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Overview
Literary Nonfiction. Art History, Theory & Criticism. "In this wonderfully bold and speculative anthology of writings, artists and critics offer a highly persuasive set of argument and pleas for imaginative, socially responsible, and socially responsive public art.... This book will prove as valuable to art and cultural historians and critics as it will be to public policy makers, students and a diverse public audience"—Moira Roth, Mills College. "Energized by ideas and experiences in performance art, community art, installation, social history, and urban planning, artists are creating and invigorating new public art that imbues daily life with meaning and significance"—Richard Andrews, University of Washington.
Editorials
Library Journal
For several decades now, art has been leaving museum halls in search of a more vital interactive context. Some feel that this search represents a broad shift in perspective whose time has come. This set of essays is an attempt to formulate an ideological understanding inclusive of installation, performance, site-specific work, and other manifestations frequently encountered yet generally misunderstood. What makes this book useful and different is its collaborative slant: each author was aware of what the others were doing. Most of the writers, among them Lucy Lippard and Suzi Gablik, are well known in the field. The book acts literally as a conceptual map clarifying recent art history and helping to define unifying traits such as a strong social orientation, ecology, and new technologies. The reader is left with a better understanding of what exactly "new genre" means. Highly recommended for museum and academic libraries.-Sue Olcott, Columbus Metropolitan Lib., OhioBook Details
Published
February 9, 1995
Publisher
Seattle, Wash. : Bay Press, c1995.
Pages
293
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780941920308