Street art claims something

[Heidi L]

International cities known for their famous street art include Mexico city, New York city and London. Street art can now claim Kaohsiung (city) as another location for this public visual art form. Since 2017, the Kaohsiung Street Art Festival has invited international artists to participate in their city's annual event. (extracted from Studio Classroom, November 2019)

Usually I would say a person, some kind of organization or maybe a company claims something. Street art, a form of painting art, claims something. Do you think it's appropriate to use claim that way?

Thank you.

 

[GoesStation]

Yes, it's fine in a journalistic setting.

 

[SoothingDave]

It's personification and it's OK in certain contexts. We often talk about "the market" or "the economy" doing something, but they aren't really actors.

 

[Heidi L]

Yes, it's fine in a journalistic setting.

Could you please say more about it?

 

[GoesStation]

Could you please say more about it?

The expression would be odd in everyday English but it's fine in the context you found it in.

 

[tedmc]

It is assuming Street Art as a person who has a voice.

 

[emsr2d2]

It is assuming Street Art as a person who has a voice.

We don't "assume something as something".

 

[tedmc]

Okay, it is "assume to be".

 

[Tarheel]

I think she meant you should use is instead of as.

 

[emsr2d2]

It is assuming Street Art as a person who has a voice.

Okay, it is "assume to be".

Are you saying you meant to write "It is assuming Street Art to be a person who has a voice"?

 

[Tdol]

I would say Mexico City and I would not bother with city after New York.

 

[SoothingDave]

Yes, "Mexico City" is the name, at least in English. "New York" is the name of the city. We only use "New York City" or "NYC" if we need to distinguish between the city and the state. Like saying how many coronavirus cases there are in New York. Do you mean the city or the state?