,ADRIAN ,BLACKWELL'S ,AN>*ITECTURE3 ,! ,AN>*I/ ,T5SION 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ALLAN ,W4 ,ANTLIFF 

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,PUBLIC ,WAT] ,CLOSET1 MODIFI$ PORTABLE TOILET1 #b-WAY MIRROR GLASS 7,OTTAWA & ,TORONTO7 #a#i#i#h1 PHOTOS3 ,ADRIAN ,BLACKWELL4 

  

  
,PUBLIC ,WAT] ,CLOSET1 MODIFI$ PORTABLE TOILET1 #b-WAY MIRROR GLASS 7,OTTAWA & ,TORONTO7 #a#i#i#h1 PHOTOS3 ,ADRIAN ,BLACKWELL 

  

  
,PUBLIC ,WAT] ,CLOSET1 MODIFI$ PORTABLE TOILET1 #b-WAY MIRROR GLASS 7,OTTAWA & ,TORONTO7 #a#i#i#h1 PHOTOS3 ,ADRIAN ,BLACKWELL 

,9 AN>*I/ POLITICAL ACTIVISM1 SOCIAL /RUCTURES >E AUTONOM\S FROM1 YET 9TIMATELY RELAT$ TO1 \R AG5CY4 ,SOCIETY'S BETT]M5T IS CONCEIV$ AS A COLLECTIVE PROCESS ( SELF-ACTUALIZATION :]E9 9DIVIDUAL FRE$OM & SOCIAL FRE$OM >E CONTIGU\S3 AN>*ISM'S POT5TIAL IS REALIZ$ 9 ! SOCIAL TRACE ( ITS [N IMMAN5CE4 ,BUT ?AT TRACE ASS]TS ITSELF 9 ! FACE ( =MIDABLE OPPOSITION4 ,GIV5 ?AT EXI/+ SOCIETIES >E SO ANTI!TICAL TO AN>*I/ VALUES1 AN>*ISM NECESS>ILY PROVOKES ANTAGONISM1 CONFLICT1 & *ALL5GE ALONGSIDE PRE-FIGURATIONS ( FRE$OM AS A S5SU\S REALITY4 ,!SE >E ! POLITICS ( >TI/->*ITECT ,ADRIAN ,BLACKWELL1 :O HAS BE5 ACTIVE = SOME TIME COMBAT+ ! =CES ( G5TRIFICATION 9 ,CANADA'S L>GE/ CITY1 ,TORONTO4 ,9 ! C\RSE ( ?IS /RUGGLE1 ,BLACKWELL HAS DEVELOP$ ! ANTAGONI/IC ASPECT ( AN>*I/ ES!TICS BY CREAT+ ZONES ( T5SION 5ACT$ 9 ! SPACES BETWE5 >T & >*ITECTURE4 

,9 ! FIR/ 9/ANCE1 ?IS HAS BE5 HIS MEANS ( OV]COM+ =CES ( ALI5ATION 9 ! >*ITECTURAL PR(ESSION4 ,BLACKWELL >GUES ?AT ! PRODUCTION ( >*ITECTURE IS 0HI<LY M$IAT$ .<444.> )9 ! COLLABORATIVE YET HI]>*ICAL /RUCTURE ( A FIRM0 :ILE >T IS 0G5]AT$ 9 A CONTEXT ?AT IS PROXIMATE TO ! EV]YDAY LIVES ( ITS PRODUC]S0 7,BLACKWELL1 #b#e3 #g#h74 ,>*ITECTS BUILD ! 5VIRONM5TS WE LIVE 91 BUT ! CREATIVE FRE$OM ( ! >*ITECT IS SY/EMICALLY CON/RA9$4 ,H[1 !N1 CAN ONE RADICALIZE ! SOCIAL POT5TIAL ( >*ITECTURE8 ,BLACKWELL'S SOLUTION HAS BE5 TO 9CORPORATE >*ITECTURAL CONC]NS 9TO >T-MAK+1 PREFIGUR+ AN>*IC SOCIAL RELATION%IPS 9 ! GUISE ( >T ?AT TAKES AIM AT ! POPUL> CULTURE ( CAPITALI/ G5TRIFICATION & ! SOCIAL RELATIONS M>K$ \T 9 ! URBAN SPACES IT CREATES 7IBID474 

