Cultural actors as agents of generating social co-presences within the place: Istanbul's contemporary art scene

Date

2019-06-03

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KAHYA, GÜZİN YELİZ
Ataöv Demirkan, Anlı

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This paper builds on the designation of cultural actors' actions as a decisive factor in the emergence of urban patterns of art-driven social co-presences in Istanbul. It contributes to the creative city debate from the perspective of community development by incorporating the contemporary arts into urban social space making efforts. Methodologically, the locations of art organizations in the contemporary arts scene of Istanbul are approached as an urban pattern of art driven social co-presences that resulted from the collective action' in which a multitude of cultural actors are involved. We find that the clusters of art organizations serve as multidimensional social interactions among artist communities. There are, however, inefficiencies in spreading this interactive networking throughout different social segments. Research findings conclude that the cultural actors as agents of generating social co-presences within the place, are not effectively contributing to the society's social coherence, particularly in terms of creating links with disadvantageous neighbourhood residents.

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Geography, Planning and Development

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/37170

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Department of City and Regional Planning, Article