Public art : theory, practice and populism / Cher Krause Knight.
Material type: TextPublisher: Malden, MA : Blackwell, 2008Description: xv, 187 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1405155582
- 1405155590
- 9781405155588
- 9781405155595
- 709.73 22
- N8835 .K65 2008
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709.73 JOS Jenny Holzer / | 709.73 KEE A keener perception : ecocritical studies in American art history / | 709.73 KET All-American folk arts and crafts / | 709.73 KNI Public art : theory, practice and populism / | 709.73 LEW American art and architecture / | 709.73 MAR Inside the L.A. artist / | 709.73 NEW The New sculpture 1965-75 : between geometry and gesture / |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 158-175) and index.
1. Introduction: A Short History of the United States' "Official" Public Art -- 2. Conventional Wisdom: Populist Intentions within Established Paradigms -- 3. Culture to Go: From Art World to The World -- 4. Not Quite "Art," Not Quite "Public": Lessons from the Private Sector -- 5. Super Viewer: Increasing Individual Agency on the Public Art Front -- 6. Conclusion: Art for All?.
Cheryl Krause Knight takes a bold look at American public art and its populist appeal, offering a guide to our creative tastes and shared culture. The text offers a refreshing alternative to the traditional rhetoric and criticism surrounding public art.
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