Susanna Phillips Newbury (Art) presented the invited lecture "Forensics: The Cultural Power of Art & Real Estate" at the MAK Center for Art & Architecture in Los Angeles on June 27, 2024. Los Angeles has long invested in contemporary art and real estate development as a long-term strategy for cultural growth. More than 70 years into intensive plans to incentivize arts infrastructure as an engine of its global and local economy, "Forensics" looks back on its uneven path, asking how artists, museums, cities and regions might plan for different futures.
