The uses of art in public space / edited by Julia Lossau and Quentin Stevens.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lossau, Julia, editor.

Stevens, Quentin, 1969- editor.

Taylor & Francis eBooks.

Martin and Margy Meyerson Endowment Fund for the Built Environment.

Series:

Routledge advances in art and visual studies

Routledge Advances in Art and Visual Studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art and society.

Public art.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 209 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, [2015]

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Framing Art and its Uses in Public Space / Julia Lossau and Quentin Stevens

Part I: Perception. Ergonomics of Public Art / Quentin Stevens

Graffiti, Street Art and Theories of Stigmergy / Lachlan MacDowall

Part II: Interaction. Media Architecture: Engaging Urban Experiences in Public Space / Martin Brynskov, Peter Dalsgaard and Kim Halskov

Trafalgar Square: of Play, Plinths, Publics, Pigeons and Participation / Nicolas Whybrow

Part III: Participation. Tree Planting: The Use of Public Art as Social Practice / Julia Lossau

Sound Response: The Public Reception of Audio Walks / Angharad Saunders and Kate Moles

Part IV: Appropriation. Non-use, Re-use, Mis-use and Counter-use of Public Art in the Vilakazi Street Precinct, Soweto, South Africa / Pauline Guinard

'You aren't an Aussie if you don't come': National Identity and Visitors' Practices at the Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux / Shanti Sumartojo

Part V: Reception. Social Life of Artworks in Public Spaces: A Study of the Publics in the Quartier International de Montréal / Laurent Vernet

Art Engagers: What Does Public Art Do to Its Publics? The Case of the 'Butt Plug Gnome' / Martin Zebracki

As Prop and Symbol: Engaging with Works of Art in Public Space / Karen A. Franck.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Martin and Margy Meyerson Endowment Fund for the Built Environment.

Other Format:

ebook version:

ISBN:

9781315757018

131575701X

Publisher Number:

99989638835

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.