Art In A Democracy

Author : Fred Evans
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2018-11-20
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780231547369

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Public Art and the Fragility of Democracy by Fred Evans Pdf

Public space is political space. When a work of public art is put up or taken down, it is an inherently political statement, and the work’s aesthetics are inextricably entwined with its political valences. Democracy’s openness allows public art to explore its values critically and to suggest new ones. However, it also facilitates artworks that can surreptitiously or fortuitously undermine democratic values. Today, as bigotry and authoritarianism are on the rise and democratic movements seek to combat them, as Confederate monuments fall and sculptures celebrating diversity rise, the struggle over the values enshrined in the public arena has taken on a new urgency. In this book, Fred Evans develops philosophical and political criteria for assessing how public art can respond to the fragility of democracy. He calls for considering such artworks as acts of citizenship, pointing to their capacity to resist autocratic tendencies and reveal new dimensions of democratic society. Through close considerations of Chicago’s Millennium Park and New York’s National September 11 Memorial, Evans shows how a wide range of artworks participate in democratic dialogues. A nuanced consideration of contemporary art, aesthetics, and political theory, this book is a timely and rigorous elucidation of how thoughtful public art can contribute to the flourishing of a democratic way of life.

Author : Nancy Fredricks
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0820316822

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Melville's Art of Democracy by Nancy Fredricks Pdf

This challenging and timely study demonstrates that the problems Melville faced as a writer - the relationship between politics and aesthetics and the representation of the marginalized without appropriation - are similar to issues faced in the academy today.

Author : Olivier Dabène
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2019-09-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030269135

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Street Art and Democracy in Latin America by Olivier Dabène Pdf

This book explores street art’s contributions to democracy in Latin America through a comparative study of five cities: Bogota (Colombia), São Paulo (Brazil), Valparaiso (Chile), Oaxaca (Mexico) and Havana (Cuba). The author argues that when artists invade public space for the sake of disseminating rage, claims or statements, they behave as urban citizens who try to raise public awareness, nurture public debates and hold authorities accountable. Street art also reveals how public space is governed. When local authorities try to contain, regulate or repress public space invasions, they can achieve their goals democratically if they dialogue with the artists and try to reach a consensus inspired by a conception of the city as a commons. Under specific conditions, the book argues, street level democracy and collaborative governance can overlap, prompting a democratization of democracy.

Author : Piotr Piotrowski
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2012-08-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781861899316

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Art and Democracy in Post-Communist Europe by Piotr Piotrowski Pdf

When the Iron Curtain fell in 1989, Eastern Europe saw a new era begin, and the widespread changes that followed extended into the world of art. Art and Democracy in Post-Communist Europe examines the art created in light of the profound political, social, economic, and cultural transformations that occurred in the former Eastern Bloc after the Cold War ended. Assessing the function of art in post-communist Europe, Piotr Piotrowski describes the changing nature of art as it went from being molded by the cultural imperatives of the communist state and a tool of political propaganda to autonomous work protesting against the ruling powers. Piotrowski discusses communist memory, the critique of nationalism, issues of gender, and the representation of historic trauma in contemporary museology, particularly in the recent founding of contemporary art museums in Bucharest, Tallinn, and Warsaw. He reveals the anarchistic motifs that had a rich tradition in Eastern European art and the recent emergence of a utopian vision and provides close readings of many artists—including Ilya Kavakov and Krzysztof Wodiczko—as well as Marina Abramovic’s work that responded to the atrocities of the Balkans. A cogent investigation of the artistic reorientation of Eastern Europe, this book fills a major gap in contemporary artistic and political discourse.

Author : Roger G. Kennedy
Publisher : Rizzoli International Publications
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Art
ISBN : UOM:39076002845266

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When Art Worked by Roger G. Kennedy Pdf

Commemorates the achievements of the artists put to work by the government and explores how their art repaired the national sense of self. From publisher description.

