The Uses of Art in Public Space

Herausgeber: Lossau, Julia; Stevens, Quentin

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Produktbeschreibung

"This book links two fields of interest which are too seldom considered together: the production and critique of art in public space and social behaviour in the public realm. Whilst most writing about public art has focused on the aesthetic, cultural andpolitical intentions and processes that shape its production, this edited collection examines a variety of public artworks from the perspective of their actual everyday use. Contributors are interested in the rich diversity of peoples' engagements with public artworks across various spatial and temporal scales, encounters which do not limit themselves to the representational aspects of the art, and which are not necessarily as the artist, curator or sponsor intended. Case studies consider a broad range of public art, including commissioned and unofficial artworks, memorials, street art, street furniture, performance art, sound art and media installations"--

Produktdetails

• Routledge Advances in Art and Visual Studies
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 210
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 155mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 462g
• ISBN-13: 9781138797604
• ISBN-10: 113879760X
• Artikelnr.: 41371837

Autorenporträt

Julia Lossau is Professor of Urban Geography at the University of Bremen, Germany Quentin Stevens is Associate Professor of Urban Design and Director of the Centre for Design and Society at RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia

Inhaltsangabe

1. Framing Art and its Uses in Public Space Julia Lossau and Quentin
Stevens Part I: Perception 2. The Ergonomics of Public Art Quentin Stevens
3. Graffiti, Street Art and Theories of Stigmergy Lachlan MacDowall Part
II: Interaction 4. Media Architecture: Engaging Urban Experiences in Public
Space Martin Brynskov, Peter Dalsgaard and Kim Halskov 5. Trafalgar Square:
of Play, Plinths, Publics, Pigeons and Participation Nicolas Whybrow Part
III: Participation 6. Tree Planting: The Use of Public Art as a Social
Practice Julia Lossau 7. Sound Response: The Public Reception of Audio
Walks Angharad Saunders and Kate Moles Part IV: Appropriation 8. The
Non-use, Re-use, Mis-use and Counter-use of Public Art in the Vilakazi
Street Precinct, Soweto, South Africa Pauline Guinard 9. 'You aren't an
Aussie if you don't come': National Identity and Visitors' Practices at the
Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Shanti Sumartojo Part V:
Reception 10. The Social Life of Artworks in Public Spaces: A Study of the
Publics in the Quartier International de Montréal Laurent Vernet 11. Art
Engagers: What Does Public Art Do to Its Publics? The Case of the 'Butt
Plug Gnome' Martin Zebracki 12. As Prop and Symbol: Engaging with Works of
Art in Public Space Karen A. Franck