"Drawing on contributions from practising artists, writers, curators and academics, Searching for art's new publics explores the ways in which artists seek to involve, create and engage with new and diverse audiences, remarking on the fine line between the experience of being in…
"This book explores the ways in which statues have been experienced in public in different cultures and the role that has been played by statues in defining publicness itself. The meaning of public statues is examined through discussion of their appearance and their spatial cont…
"This book explores the ways in which statues have been experienced in public in different cultures and the role that has been played by statues in defining publicness itself. The meaning of public statues is examined through discussion of their appearance and their spatial cont…
"This book explores the ways in which statues have been experienced in public in different cultures and the role that has been played by statues in defining publicness itself. The meaning of public statues is examined through discussion of their appearance and their spatial cont…
"Quel point commun entre la visite guidée d'une exposition d'art contemporain, un atelier d'initiation à la musique baroque organisé au cours d'un festival et un ciné-club de quartier? Le médiateur culturel. Son rôle? La transmission. Sa raison d'être? Permettre au plus grand no…
Quel point commun entre la visite guidée d'une exposition d'art contemporain, un atelier d'initiation à la musique baroque organisé au cours d'un festival et un ciné-club de quartier? Le médiateur culturel. Son rôle? La transmission. Sa raison d'être? Permettre au plus grand nom…
Participation in art has become a prevalent and contested phenomenon since the 1990s. Artists have increasingly sought to create situations and events that invite spectators to become active participants. This development is placed in historical and theoretical context in key wr…
"The desire to move viewers out of the role of passive observers and into the role of producers is one of the hallmarks of twentieth-century art. This tendency can be found in practices and projects ranging from El Lissitzky's exhibition designs to Allan Kaprow's happenings, fro…
The desire to move viewers out of the role of passive observers and into the role of producers is one of the hallmarks of twentieth-century art. This tendency can be found in practices and projects ranging from El Lissitzky's exhibition designs to Allan Kaprow's happenings, from…
This book maps the presence of moving images within the field of public art through encounters with passersby. It argues that far from mere distraction or spectacle, moving images can produce moments of enchantment that can renew, intensify, or challenge our everyday engagement …