Author : Anthony Gardner
Publisher : Mit Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Art
ISBN : 0262028530

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Politically Unbecoming by Anthony Gardner Pdf

Mapping contemporary artists who reject the aesthetics of democratization (and its neoliberal associations) in order to explore alternative politics and practices. From biennials and installations to participatory practices, contemporary art has come to embrace an aesthetic of democratization. Art's capacity for democracy building now defines its contemporary relevance, part of a broader, global glorification of democracy as, it seems, the only legitimate model of politics. Yet numerous artists reject the alignment of art and democracy--in part because democracy has been associated not only with utopian political visions but also with neoliberal incursions and military interventions. It is just this paradox of democracy that Anthony Gardner explores in Politically Unbecoming, examining work from the 1980s to the 2000s by artists who have challenged democracy as the defining political, critical, and aesthetic frame for their work. In doing so, these artists also develop alternative artistic politics and practices that can remap the transformations in art and its politics since the end of the Cold War. The artists whose work Gardner examines all spent their formative years in Eastern or Western Europe, developing "postsocialist" practices in the wake of socialism's eclipse by neoliberalism (and inspired by nonconformist art from socialist-era Europe). All of these artists--who include Ilya Kabakov, the art collective NSK, and Thomas Hirschhorn--depend on participation between audience and artwork; yet for them, participation does not exemplify democratization but rather offers critical engagement with certain tropes of democracy. These artists, Gardner argues, enact an aesthetic that is "politically unbecoming" in two senses: in its withdrawal from overdetermined political categories of contemporary art; and in its perceived indecency in defying the "propriety" of democracy.

Author : Caroline Levine
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2008-04-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780470766255

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Provoking Democracy by Caroline Levine Pdf

A provocative and compelling book that explores the complex relationship between democracy and avant-garde art, offering a surprising new perspective on the critical role that the arts play in democratic governance at home and abroad. Covers a broad range of topics, from disputes over public art, copyright, and obscenity, to the operations of the House Un-American Activities Committee during the Cold War Highlights detailed and at times shocking debates over the role of the rebellious artist within society

Author : Douglas E. Blandy,Kristin G. Congdon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0608086452

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Art in a Democracy by Douglas E. Blandy,Kristin G. Congdon Pdf

Author : Oliver Vodeb
Publisher : Intellect Books
Page : 554 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2017-08-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781783207978

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Food Democracy by Oliver Vodeb Pdf

In a world where privatisation and capitalism dominate the global economy, the essays in this book ask how to make socially responsive communication, design and art that counters the role of the food industry as a machine of consumption. Food Democracy brings together contributions from leading international scholars and activists, critical case studies of emancipatory food practices and reflections on possible models for responsive communication design and art. A section of visual communication works, creative writings and accounts of participatory art for social and environmental change – curated by the Memefest Festival of Socially Responsive Communication and Art on the theme of "Food Democracy" – are also included here. The beautifully designed book also includes a unique and delicious compilation of socially engaged recipes by the academic, artist and activist community. Aiming not just to advance scholarship, but to push ahead real change in the world, Food Democracy is essential reading for scholars and citizens alike.

Author : Victoria C. Gardner Coates
Publisher : Encounter Books
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2016-01-05
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781594037221

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David's Sling by Victoria C. Gardner Coates Pdf

Throughout Western history, the societies that have made the greatest contributions to the spread of freedom have created iconic works of art to celebrate their achievements. Yet despite the enduring appeal of these works—from the Parthenon to Michelangelo’s David to Picasso’s Guernica—histories of both art and democracy have ignored this phenomenon. Millions have admired the artworks covered in this book but relatively few know why they were commissioned, what was happening in the culture that produced them, or what they were meant to achieve. Even scholars who have studied them for decades often miss the big picture by viewing them in isolation from a larger story of human striving. David’s Sling places into context ten canonical works of art executed to commemorate the successes of free societies that exerted political and economic influence far beyond what might have been expected of them. Fusing political and art history with a judicious dose of creative reconstruction, Victoria Coates has crafted a lively narrative around each artistic object and the free system that inspired it. This book integrates the themes of creative excellence and political freedom to bring a fresh, new perspective to both. In telling the stories of ten masterpieces, David’s Sling invites reflection on the synergy between liberty and human achievement.

