What Andrea Fraser Teaches Us About Liveability: Reflection on Little Frank and His Carp as an Alternative Mode for Living
Author(s): Alexandra Khomenko
‘Liveable’. ‘Pedestrian-friendly’. ‘Walkable’. These are the buzzwords now scattered across urban policy, real estate listings and design briefs. From 20-minute neighbourhoods to “cities for walking,” there is a growing push to get us out of our cars and back onto the pavement. And yet, as urban density increases and the pressure to house intensifies, we might ask: who defines what it means to live well in a city? Andrea Fraser seems to suggest one possible answer.
Beyond the bounds of compliance checklists, commercial incentives and regulatory frameworks emerges artist Andrea Fraser, whose practice offers an alternative view on liveability; one concerned entirely with the lived experience.
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