,:AT IS ! POPUL> P]CEPTION ( G5TRIFICATION 9 ,CANADA & ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES8 ,! T]M WAS FIR/ CO9$ BY ,BRITI% SOCIOLOGI/ ,RU? ,GLASS 9 #aifd TO DESCRIBE ! TRANS=MATION ( A NEI<BORHOOD %AP$ BY A LESS WELL-(F CLASS TO SUIT ANO!R MORE AFFLU5T ONE4 ,= ,GLASS1 G5TRIFICATION WAS A PR$ATORY SOCIAL PROCESS ) A MULTITUDE ( NEGATIVE IMPACTS1 H[EV]1 AS ! DECADES PASS$ IT BEGAN TO LOSE ITS CRITICAL BITE1 AT LEA/ 9 ,NOR? ,AM]ICA4 ,H]E1 :]E ! 9/ITUTION ( PRIVATE PROP]TY IS R\T9ELY TREAT$ AS ! /RUCTURAL F\NDATION ( CIVIC DEVELOPM5T1 G5TRIFICATION WAS NATURALIZ$ AS A POSITIVE1 POLITICALLY NEUTRAL PROCESS ( URBAN REVITALIZATION ?AT REMOVES 0! /A9 ( POV]TY0 :ILE PHYSICALLY IMPROV+ ! CITYSCAPE 7,BLACKWELL1 #b#f3 #c74 ,9 HIS POLITICAL /UDY ( ! CONTEMPOR>Y URBAN PUBLIC SPH]E1 ,AM]ICAN SOCIAL !ORI/ ,JEFF ,F]RELL HAS P9PO9T$ ! RHETORICAL FEATURES ( CIVIC UPLIFT ?R\< G5TRIFICATION AS DEPLOY$ BY DEVELOP]S1 CIVIC (FICIALS1 & LAW 5=CEM5T4 ,G5TRIFICATION CLEANS UP 0'QUALITY ( LIFE' CRIMES0 & SOLVES ! UNPLEASANTRIES ( POV]TY & HOMELESSNESS BY =C+ ! POOR TO LEAVE4 ,\T ( SI<T1 \T ( M9D1 SO TO SPEAK 7,F]RELL1 #b#a3 #a#e74 

  

  
,DUNDAS SQU>E IS A PROPOSAL = A NEW PUBLIC SQU>E 9 D[NT[N ,TORONTO4 ,IT RESPONDS AGGRESSIVELY TO ! AU?ORIT>IAN CONCEPTIONS ( CIVIC SPACE IMAG9$ BY ,TORONTO'S PLANN]S & POLITICIANS1 BUT IT TRIES TO DO SO :ILE PROPOS+ A REASONABLE SOLUTION TO ! TE*NICAL DEM&S ( ! COMPETITION4 ,DUNDAS ,SQU>E UN(FICIAL COMPETITION 5TRY1 #c PO/]S1 #b#d0 X #c#f0 EA* 7,TORONTO7 #a#i#i#h1 DRAW+S3 ,ADRIAN ,BLACKWELL4 

  

  
,DUNDAS ,SQU>E UN(FICIAL COMPETITION 5TRY1 #c PO/]S1 #b#d0 X #c#f0 EA* 7,TORONTO7 #a#i#i#h1 DRAW+S3 ,ADRIAN ,BLACKWELL4 

  

  
,DUNDAS ,SQU>E UN(FICIAL COMPETITION 5TRY1 #c PO/]S1 #b#d0 X #c#f0 EA* 7,TORONTO7 #a#i#i#h1 DRAW+S3 ,ADRIAN ,BLACKWELL4 

,9 LATE ,SEPTEMB] #a#i#i#h1 AFT] CONSID]ABLE NEGOTIATIONS ) CITY ADM9I/RATORS & LOCAL BUS9ESSES1 ,BLACKWELL 9/ALL$ A PORTABLE TOILET NE> ! CORN] ( ,QUE5 & ,SPAD9A 9 ,TORONTO'S D[NT[N 7,BLACKWELL1 #b#d3 #c#f74 ,! 9/ALLATION WAS PIT*$ AS P>T ( AN (F-SITE EXHIBITION ORGANIZ$ BY AN >TI/-RUN GALL]Y & ,BLACKWELL COMMITT$ HIMSELF TO S]VIC+ & CLEAN+ ! TOILET = A MON?4 ,PRIOR TO 9/ALLATION1 HE MODIFI$ ! TOILET BY REPLAC+ ! DOOR ) A TWO-WAY MIRROR4 ,! MIRROR ALL[$ ! CASUAL R\ND ( TOILET US]S TO WAT* ! /REET1 CREAT+ POSSIBILITIES = PLAY & VOYEURISM4 

