@marie_joseph@eldritch.cafe
If artwork, made on their dime was *obviously* subversive then yes, salute that.
The problem is it oft isn't.
Corporate-friendly, unquestioning art is oft added to public spaces to boost #realEstate prices in an area. Paired with the emergence of "hip" #coffeeShops, such #publicArt forms part of a sordid process called #gentrification (oft #greenwashed as #regeneration or #urbanRenewal).
Seeing the pattern towards homelessness, some #activists destroy such art.
#realestate #coffeeShops #publicart #gentrification #greenwashed #regeneration #urbanRenewal #activists #overdevelopment