The City Creative: The Rise of Urban Placemaking in Contemporary America, David's co-authored book with Michael Carriere, is out now from The University of Chicago Press.

"This is essential reading for this year of crisis and beyond." — Eric Avila, UCLA

"This breathtaking book inspires hope and confidence in what committed members of a community can make possible." — Lizabeth Cohen, Harvard University

 

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• Weathered published David's essay on "The Possibilities of the Frozen City."
• The Area is currently having an encore run on the PBS/World Channel documentary film series America ReFramed. Review details on the film's website.
• The Journal of Urban History published Michael Carriere and David's newest article, "There Grows the City: A Long History of Urban Agriculture in Milwaukee, Wisconsin."
• In November, MAS Context streamed The Area and hosted a related panel discussion.
• David participated in the Head On Photo Festival in Sydney, Australia in November. In addition to showing Isolated Building Studies, he reviewed photography portfolios and presented on the "Social photo documentary" panel.
• "After Demolition," David's 10-year update to his 2012 To be Demolished project was published by MAS Context. The essay illustrates the inequities of the city's demolition and construction patterns. Learn more about it on WBBM, Block Club Chicago, and WGN Radio.
• The CRP/'s 40th anniversary exhibition series opened this September. Its Une collection vivante ! show at Le Phénix (Valenciennes, France) features David's work alongside artists including Angela Detanico & Rafael Lain, Peter Knapp, and Katia Kameli.
• David participated in Remix Place's Agora Cafe events in Audun-le-Tiche and Villerupt, France, on July 1, 2, and 22. Read about it in PaperJam.
• On June 9, True Skool's Fidel Verdin and Walnut Way Conservation Corp's Sharon Adams joined Michael Carriere and David for a discussion about community-based placemaking framed by The City Creative at Lion's Tooth in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
• In March and April, David returned to the France-Luxembourg border for a second residency with Remix Place for the 2022 European Capital of Culture and to Charleroi, Belgium to continue his residency with BPS22.
• MAS Context interviewed David about his From the Mississippi Watershed project for Exhibit Columbus.
• The Urban History Association's Metropole blog published Michael Carriere and David's essay about the punk origins of The City Creative.
• From February 16 to March 18, Ball State University's CAP Gallery exhibited "Instrumental," which includes work from the 2021 Exhibit Columbus Biennial, including six of David's prints.
• The architecture and design platform MAS Context published David's new series about "Story Poles."
• The American Scholar featured David's work with BPS22 in Charleroi, Belgium for its Winter 2022 issue.