Artistic careers in the cyclicality of art scenes and gentrification: symbolic capital accumulation through space in Bushwick, NYC

Why and how do artists engage in activities that likely lead to gentrification, despite their awareness of its effects they will possibly be among the displaced groups? I highlight a missing link existing literature explaining recurring patterns art scenes gentrification US cities– cyclicality artistic careers trajectories scenes’ spatiality. The study shows shifted reputation neighborhood early stages is instrumental positioning individual cultural producers field through local scene’s collective accumulation symbolic capital. Early-career accumulate capital space. Paired with capitalist racist legacies city, this contributes reproducing gentrification. Theoretically, article draws from Bourdieu’s theory geographical economy. Empirically, it on interviews Bushwick (Brooklyn, NYC).