Text: New Public Bodies by Karin Tehve & Postmodernism, or the Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism by Frederic Jameson

Guides: Cam My & Kyle

Place: Hudson Yards

In a city where public spaces are often marketed as open and welcoming, who really has access? Karin Tehve’s New Public Bodies examines how places like Hudson Yards, Snark Park, and the Vessel are designed to invite some while keeping others out. We will use this lens (alongside Frederic Jameson’s analysis of postmodern architecture) to examine how supposedly democratic design initiatives function as technologies of social exclusion. Who's brought in by these projects — and who gets kept out? 
Join us as we practice attention to unseen boundaries at the beating heart of NYC's 21st century development boom: Hudson Yards. 

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