Rent-free in the East-Village
Artist's Book
1985 (published)
1985 (published)
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This simply-made book deals with the emotive issue of the 'gentrification' of a rundown part of town, in this case New York's East Village. Schafroth documents how money is invested to regenerate a dilapidated area at the cost of those who have made it home precisely because it is cheap.
Schafroth juxtaposes images of the poor and homeless in their broken-down neighbourhood with lines of text suggestive of real estate advertising speak; the dark, gloomy drawings are invaded by enthusiastic, greedy-sounding sales pitches.
Taped inside the front cover of the book is a small plastic sample bag containing an old beer bottle top and a cigarette stub, at the back is a broken burnt out matchstick - souvenirs or artefacts from a place and its people swept away by 'progress'.
Schafroth juxtaposes images of the poor and homeless in their broken-down neighbourhood with lines of text suggestive of real estate advertising speak; the dark, gloomy drawings are invaded by enthusiastic, greedy-sounding sales pitches.
Taped inside the front cover of the book is a small plastic sample bag containing an old beer bottle top and a cigarette stub, at the back is a broken burnt out matchstick - souvenirs or artefacts from a place and its people swept away by 'progress'.
Object details
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Title | Rent-free in the East-Village (published title) |
Materials and techniques | Printed book with found objects |
Brief description | Artist's book, 'Rent-free in the East-Village', by Beatrice Schafroth, New York, 1985 |
Physical description | Artist's book. Chiefly illustrations. Inside the front cover is one small plastic envelope attached with a piece of black insulating tape, containing one metal bottle top and a cigarette stub, at the back of the book half a matchstick is attached by a strip of insulating tape. 20 pages. |
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Summary | This simply-made book deals with the emotive issue of the 'gentrification' of a rundown part of town, in this case New York's East Village. Schafroth documents how money is invested to regenerate a dilapidated area at the cost of those who have made it home precisely because it is cheap. Schafroth juxtaposes images of the poor and homeless in their broken-down neighbourhood with lines of text suggestive of real estate advertising speak; the dark, gloomy drawings are invaded by enthusiastic, greedy-sounding sales pitches. Taped inside the front cover of the book is a small plastic sample bag containing an old beer bottle top and a cigarette stub, at the back is a broken burnt out matchstick - souvenirs or artefacts from a place and its people swept away by 'progress'. |
Other number | X890071 - NAL Pressmark |
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Library number | 38041989023387 |
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Record created | February 13, 2014 |
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