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The rigorous essays and original works of art collected in this volume present a compelling demonstration of the strategies, aesthetic and otherwise, used by artists to elicit intellectual, sensual, or emotional responses that can only be obtained through artistic practices in public places.
Public Art in Canada is a major contribution to the study of Canadian art and culture. Paperback , pages. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up.
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I wanted to learn more about public art and about how conceptualizations of Canadian identity inform art-making. My local library had this book, so I went for it. Like most anthologies of academic writing, the quality in this one is pretty mixed, although none of the essays completely crashed and burned, which is a bit of a triumph. The book is divided into four parts: Each of the sections also included at least one chapter documenting a a specific public art piece grounded in conceptual issues that fit into the overall section theme.
Did I learn about public art? Not too much - but I already knew a lot about art, so the broad issues weren't new. Please create a new list with a new name; move some items to a new or existing list; or delete some items.
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The rigorous essays and original works of art collected in this volume present a compelling demonstration of the strategies, aesthetic and otherwise, used by ar. Arguably, public art is experienced daily by more people than most offerings in galleries, yet our notion of what constitutes public art is surprisingly limited. Public .
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In general, it denotes a mass population of people who associate through a common interest. This definition could be extended to a group or organization who wish to solve a similar problem. In reviewing Public Art in Canada: Critical Perspectives , I interpret site specificity as interventionist and situational artists recognizing a problem and organizing within that given situation. After reading this publication, I am duly reminded that nothing really changes over time. Boyer installed his work in Montreal in It was removed in following an intense debate.
It is then understandable that some artists have chosen a more interventionist approach to further a public discourse. We learn of the artistic pursuit for political justice, with many works demonstrating a deep and active engagement to integrate art and everyday life.