Arte ambientale, urban space, and participatory art / Martina Tanga.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tanga, Martina, author.

Series:

Routledge advances in art and visual studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Site-specific art--Italy.

Site-specific art.

Interactive art--Italy.

Interactive art.

Italy.

Physical Description:

xiii, 205 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2019.

Summary:

Working in 1970s Italy, a group of artists-namely Ugo La Pietra, Maurizio Nannucci, Francesco Somaini, Mauro Staccioli, Franco Summa, and Franco Vaccari-sought new spaces to create and exhibit art. Looking beyond the gallery, they generated sculptural, conceptual, and participatory interventions, called Arte Ambientale (Environmental Art), situated in the city streets. Their experiments emerged at a time of cultural crisis, when fierce domestic terrorism aggravated an already fragile political situation. To confront the malaise, these artists embraced a position of artistic autonomy and social critique, democratically connecting the city's inhabitants through direct art practices.

Contents:

Extramural exhibitions : Volterra '73 and Ambiente come sociale

Redeployment of sculpture in the city : Francesco Somaini and Mauro Staccioli

Riappropriazione dell'ambiente : Ugo La Pietra's and Franco Summa's urban interventions

Vox populi : Franco Vaccari and Maurizio Nannucci's audience engagement

Conclusion, the legacy of arte ambientale.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9780815393733

0815393733

OCLC:

1083152326