Iden%fying cultural scenes in Madrid: sources, approaches and preliminary results

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1 Iden%fying cultural scenes in Madrid: sources, approaches and preliminary results Simón Sánchez Moral Ramón y Cajal Research Fellow Complutense University of Madrid simon.sanchez@ghis.ucm.es

2 OUTLINE: 1. Applying the cultural scene concept in the city of Madrid 2. Searching for key neighbourhoods and trends 3. Lavapiés case study: - Historical path - Spa%al markets - Cultural agendas - Actors and networks 4. Malasaña case study: - Historical path - Spa%al markets - Cultural agendas - Actors and networks 5. Some final remarks

3 Applying the cultural scene concept in the city of Madrid Source: André, Estevens, Gabriel, 2016

4 Applying the cultural scene concept in the city of Madrid Documents revision Madrid City Council Social Security employment records (workplace loca%ons/ dwellings) Fieldwork Associated Visual Ar%sts of Madrid (AVAM) Projects, neighbourhood ini%a%ves Source: André, Estevens, Gabriel, 2016

5 Searching for key neighbourhoods and trends Madrid province City of Madrid 10,367 jobs in ar%s%c ac%vi%es in the city of Madrid (96% of workers live also within city limits)

6 Searching for key neighbourhoods and trends Malasaña (official neighbourhoods of Universidad and Jus%cia) Lavapiés (official neighbourhood of Embajadores) Central district: 3,178 workers in ar%s%c ac%vi%es (30,65%)

7 Searching for key neighbourhoods and trends Sources: INTERMEDIAE hgp:// Neighbourhood initiatives - Patio Maravillas - Plan Malasaña - Traficantes de sueños - Teatro del barrio - Ecoo - San Cosme y San Damián - Esto es una plaza - Rehablavapies - Tabacalera - Mercado de San Fernando - Eskalera Karakola

8 Lavapiés case study Historical path: - Jewish quarter of Madrid medieval city Embajadores : 44,775 inhab.; 24.5% foreigners - Social abandonment in the 19 th century and the first half of the 20 th century. Deteriora%on of living condi%ons - Intense immigra%on in the second half of 20th century. Na%onal and interna%onal migrants - Agrac%on of young people, new social and community projects in 1980s - Many urban regenera%on ini%a%ves (1990s): Building renewal, squares refurbishing, mobility and security plans. Madrid Centro strategic plan (2011) - Mix current trends: gentrifica%on, tourism, cultural ini%a%ves, new urban ac%visms

9 Lavapiés case study Ar/s/c and cultural produc/on & cultural assets - Reina Sofia - Valle Inclán theater - Art galleries - New crea%ve firms - Alterna%ve theaters ( ) Cultural agendas: - La Casa Encendida exhibi,ons - Madrid Street Art Project & Los muros de tabacalera & C.A.L.L.E - Safaris Urbanos - Lavapiés Film Fes,val ( ) Spa/al markets & symbolic buildings: Escuelas Pias (University Center) - La Casa Encendida

10 Lavapiés case study - Madrid Street Art Project examples

11 Lavapiés case study Actors, networks of social and poli/cal ac/visms - Civic movements & associa%ons (social issues, culture, sports, immigrants, the elderly ) - Squagers'movement & selfmanaged social centers (i.e. TabaKalera; Esto es una plaza ) - Social and solidarity economy (i.e. food self-consump%on networks) - Poli%cal ac%vists of 15M, Podemos, Ganemos Madrid - San Fernando market associa%on + Broad range of actors: tradijonal residents (former immigrants), arjsts and new young-qualified residents, visitors & tourists

12 Malasaña case study Historical path: - Historical neighborhood, with a mix of social classes (nobles of the court, merchants, popular classes ); churches, convents, hospitals (Modern Age) - Plaza Dos de Mayo former site of Ar%llery Park of Monteleón, rebelled against the Napoleonic army (1808) - Strategic loca%on between Chueca (LGBT) and Argüelles (University): main scene of cultural movements of 1970s-80s ater Franco s death - Social abandonment and marginality (1980s) un%l the rehabilita%ons programs (1990s) - Today: alterna%ve cultural and bohemian scene with intense nightlife. New, young, qualified residents and visitors. Gentrifica%on trends linked to private ini%a%ves ( Tribal ) Universidad : 30,699 inhab.; 20,1% foreigners Justicia : 16,441 inhab.; 19.2% foreigners

13 Malasaña case study Ar/s/c and cultural produc/on & cultural assets - Conde Duque (Cultural Center) - Art galleries - New crea%ve firms - Pubs - Theaters (almost 20) ( ) Cultural agendas: - Neighborhood fes%val - Conde Duque exhibi%ons - Madrid Street Art Project - Pinta Malasaña! - Safaris Urbanos - Summer Cinema ( ) Spa/al markets & symbolic buildings: - 2 de Mayo square - First pubs of Movida madrileña

14 Malasaña case study Actors, networks of social and poli/cal ac/visms - Civic movements & associa%ons (social issues, culture, sports, immigrants, the elderly ) - Squagers movement & selfmanaged social centers (i.e. Pa,o Maravillas ) - Urban labs (i.e. Todo por la práxis - Online publica%on: Somos Malasaña - Social and solidarity economy (i.e. food self-consump%on networks - Poli%cal ac%vists of 15M ( ) + ArJsts and new, young, qualified residents, visitors & tourists

15 Some final remarks 1. The necessity of combining quanjtajve and qualitajve approaches to iden%fy and study cultural scenes (from a range of sources) 2. There is an overlap between arjsts workplaces, cultural assets, actors and networks of urban acjvism, specially in Lavapiés or Malasaña. Some of the most vibrant areas of Madrid 3. Case studies follow different historical pathways. Malasaña connects more clearly with the cultural legacy of the s. More recent in Lavapiés (agrac%on of ar%sts and ac%vists) 4. Both neighbourhoods have been targeted by revitalizajon strategies of Madrid City Council. And more recent by touris%c plans 5. Future research steps: understanding the contribu%on of ar%sts in transforming urban social rela%ons in Malasaña and Lavapiés. and the interrelated effects between ar%sts & urban ac%vism, tourism and consumerism