The Tilted arc controversy : dangerous precedent? / Harriet F. Senie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Senie, Harriet.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public sculpture--New York (State)--New York--Public opinion.

Public sculpture.

Serra, Richard, 1938-2024. Tilted arc.

Serra, Richard.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (228 p.)

Edition:

New ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis, MN : University of Minnesota Press, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Since its installation at and subsequent removal from New York City's Federal Plaza, noted sculptor Richard Serra's Tilted Arc has been a touchstone for debates over the role of public art. Installed in 1981, the 10-foot-high, 120-foot-long curved wall of Cor-Ten self-rusting steel instantly became a magnet for criticism. Harriet F. Senie explores the history of Tilted Arc, including its 1979 commission and the heated public hearings that eventually led to its removal in 1989. She examines the tactics of those opposed to the sculpture and the media's superficial and sensational coverage of the

Contents:

Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; Prologue; 1. Commission, Installation, Removal; 2. Public Opinion; 3. Reframing the Controversy; 4. After Tilted Arc; Conclusion; Notes; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-192) and index.

ISBN:

0-8166-9272-6

OCLC:

476095103