New Land Marks:public art, community, and the meaning of place

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: New Land Marks Program; Fairmount Park Art Association; Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts; Philadelphia Exhibitions Initiative; University of the Arts Philadelphia, Pa; William Penn Foundation
Group Author: Bach Penny Balkin
Published: Editions Ariel,
Publisher Address: Washington, DC
Publication Dates: c2001.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Carrier Form: 160 p.: ill. (some col.) ; 21 x 28 cm.
ISBN: 0967914345
Index Number: J171
CLC: J171.209.5-28
Call Number: J171.209.5-28/N532
Contents: "This book accompanies an exhibition presented at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, February 10-April 15, 2001, and has been published with the support of the Philadelphia Exhibitions Initiative, a program funded by the Pew Charitable Trusts and administered by the University of the Arts, Philadelphia; the William Penn Foundation; and the Fairmount Park Art Association."--T.p. verso.
"Initiated in 1996, 'New*Land*Marks: Public Art, Community, and the Meaning of Place' invited artists and community organizations to plan enduring public art projects that explore our most valuable urban resources: people, their history, and their hopes for the future."--Philadelphia Exhibitions Initiative website.
Includes bibliographic and index.
Defining the public context / Penny Balkin Bach -- Why public art is neccessary / Ellen Dissanayake -- The art of identity / Thomas Hine -- The object of process / Lucy R. Lippard -- Work in process : New Land Mark proposals / Charles Moleski and Robin Redmond, proposal descriptions -- The revitalization of Malcolm X Memorial Park / Martha Jackson-Jarvis and JoAnna Viudez -- Bright light trail / Zevilla Jackson Preston -- A century of labor / John Kindness -- Embodying Thoreau : dwelling, sitting, watching / Ed Levine -- May Street : a place of remembrance and honor -- The Vietnamese Monumen