,AT ! TIME ! ,CONS]VATIVE GOV]NM5T ( ,ONT>IO HAD PASS$ A 0,SAFE ,/REETS ,ACT0 EMP[]+ POLICE TO CRIM9ALIZE ! SURVIVAL /RATEGIES ( HOMELESS PEOPLE4 ,G5TRIFICATION WAS 9T5SIFY+ UND] ! AUSPICES ( ,TORONTO'S CITY HALL1 :I* WAS PROMOT+ CONDOM9IUM DEVELOPM5T 9 ! D[NT[N CORE4 ,AS P>T ( ! EF=T1 ,TORONTO POLICE W]E GIV5 9CREAS$ FUND+ = OV]TIME & A M&ATE TO CLE> ! HOMELESS FROM PUBLIC >EAS 7IBID474 ,GOV]NM5T & PRIVATE DEVELOP]S F\ND COMMON CAUSE 9 ! POPUL>IZATION ( A FAMILI> G5TRIFICATION EQUATION3 POOR PEOPLE "7 DANG]4 ,BLACKWELL 9/ALL$ HIS TOILET ADJAC5T TO A BUSY CORN] :]E /REET PEOPLE CLEAN$ C> W9D[S = MONEY4 ,LOCAL BUS9ESSES HAD BE5 AGITAT+ = ! CORN] TO BE CLE>$1 & ONE ( !IR /RATEGIES WAS TO D5Y ACCESS TO WA%ROOMS4 

,?IS WAS AN 9T]V5TION ON ! SIDE ( ! W9D[ CLEAN]S1 PROVID+ A MU* NE$$ PUBLIC S]VICE TO ?OSE BE+ DISCRIM9AT$ AGA9/4 ,9 ! PROCESS1 SY/EMIC SEGREGATION ALONG CLASS L9ES & ! IMPOSITION ( PROPRIETOR RI<TS ON ! PUBLIC SPH]E WAS SUCCESSFULLY DISRUPT$4 ,USE ( ! TOILET ALSO PROVID$ RESPITE FROM 9T5SIFI$ POLICE SURVEILLANCE M&AT$ BY ! ,ONT>IO GOV]NM5T & ,TORONTO CITY C\NCIL 09 ! NAME ( ! PUBLIC GOOD0 7IBID41 #c#g74 ,9 EFFECT1 EV]Y TIME A /REET P]SON US$ ! TOILET ! WAT*$ BECAME ! WAT*]1 A REV]SAL ( P]SPECTIVE ?AT W5T H& 9 H& ) ,BLACKWELL'S PROVOCATIVE PU%-BACK AGA9/ SOCIAL H>ASSM5T AT ! BEHE/ ( BUS9ESS 9T]E/S4 

,9 ! LATE #a#i#iS1 ,TORONTO'S PLANN+ DEP>TM5T ANN\NC$ A COMPETITION TO DESIGN A NEW PUBLIC SQU>E AT ! CORN] ( ,Y\NGE & ,DUNDAS ,/REETS 9 ! HE>T ( ! D[NT[N4 ,BR[N & ,/ORY ,>*ITECTS 9VIT$ ,BLACKWELL TO HELP DEVELOP A PROPOSAL1 BUT HE PULL$ \T ONCE HE REALIZ$ !IR PLANS W]E AT ODDS ) HIS [N4 ,! FIRM W5T ON TO W9 A PLACE 9 ! COMPETITION1 & EV5TUALLY SECUR$ ! COMMISSION1 GIV+ US ! SQU>E AS IT EXI/S TODAY 7,BLACKWELL1 #b#h3 #h#f74 ,! SQU>E WAS A CLASSIC EX]CISE 9 G5TRIFICATION1 PROMOT$ AS A FE/IVE1 BUS9ESS-FRI5DLY SPACE1 TI<TLY-MANAG$ & PACKAG$ = R5TAL PURPOSES4 ,ACCORD+LY1 ,BR[N & ,/ORY DESIGN$ A SQU>E ?AT S]VES ! NE$S ( COMM]CE4 ,A PROM95T ELECTRONIC BILLBO>D BOMB>D$ ! PUBLIC ) ADV]TIS+ & >*ITECTURAL FEATURES W]E 9TRODUC$ TO *ANNEL TRAFFIC FL[ BETWE5 %OPP+ DE/9ATIONS4 ,! PLAZA WAS CONCEIV$ AS A /AGE = CORPORATE-BACK$ PROMOTIONAL EV5TS1 REPLETE ) WAT] JETS = CR[D MANAGEM5T4 

