As Usa - From Ghost Town to Art Haven: the Dying Village Revived by Street Art
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The AS.com feature on the metamorphosis of a dying Italian village into a veritable haven of art offers a resonant meditation on the redemptive power of creativity. Once consigned to demographic decline and architectural dereliction, the settlement has been spectacularly reanimated through the commissioning of murals that transfigure its façades into a living gallery. The article delineates how this aesthetic intervention has not merely beautified the environment but has catalysed tourism, invigorated local commerce, and rekindled communal identity. In this narrative, street art emerges as both ornament and instrument: a catalyst for socio-economic renewal, a beacon of cultural sustainability, and a testament to the performative potency of visual spectacle in the digital age. Keywords: street art, urban regeneration, cultural sustainability, tourism revival, visual spectacle, communal identity, stramurales international street art festival, puglia, italy, stornara, stornara life aps, lino lombardi,
Authors: Magaldi, Luciano, David, Nelson
Institution: University of Cambridge
Language: English
Topic: Public Spaces through Art
Subfield: Urban Studies
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7108227397
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