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Inman News: Study: Don’t blame art galleries for gentrification

Submitted by hoyt on Wed, 09/18/2013 - 14:46

Most art galleries are situated in close proximity to wealthy clientele, rather than in low-rent neighborhoods favored by artists, a four-year study by the USC Lusk Center for Real Estate has found. While some might say, “Duh!” one of the study’s authors, Jenny Schuetz, said the findings “counter the common and somewhat romantic perception that galleries locate in gritty artist communities.”