The Routledge companion to art in the public realm

Cartiere, Cameron, (editor.). Tan, Leon, (editor.).

Summary: "This multidisciplinary companion offers a comprehensive overview of the global arena of public art. It is organized around four distinct topics, activation, social justice, memory and identity and ecology, with a final chapter mapping significant works of public and social practice art around the world between 2008-2018. The thematic approach brings into view similarities and differences in the recent globalization of public art practices, while the multidisciplinary emphasis allows for a consideration of the complex outcomes and consequences of such practices, as they engage different disciplines and communities and affect a diversity of audiences beyond the existing 'art world.' The book will highlight an international selection of artist projects that illustrate the themes. This book will be of interest to scholars in contemporary art, art history, urban studies, and museum studies"--

Record details

ISBN: 9781138325302
ISBN: 1138325309
ISBN: 9780429450471
Physical Description: print
xx, 371 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Publisher: New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2021.
Copyright: ©2021

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction. Expanding our collective imagination through public art and social practice / Cameron Cartiere and Leon Tan -- Activation. Towards a public of 'the otherwise' Meenakshi Thirukode -- Social justice. Surviving institutionalised care : accessibility as social practice / Carmen Papalia -- Memory and identity. Luanda's emotional geography / Fabio Vanin -- Ecology. Changing space / Lesia Prokopenko -- Mapping social change. Mapping art in the public realm 2008-2018 / Cameron Cartiere, Leon Tan, and Elisha Masemann ; design by Geoff Campbell.