who held on when everyone else was letting go.

[futurebird]

Artists need cities because artists need audiences. Even if they don't live in cities artists depend on urban networks to spread and popularize their ideas. In the 1970s American cites were in decline, even New York, the cultural capitial of the nation, was hemorrhaging people, landlords burned their buildings, and the city seemed to be going to

Comments

[angiereedgarner]

This is something that I've been waiting to read for forever. Thank you. May I link?

[futurebird]

Please do!

[angiereedgarner]

Done. :)

[onceupon]

And I am glad you did!

[onceupon]

This is so superb - and true.

[twirlingtulip]

Well put. I agree with you.

New York is like the pheonix or one of those trees that needs to die and be reborn.

http://www.sciam.com/podcast/episode.cfm?id=8EB3680B-01E4-07BD-4965D13D81296E85

[_viridian_]

Great essay --!
Came here via angiereedgarner, do you mind if I add you?

[futurebird]

Not at all.

[harlequinlocke]

Great article!