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Public art is produced and 'lived' within multiple, interlaced and contested political, economic, social and cultural-symbolic spheres. This lively collection is a mix of academic and practice-based writings that scrutinise conventional claims on the inclusiveness of public art practice. C...
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Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group,
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| Publisher Address: | Abingdon, Oxon : |
| Publication Dates: | 2018. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
Public art is produced and 'lived' within multiple, interlaced and contested political, economic, social and cultural-symbolic spheres. This lively collection is a mix of academic and practice-based writings that scrutinise conventional claims on the inclusiveness of public art practice. Contributions examine how various social differences, across class, ethnicity, age, gender, religion, ability and literacy, shape encounters with public art within the ambits of the design, regeneration and everyday experiences of public spaces. The chapters richly draw on case studies from the Global North and South, providing comprehensive insights into the experiences of encountering public art via a variety of scales and realms. This book advances critical insights of how socially practised public arts articulate and cultivate geographies of social difference through the themes of power (the politics of encountering), affect (the embodied ways of encountering), and diversity (the inclusiveness of encountering). It will appeal to scholars, students and practitioners of cultural geography, the visual arts, urban studies, political studies and anthropology. |
| Carrier Form: | xiv, 239 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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9781472468796 1472468791 |
| Index Number: | N8725 |
| CLC: | J0-05 |
| Call Number: | J0-05/P976 |
| Contents: | 1. On encountering public art / Martin Zebracki and Joni M. Palmer -- 2. Subverting surveillance: power and incivility in public transit art / Martha Radice and Brenden Harvey -- 3. 'Awaken the dragon': participatory art-making and the grassroots in authoritarian Singapore -- 4. The construction of post-communist ideologies and re-branding of Budapest: the case study of Statue Park Museum / Paul Clements -- 5. Sustainable influences of public art: a view on cultural capital and environmental impact / Cameron Cartiere and Ashley Guindon -- 6. Shaping subjects, connecting communities, imagining futures? Critically investigating Play Your Place / Harriet Hawkins and Ruth Catlow -- 7. The production of temporary public space: site-specific installation and 'vital materialities' / Gwen MacGregor -- 8. 'All your drains belong to us': young people and the non-representational geographies of public art in drain tunnels / Candice Boyd -- 9. Mobilising the 'Right to Remain' in Vancouver's Paueru-gai: an art based participatory research intervention / Aaron Franks, Jeff Masuda, Audrey Kobayashi and The Right to Remain community fair team -- 10. The art of (re)crossing the border: the Border Farm project in Maroi, South Africa / Pauline Guinard -- 11. The Birmingham Surrealist Laboratory: unlocking community and the avant-garde in a super diverse city / Saskia Warren and Stephen Forcer -- 12. A cybergeography of public art encounter: the case of Rubber Duck / Martin Zebracki -- 13. An artist-geographer's lens / Andrew Gorman-Murray. |