Art, aesthetics, the poor and homeless in urban space.

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…art, aesthetics, the poor and homeless are brought together in urban space through struggles for space, meanings and uses of space breaching scale, assertion of identity and borders. Recognition of the changing nature of space and scale within the New York urban environment is meaningful and political and warrants consideration as such. Space can be used for inclusion or constraint, liberation or oppression and can be expressed through expressions and understandings of art and aesthetics.