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City, Arts and Public Spaces: Esther Belvis-Pons

Barcelona 2010. In a scenario characterized by the financial crisis and emerging social fracture appears the first domestic festival called ‘La estrategia doméstica’ (the domestic strategy). The presentation of pieces and artworks takes place in private homes. Friends, neighbours and acquaintances offer a room or a space in their house for artists to perform there. The festival tries to challenge the concepts of cultural enterprise and institution by proposing homes as legitimate spaces for the artistic experience.

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