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I will be describing the various ways in which gentrification impacts art in urban communities. I will give examples of art that has been created as part of gentrification, as well as art that has been destroyed or replaced in the process. This topic is important because as urban areas grow wealthier, much of the original culture is at risk of being forgotton.