The Uses of Art in Public Space

Author:   Julia Lossau ,  Quentin Stevens
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9781138548664


Pages:   224
Publication Date:   06 February 2018
Format:   Paperback
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This book links two fields of interest which are too seldom considered together: the production and critique of art in public space and social behaviour in the public realm. Whilst most writing about public art has focused on the aesthetic, cultural and political intentions and processes that shape its production, this edited collection examines a variety of public artworks from the perspective of their actual everyday use. Contributors are interested in the rich diversity of peoples’ engagements with public artworks across various spatial and temporal scales, encounters which do not limit themselves to the representational aspects of the art, and which are not necessarily as the artist, curator or sponsor intended. Case studies consider a broad range of public art, including commissioned and unofficial artworks, memorials, street art, street furniture, performance art, sound art and media installations.

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Author:   Julia Lossau ,  Quentin Stevens
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9781138548664


ISBN 10:   1138548669
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   06 February 2018
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. Framing Art and its Uses in Public Space Julia Lossau and Quentin Stevens Part I: Perception 2. The Ergonomics of Public Art Quentin Stevens 3. Graffiti, Street Art and Theories of Stigmergy Lachlan MacDowall Part II: Interaction 4. Media Architecture: Engaging Urban Experiences in Public Space Martin Brynskov, Peter Dalsgaard and Kim Halskov 5. Trafalgar Square: of Play, Plinths, Publics, Pigeons and Participation Nicolas Whybrow Part III: Participation 6. Tree Planting: The Use of Public Art as a Social Practice Julia Lossau 7. Sound Response: The Public Reception of Audio Walks Angharad Saunders and Kate Moles Part IV: Appropriation 8. The Non-use, Re-use, Mis-use and Counter-use of Public Art in the Vilakazi Street Precinct, Soweto, South Africa Pauline Guinard 9. ‘You aren’t an Aussie if you don’t come’: National Identity and Visitors’ Practices at the Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Shanti Sumartojo Part V: Reception 10. The Social Life of Artworks in Public Spaces: A Study of the Publics in the Quartier International de Montréal Laurent Vernet 11. Art Engagers: What Does Public Art Do to Its Publics? The Case of the ‘Butt Plug Gnome’ Martin Zebracki 12. As Prop and Symbol: Engaging with Works of Art in Public Space Karen A. Franck

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Julia Lossau is Professor of Urban Geography at the University of Bremen, Germany Quentin Stevens is Associate Professor of Urban Design and Director of the Centre for Design and Society at RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia

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