,BLACKWELL WALK$ AWAY FROM ! PRIVATIZATION ( ,DUNDAS ,SQU>E1 BUT HE REFUS$ TO AB&ON ! PUBLIC SPACE BE+ COLONIZ$4 ,9/EAD1 HE CREAT$ HIS [N ALT]NATIVE DESIGN1 :I* HE PRES5T$ AT A PUBLIC EV5T CELEBRAT+ ! COMPETITION'S W9N+ 5TRIES4 ,! PROPOSAL WAS 9SPIR$ BY ! SPACES ( CIVIC DISC\RSE 9 ANCI5T ,GREECE -- ! M>KET PLACE1 CALL$ ! AGORA1 & ! FOCUS$ AMPHI!AT] 7,BLACKWELL1 #b#cB3 #c#h74 

,IT TOOK ! =M ( A SPIRAL+ PLAT=M ?AT G5TLY DESC5DS T[>DS A L>GE OP5 >EA 9 ! C5T]4 ,A BALCONY & BLEA*]S PROVIDE ALT]NATIVE WAYS TO EXP]I5CE ! SPACE :I* CAN BE 5T]$ FROM MULTIPLE DIRECTIONS4 ,! ES!TICS >E POR\S1 OP5 TO ! :IMS ( ! PUBLIC 7,BLACKWELL1 #b#h3 #h#f74 ,FOLL[+ ! PRIVATIZ+ LOGIC ( G5TRIFICATION1 ! PLANN+ COMMISSION'S SQU>E WAS 9T5D$ TO MIRROR ! COMM]CIAL VOCABUL>Y ( ITS SURR\ND+S2 & ?IS IS PRECISELY :AT ,BLACKWELL REJECT$4 ,9 ACCORD ) ! AN>*I/ 9SI<T ?AT DIV]SITY1 DISORD] & UNPR$ICTABILITY >E 9ESCAPABLE FACETS ( SOCIAL FRE$OM1 HIS SQU>E IS FREE ( ANY IDEOLOGICAL MANIPULATION1 NOTABLY ! ADV]TIS+ T[] ?AT FIGUR$ SO PROM95TLY 9 ! W9N+ PLAN4 ,BLACKWELL'S PROPOSAL FO/]$ ANTAGONISM BETWE5 A SPACE = DISCUSSION & DEBATE & ! COMM]CIALIZ$ 5VIRONM5T SURR\ND+ IT4 ,! DESIGN WELCOM$ DEMON/RATIONS & O!R MANIFE/ATIONS ( POLITICAL CONFLICT BECAUSE IT REFUS$ TO IMPOSE A HEGEMONIC NOTION ( COMMUNITY ON CIVIC LIFE4 ,ACCOMMODAT+ 0! DIV]SITY & FRICTION :I* DEMOCRACY REQUIRES0 ! PROPOSAL 5C\RAG$ 0FRE$OM ( ACTION0 ?AT EXCE$S ANY B\ND>IES SET D[N BY CIVIC OR /ATE AU?ORITIES 7,BLACKWELL1 #a#i#i#hA74 ,AN>*Y WAS FLAGRANTLY & OV]TLY CELEBRAT$4 0,PLAY+ ) FIRE1 EAT+ \TSIDE1 TELL+ A LIE1 KISS+ ON CONCRETE1 WALK+ A L9E1 FI<T+ ! P[]1 LOV+ A /RANG]0 -- 9 A CIVIC SPACE AUTONOM\S FROM REGULATION1 ! POSSIBILITIES C\LD & %\LD BE 5DLESS 7,BLACKWELL1 #a#i#i#hB74 ,BLACKWELL EXPOS$ ! ,DUNDAS ,SQU>E COMPETITION AS A G5TRIFY+ EX]CISE 9T5T ON COMM]CIALIZ+ ! PUBLIC SPH]E & MANAG+ IT4 

