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Current Organisations
Universidad Complutense de Madrid , University of California Los Angeles , University of Helsinki

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Publications

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Le musée comme événement : le Getty Center et l'expérience des « Fridays off the 405 » (The museum as event : The Getty Center 's and the Fridays off the 405 experience)

Publisher: PERSEE Program

Date: 2009

DOI: 10.3406/BAGF.2009.2681

Abstract: As some cities have increasingly become huge entertainment centers, culture has turned into a key element fostering such a development. Art centers, concert halls and museums have mushroomed at an unprecedented rate, making use of a so-called "iconic architecture " in order to attract the largest possible number of visitors. Paradoxically, the competition to have the most spectacular building has not proved to be a sufficient enough stimulus, leading museums to put in place new strategies based on temporary events rather that on the materiality of their built environment. Drawing from recent debates in the cultural economy and architecture, this paper examines the changing role of the museum over the past few decades. It looks, in particular, at the case of the Getty Center, in Los Angeles, and the Fridays off the 405 series, an event staged in the museum 's central court that turned the museum into a real social place.

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The gifted city: Setting a research agenda for philanthropy and urban governance

Publisher: SAGE Publications

Date: 16-07-2022

DOI: 10.1177/00420980211024158

Abstract: With billions worth of funding to city-based projects, urban dwellers and city leaders the world over, philanthropy is no small matter. It might shape the form, politics and direction of urban development worldwide, yet little discussion of its role is present in urban studies. In this commentary, we call for urban scholars and practitioners to become more explicitly conversant in its investment dynamics in cities and their impact on urban governance. We highlight a two-pronged research agenda focused on institutions and in iduals. First, we argue that we need to understand the impact of philanthropic institutions not just generally on cities but specifically on urban governance. Second, we call for nuanced attention to the philanthropy of high-net-worth in iduals (HNWIs) and its relationship to urban policymaking and wealth redistribution in cities. Third, we highlight the value of a more ‘global urban’ outlook onto the landscape of philanthropic funding in cities, starting with greater attention to philanthropic practices beyond the Global North. We conclude by sketching possible empirical steps towards an action research agenda, whilst underlining the necessary reflexivity that urban scholars should have in their positioning vis-a-vis philanthropy and its engagement in urban academia.

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