Author : Alison Jeffers,Gerri Moriarty
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2017-06-15
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781474258371

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Culture, Democracy and the Right to Make Art by Alison Jeffers,Gerri Moriarty Pdf

Based on the words and experiences of the people involved, this book tells the story of the community arts movement in the UK, and, through a series of essays, assesses its influence on present day participatory arts practices. Part I offers the first comprehensive account of the movement, its history, rationale and modes of working in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales; Part II brings the work up to the present, through a scholarly assessment of its influence on contemporary practice that considers the role of technologies and networks, training, funding, commissioning and curating socially engaged art today. The community arts movement was a well-known but little understood and largely undocumented creative revolution that began as part of the counter-cultural scene in the late 1960s. A wide range of art forms were developed, including large processions with floats and giant puppets, shadow puppet shows, murals and public art, events on adventure playgrounds and play schemes, outdoor events and fireshows. By the middle of the 1980s community arts had changed and diversified to the point where its fragmentation meant that it could no longer be seen as a coherent movement. Interviews with the early pioneers provide a unique insight into the arts practices of the time. Culture, Democracy and the Right to Make Art is not simply a history because the legacy and influence of the community arts movement can be seen in a huge range of diverse locations today. Anyone who has ever encountered a community festival or educational project in a gallery or museum or visited a local arts centre could be said to be part of the on-going story of the community arts. This book is open access and available on www.bloomsburycollections.com . It is funded by the University of Manchester.

Author : Arthur M. Melzer,Jerry Weinberger,M. Richard Zinman
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Art
ISBN : 0801435412

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Democracy & the Arts by Arthur M. Melzer,Jerry Weinberger,M. Richard Zinman Pdf

In this book, some of our most prominent cultural critics explore the relationships between culture and politics as played out in the world of novels, television, museums, and even fashion. The authors - John Simon, Greil Marcus, Arthur C. Danto, and other well-known commentators from across the political spectrum - examine the arts in their relation to democracy and consider whether and how they serve one another.

Author : Jim Cullen
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2002-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781583670651

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The Art of Democracy by Jim Cullen Pdf

The highly acclaimed first edition of The Art of Democracy won the 1996 Ray and Pat Brown Award for "Best Book," presented by the Popular Culture Association.

Author : György Lukács
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2013-06-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789004234512

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The Culture of People's Democracy by György Lukács Pdf

When the Hungarian Marxist philosopher and literary critic György Lukács returned to Hungary from Moscow after World War II, he engaged in a highly active phase of writing and speaking about the democratic culture needed to exorcise the remnants of fascism and to create the conditions for the advance of socialism in Central Europe. His essays of the period, including the influential volume Literature and Democracy, appear here for the first time in English translation. Engaged with questions of realist and modernist world-views in art, the relations of literary history to politics and social history, and the role of cultural intellectuals in public life, these essays offer a new look at one of the most influential Marxist thinkers of the twentieth century.

Author : David A. Smith
Publisher : Ivan R. Dee Publisher
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Art
ISBN : UOM:39015077653775

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Money for Art by David A. Smith Pdf

"Money for Art is the story of public funding of the arts in modern America - the risks and achievements inherent in the ongoing relationship among artists, art administrators, and the legislators who control spending. It is a story of noble intentions that have often foundered on the conflict between individual creativity and democratic expectations." "As David A. Smith shows, government funding of the arts in America has never followed an easy course. Whether on a local or national scale, political support for the arts has carried with it a sense of exchange - the expectation that in return for public money the community will benefit. But this concept is fraught with potential difficulties that touch upon basic tensions between the fierce vision of the individual artist and the standards of the community."--BOOK JACKET.