,OCCASIONALLY1 LIFE IMITATES >T4 ,9 #b#h1 ! CITY EMPLOYEE 9 *>GE ( ,DUNDAS ,SQU>E'S DEVELOPM5T WAS APPO9T$ ,TORONTO ,*IEF ,PLANN]4 ,MEET+ ) A NEWSPAP] REPORT] = A PHOTO OP1 HE WAS *AS$ (F HIS [N SQU>E BY AN 0EV5TS MANAG]0 :O BR\<T ALONG A SECURITY GU>D4 ,!Y W]E TOLD ?AT 0DO+ ANY?+ ON ! SQU>E0 REQUIR$ A P]MIT4 ,A PIZZA COMPANY WAS SETT+ UP TO H& \T FREE SLICES1 SO !Y HAD TO MOVE ON4 ,CIVIC RHETORIC ASIDE1 ! REPORT] CONCLUD$1 0:AT WE HAVE .<AT ,DUNDAS & ,Y\NGE.> IS A PRIVATE SQU>E RUN BY A BO>D ( MANAGEM5T ?AT R5TS IT = CORPORATE EV5TS0 7,ANONYM\S1 #b#i74 

  

  
,?IS PROJECT IS D]IV$ =MALLY FROM ! PROJECT = ,DUNDAS ,SQU>E1 BUT IT RESPONDS TO MY EXP]I5CE ) NON-HI]>*ICAL MEET+ =MS AT ! ,TORONTO'S ,AN>*I/ ,FREE ,S*OOL4 ,9 !SE CLASSES & ORGANIZATIONAL MEET+S IDEAS >E DISCUSS$1 & DECISIONS >E MADE BY CONS5SUS1 BY A GR\P ( PEOPLE SITT+1 & TALK+ 9 A CIRCLE4 

  

  
,MODEL = A ,PUBLIC ,SPACE1 PLYWOOD CON/RUCTION 7,>*ITECTURE ,GALL]Y AT ! ,UNIV]SITY ( ,MANITOBA1 ,W9NIPEG & ,M]C] ,UNION1 ,TORONTO7 #b4 ,PHOTO #a3 ,RAFAEL ,GOMEZ-,MORIANA1 ,PHOTO #b3 ,M]C] ,UNION4 

,9 ! WAKE ( HIS ,DUNDAS ,SQU>E 9T]V5TION1 ,BLACKWELL DECID$ TO DI/ILL HIS PROPOSAL'S AN>*IC FEATURES 9 IDEAL =M1 AS A SCULPTURE DESIGN$ = PUBLIC USE4 ,MODEL = A ,PUBLIC ,SPACE WAS COMPLET$ 9 #aiii & HAS BE5 EXHIBIT$ 9 A NUMB] ( GALL]IES & \TDOOR CIVIC SETT+S4 ,! MODEL IS COMPOS$ ( CONC5TRIC BLEA*]S AB\T TW5TY-FIVE FEET 9 DIAMET]4 ,! R+ />TS AT GR\ND LEVEL & RISES TO A HEI<T ( SEV5 FEET BE=E SPIRAL+ GRADUALLY D[NW>D 9TO ! C5T]4 ,?IS SCULPTURE WAS 9SPIR$ BY AN>*I/ DECISION-MAK+ PROCESSES 9 :I* P>TICIPANTS =M A CIRCLE SO AS TO 5GAGE ) EA* O!R FACE TO FACE4 ,! MODEL IS DESIGN$ TO ACCOMMODATE A L>G] GR\P ( PEOPLE ?AN A /&>D CIRCLE4 ,V>IATIONS 9 ELEVATION CREATE CONDITIONS = PLAY+ ) ! DYNAMICS ( IMPLI$ HI]>*IES ?AT (FSET EA* O!R4 ,P[] RELATIONS >E SYMBOLICALLY SITUAT$ & MADE FLUID 9 ! PROCESS4 ,:O IS MORE COMM&+1 A P]SON CLOS] TO ! C5T] OR A P]SON HI<] UP ON ! P]IPH]Y8 7,BLACKWELL1 #b#h3 #h#g74 

