Videos

WEEK2: Gentrification in montreal

Montreal hip hop artist Mickey Boston gives the 101 lesson on gentrification in Montreal

week3: culture-led regeneration

Prof. Franco Bianchini talks about Cities on the Edge? Issues in culture-led urban regeneration and the cultural politics of geographical peripherality - Liverpool, Marseille and Naples

week 4

ken robinson on schools & creativity

Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity.

John Holden, the value triangle

John Holden uses a triangle diagram to explain the different values that culture can have to different groups in society intrinsic value, instrumental value and institutional value

Cities and Their Citizens: Fostering Civic Engagement through the Arts

This panel discussion focuses on the invaluable role of arts in civic life (17 Jun 2011, University of Chicago)

week 5: exit through the gift shop

The story of how an eccentric French shop keeper and amateur film maker attempted to locate and befriend Banksy, only to have the artist turn the camera back on its owner. The film contains footage of Banksy, Shephard Fairey, Invader and many of the world's most infamous graffiti artists at work. Written by
Sundance Film Festival

week 5: bomb it

This is a documentary about different street art artists.

week 5: art city documentaries

Art City is a short documentary series chronicling the art world that existed in New York City in the early 90s. Artists included in this episode include Louise Bourgeois, Ed Ruscha, Lari Pittman, Elizabeth Peyton, David Deutsch, Richmond Burton, Michael Ray Charles, and critic Dave Hickey