages 421-437
DOI https://doi.org/10.1068/a44598
Keywords arts organisations, creativity, governmentality, calculation, artists' studios
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/939632
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1068/a44598
Contract Date May 11, 2016

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