{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Urbanism"],"cover":{"alt":"Urban Culture Talk: Graffiti equals Gentrification?!","height":1520,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/urban-culture-talk-graffiti-equals-gentrification/platoon-graffiti-gentrification.jpg","width":2480},"credit":"","date":"2012-06-24T08:30:06Z","description":"Platoon in Berlin is going to open their new headquarter with a controversial debate discussing questions like: Does graffiti trigger gentrification? or How does creative street culture cause social restructuring?","html":"\u003cp\u003eIs urban art influencing urban development and planning? How does creative street culture cause social restructuring? And does graffiti equal gentrification? With its new monthly \u003cem\u003eCulture Talk\u003c/em\u003e series, the network for cultural development \u003ca href=\"http://www.platoon.org\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlatoon\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e is going to discuss those and similar questions! Furthermore, the NGO for culture, art and communication is going to open the doors of its new headquarter in Berlin for the first time\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"urban-art-vs-gentrification\"\u003eUrban Art vs. Gentrification?\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe discussion about street art and graffiti triggering first beginnings of a gentrification process is not new, at least in Berlin. Nonetheless, almost everyone in town, being threatened by gentrificational impacts has a different opinion and blames someone else. Platoon is now going to bring together artists, scientists and scene players, who all are probably part of the extensive social, economical and cultural shiftings taking place here and elsewhere\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePoliticians, real estate investors and bankers are held responsible for the gentrification of our city. But is it really that simple? What if we are already so far, that the rebellion against it like graffiti and street art are contributing to it as well? The question is what is the role of the artists and subcultures in it? With Platoon Culture Talk we are going to approach the theme of gentrification differently.\u003c/em\u003e (\u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/events/432715573427283/\"\u003ePlatoon\u003c/a\u003e)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"graffiti--gentrification\"\u003eGraffiti = Gentrification?!\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn my eyes, Berlin with its large amount of creatives, artists, tourists and alternatives needs such events. It’s important to discuss the problems, effects and irritations which arise through gentrification, to make people think about and excogitate their own contributions to that process! Urban Art Core for example is a major player when it comes to celebrate street art, graffiti and other urban art forms. For that reason, you could argue that this blog is part of the international urban art hype machine, which causally leads to an indirect involvement in gentrification.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause of that, the difficulty of this social problem, and the fact, that gentrification affects all of us, I’m really looking forward to \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/events/432715573427283/\"\u003ePlatoon’s urban culture talk\u003c/a\u003e in the new container headquarter. See you there - Admission free!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat?\u003c/strong\u003e Platoon Culture Talk: Graffiti = Gentrification!? | \u003cstrong\u003eWhen?\u003c/strong\u003e Tuesday, 26th June, 8pm | \u003cstrong\u003eWhere?\u003c/strong\u003e Platoon Kunsthalle Berlin, Schönhauser Allee 9\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"external-video\" aria-label=\"YouTube video\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVideo / YouTube\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe YouTube player loads only when you choose to load it; YouTube then receives your connection information.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52ehqPV_oL0\" rel=\"noreferrer\"\u003eWatch on YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cbutton type=\"button\" data-video-src=\"https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/52ehqPV_oL0\" data-video-title=\"YouTube video referenced by Urban Culture Talk: Graffiti equals Gentrification?!\" hidden\u003eLoad YouTube player\u003c/button\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"video-player\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/section\u003e\n\n","markdown":"\nIs urban art influencing urban development and planning? How does creative street culture cause social restructuring? And does graffiti equal gentrification? With its new monthly *Culture Talk* series, the network for cultural development [*Platoon*](http://www.platoon.org) is going to discuss those and similar questions! Furthermore, the NGO for culture, art and communication is going to open the doors of its new headquarter in Berlin for the first time...\n\n## Urban Art vs. Gentrification?\n\nThe discussion about street art and graffiti triggering first beginnings of a gentrification process is not new, at least in Berlin. Nonetheless, almost everyone in town, being threatened by gentrificational impacts has a different opinion and blames someone else. Platoon is now going to bring together artists, scientists and scene players, who all are probably part of the extensive social, economical and cultural shiftings taking place here and elsewhere...\n\n*Politicians, real estate investors and bankers are held responsible for the gentrification of our city. But is it really that simple? What if we are already so far, that the rebellion against it like graffiti and street art are contributing to it as well? The question is what is the role of the artists and subcultures in it? With Platoon Culture Talk we are going to approach the theme of gentrification differently.* ([Platoon](https://www.facebook.com/events/432715573427283/))\n\n## Graffiti = Gentrification?!\n\nIn my eyes, Berlin with its large amount of creatives, artists, tourists and alternatives needs such events. It’s important to discuss the problems, effects and irritations which arise through gentrification, to make people think about and excogitate their own contributions to that process! Urban Art Core for example is a major player when it comes to celebrate street art, graffiti and other urban art forms. For that reason, you could argue that this blog is part of the international urban art hype machine, which causally leads to an indirect involvement in gentrification.\n\nBecause of that, the difficulty of this social problem, and the fact, that gentrification affects all of us, I’m really looking forward to [Platoon’s urban culture talk](https://www.facebook.com/events/432715573427283/) in the new container headquarter. See you there - Admission free!\n\n**What?** Platoon Culture Talk: Graffiti = Gentrification!? | **When?** Tuesday, 26th June, 8pm | **Where?** Platoon Kunsthalle Berlin, Schönhauser Allee 9\n\n[Video on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52ehqPV_oL0)\n","tags":["Urban Planning","Urban Culture","Art Conference","Culture Talk","Graffiti Berlin"],"title":"Urban Culture Talk: Graffiti equals Gentrification?!","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/urban-culture-talk-graffiti-equals-gentrification/"}