Art in the public interest
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Art in the public interest
Da Capo Press, 1993
1st Da Capo Press ed
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"An unabridged republication of the edition published in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1989, with the substitution on several photographs"--T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references (p. [351]-365) and index
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A collection of essays on the relationship between art and the public. The concept of public art has expanded to include street art, guerrilla theatre, video art, performance art, and protest actions, as well as politically provocative sculpture and painting. Certain issues have arisen with this expansion: First Amendment rights; questions of public taste and morality; the concept of artists as agents of social change; the role of commerce and technology in art; and the appropriateness of funding of artistic expression by public institutions. Among the works discussed are: Greenpeace's guerrilla theatre; the Names Project's AIDS quilt; Tim Rollins +K.O.S's work in the Bronx; Richard Serra's "Tilted Arc"; and David Nelson's portrait of Harold Washington. This work aims to establish the groundwork necessary to address the critical interaction between art, social conscience and public policy.
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