You can add location information to your Tweets, such as your city or precise location, from the web and via third-party applications. You always have the option to delete your Tweet location history. Learn more
2008: Brunsing's installation is a critique of capitalist policing of public spaces in Germany 2010: Officials in Shangdong province, China, took Brunsing's art & used it to do the very thing Brunsing critiqued (under guise of 'tackiling overcrowding')https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/picturesoftheday/7949682/Pictures-of-the-day-17-August-2010.html?image=10 …
2014: 'Anti-homeless' spikes were erected outside a luxury block of flats in Southwark, London. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/jun/09/boris-johnson-calls-removal-anti-homeless-spikes … Other cities also use 'defensive architecture' to punish the homeless, to gatekeep the poor, to deter youth from enjoying public spaces https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2014/jun/12/anti-homeless-spikes-latest-defensive-urban-architecture …
So back to the OP 'Is this art installation protesting public use of spaces by the disadvantaged "a good idea"?' Question is highly misguided. It presents critique of capitalism as neutral, removing the original position which was critiquing taken-for-granted norms about place
Ya know, it seems like every time this guy makes art hes just giving shitty people good ideas
The saddest part is, anti-homeless architecture has been a problem in Britain for a long while now. Benches will have odd shapes or lumps in the middle to prevent people from lying down on them, railings and slopes under bridges, and warped or spiked flooring under shelter.
Thank you for sharing context! #hostilearchitecture is anti-humanitarian.
Oh hey Boris Johnson is against spikes. Something I can agree with.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.
