An improving economy could be bad news for city based artists
WITHOUT the presence of artists working in cities, there is nothing but commerce and consumerism with nothing for the soul to feed on. So says Bertrand Perennes, the artistic director of the former Camden Palace Hotel community arts centre on Camden Quay in Cork which is being taken over by new owners for development.
From Cork to New York, and Berlin to Dublin, it’s a similar story. Artists who found it easy to get affordable or even free space during a recession begin to get squeezed out when the economy is on the up. It’s simple economics.