,9 #b1 9 ! MID/ ( ,TORONTO'S DEVELOPM5T FR5ZY1 ,BLACKWELL EXHIBIT$ ,MODEL = A ,PUBLIC ,SPACE AT ! ,LISG> ,/REET LOCATION ( ,M]C] ,UNION1 ONE ( ! CITY'S OLDE/ >TI/-RUN GALL]IES 7E/41 #a#i#g#i74 ,BUILD+S 9 ! >EA W]E BE+ CONV]T$ AT A RAPID PACE 9TO CONDOM9IUMS & UPSCALE LOCATIONS = HI< TE* COMPANIES4 ,>\ND ! CORN] FROM ! GALL]Y1 REAL E/ATE DEVELOP]S HAD SET UP %[ ROOMS & /AGE AP>TM5TS TO LURE BUY]S4 ,:ILE ,MODEL = A ,PUBLIC ,SPACE WAS ON EXHIBIT1 ,BLACKWELL ORGANIZ$ SEV]AL OP5 =UMS 9 :I* LOCAL RESID5TS DISCUSS$ ! SOCIAL PROBLEMS >IS+ FROM G5TRIFICATION & ! LACK ( AF=DABLE H\S+ 9 ! IMM$IATE NEI<BORHOOD 7,OSBORNE1 #b3 #b#f-#g74 ,A SOCIAL SCULPTURE ( ANTAGONISM & AGITATION PITT$ ! CIVIC FRE$OMS ( >TI/S1 WAGE E>N]S1 & PEOPLE ON WELF>E AGA9/ CAPITALIZ$ URBANISM = ! AFFLU5T4 

,BLACKWELL HIMSELF WAS HOMELESS :5 HE 9/ALL$ ,MODEL = A ,PUBLIC ,SPACE4 ,HE HAD BE5 LIV+ 9 A =M] FACTORY LOCAT$ AT #i ,HANNA ,AV5UE 9 :I* OCCUPANTS BUILT !IR [N /UDIO UNITS1 COMPLETE ) PLUMB+ & O!R AM5ITIES4 ,A ,FIB]-,OPTICS COMPANY HAD B\<T ! BUILD+ SITE & ON ,M>* #c#a/1 ! OCCUPANTS W]E GIV5 #c DAYS NOTICE TO GET \T4 

#i ,HANNA WAS MORE ?AN A HOME4 ,! MAKE%IFT 9T]IOR 9CLUD$ AN IMM5SE C5TRAL >EA ?AT HAD BE5 US$ = A HO/ ( ACTIVI/ PROJECTS OV] ! YE>S1 9CLUD+ BANN]-MAK+4 ,! /UDIOS H\S$ MANY >TI/S1 & ! CREATIVE WORK ?AT HAD GONE 9TO !M WAS EXT5SIVE4 0,:AT ,I LOV$ AB\T #i ,HANNA10 ,BLACKWELL RECALLS1 0IS ?AT Y\ C\LD MAKE ?+S 9 IT4 ,IT HAD TWO FEATURES ?AT MADE IT IDEAL3 AF=DABLE1 WELL-LIT .</UDIO.> UNITS & L>GE OP5 SPACES 9SIDE ! BUILD+ :]E IT WAS POSSIBLE TO MAKE A MESS & BUILD L>G] ?+S4 ,IT WAS A FUNCTIONAL UTOPIAN SPACE0 7#b#e3 #h#h74.<#a.> ,! BUILD+ WAS POLITICAL & IT WAS SOCIAL4 ,IT WAS FUNCTIONAL & IT WAS UNIQUE4 ,IT DES]V$ TO BE COMMEMORAT$4 

  

  
,!SE F\R IMAGES >E P>T ( A S]IES DOCUM5T+ WORKSPACES 9 A =M] MUNITIONS PLANT4 ,!SE SPACES W]E *EAP TO R5T & EASILY ADAPTABLE4 ,EA* PHOTO ILLU/RATES A SPACE 9 :I* EV]YDAY LIFE & CREATIVE PRACTICE >E ORGANICALLY 9TEGRAT$4 ,EVICT$ ,MAY #a1 #b 7#i ,HANNA ,AVE471 #ac COLOR P9HOLE PHOTOS1 #bX#b#d0 & #b#d0 X #c01 #b#a1 PHOTOS3 ,ADRIAN ,BLACKWELL4 ,PHOTO #a -- ,GORDON ,&]SON'S ,SPACE 

  

  
,EVICT$ ,MAY #a1 #b 7#i ,HANNA ,AVE471 #ac COLOR P9HOLE PHOTOS1 #bX#b#d0 & #b#d0 X #c01 #b#a1 PHOTOS3 ,ADRIAN ,BLACKWELL4 ,PHOTO #b -- ,ADRIAN ,BLACKWELL'S ,SPACE 

  

,EVICT$ ,MAY #a1 #b 7#i ,HANNA ,AVE471 #ac COLOR P9HOLE PHOTOS1 #bX#b#d0 & #b#d0 X #c01 #b#a1 PHOTOS3 ,ADRIAN ,BLACKWELL4 ,PHOTO #c -- ,PET] ,B[Y]'S ,SPACE 

  

,EVICT$ ,MAY #a1 #b 7#i ,HANNA ,AVE471 #ac COLOR P9HOLE PHOTOS1 #bX#b#d0 & #b#d0 X #c01 #b#a1 PHOTOS3 ,ADRIAN ,BLACKWELL4 ,PHOTO #d -- ,D>R5 ,O',DONNEL'S ,SPACE 

,) EVICTION P5D+1 ,BLACKWELL DOCUM5T$ ?IRTE5 >TI/S' /UDIOS US+ A P9HOLE CAM]A4 ,EA* PHOTOGRAPH 9 ! S]IES1 TITL$ ,EVICT$ ,MAY #a/1 #b #i ,HANNA1 RECORDS ! 9DIVIDUALIZ$ FEATURES ( !SE SPACES4 ,! UNITS HAD BE5 BUILT & ADAPT$ TO SUIT ! NE$S ( ?OSE :O LIV$ & WORK$ 9 !M4 ,NO /UDIO WAS EXACTLY ! SAME AS ! NEXT & !Y V>I$ 9 SIZE ACCORD+ TO ! AM\NT ( FLOOR SPACE OCCUPI$4 ,BLACKWELL HAS >GU$ SU* 0IDEAL G5]IC SPACES0 >E ANTI!TICAL TO ! MONEY-MAK+ CONCEPTIONS ( CONDO DEVELOP]S1 :O DE/ROY ! POSSIBILITY ( 0AUTONOM\S CREATIVE PRODUCTION0 EV]Y TIME !Y %UT D[N A L[-R5T BUILD+ TO MAKE WAY = UPSCALE LIFE/YLE LIV+ 7IBID41 #h#h-#i74 ,HIS S]IES RECLAIMS ! ACTIVISM ( !SE SPACES1 :]E MODES ( LIV+ W]E FREELY CONFIGUR$ TO S]VE ! DESIRES ( ! 9HABITANTS4 ,!SE OP5 >*ITECTURAL CREATIONS1 PHOTOGRAPHICALLY AES!TICIZ$1 PROJECT AN AN>*IC OPPOSITIONAL P[]1 A ?REAT BY EXAMPLE ?AT C\LD NOT BE LEFT ALONE1 T>GET$ & ,EVICT$ BY ! ECONOMICS ( CAPITALISM4 ,! RADICALLY REFLEXIVE >T ( ,BLACKWELL ATTACKS1 9 ! FIR/ 9/ANCE1 =CES ?AT UND]M9E ! POSSIBILITY ( A BETT]1 MORE HUMANE WORLD4 ,HIS WORK CONFIGURES AN>*I/ ES!TICS AS AN EX]CISE 9 IMMAN5CE BY APPEAL+ TO US AS POT5TIAL ACCOMPLICES 9 ! SOCIAL T5SIONS ?AT AN>*Y 9 >T CULTIVATES ?R\< ITS REFUSAL TO CLOSET ITSELF )9 ! CONF9ES ( CAPITALISM'S CULTURAL 9/ITUTIONS4 ,?IS ES!TIC ( T5SION IS CON/ANTLY SE>*+ = AV5UES ?AT BREAK \T ( ALI5ATION1 TRANSP>5CIES ?AT BRIDGE ! GAP BETWE5 >TI/ & AUDI5CE1 RUPTURES ?AT DRAW US 9TO CONTE/$ SOCIAL GR\ND1 :]E WE DISCOV] \R [N FRE$OM4 

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