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Art and the public sphere / edited by W.J.T. Mitchell.
Title & Author:

Art and the public sphere / edited by W.J.T. Mitchell.

Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1992.

Description:

268 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm

Notes:
Essays previously published in the journal Critical inquiry.
Essays previously published in the journal Critical Inquiry.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Daring to dream / John Hallmark Neff -- The public as sculpture: from heavenly city to mass ornament / Michael North -- The violence of public art: do the right thing / W.J.T. Mitchell -- The counter-monument: memory against itself in Germany today / James E. Young -- The Vietnam Veterans Memorial and the Washington Mall: philosophical thoughts on political iconography / Charles L. Griswold -- Law for art's sake in the public realm / Barbara Hoffman -- Through the back door: alternative approaches to public art / Virginia Maksymowicz -- Public space in a private time / Vito Acconci -- The dream / Agnes Denes -- Urban poises / Ben Nicholson -- Art and censorship / Richard Serra -- An interview with Barbara Kruger / W.J.T. Mitchell -- Fine furs / David Antin.
Summary:

"This anthology of wide-ranging essays by leading critics and artists addresses recent controversies in American public art. Prevailing issues focus on historical, symbolic, political, legal, and cultural concerns"--Back cover.

ISBN:

0226532100 (cloth ; alk. paper)
9780226532103 (cloth ; alk. paper)
0226532119 (pbk. ; alk. papeer)
9780226532110 (pbk. ; alk. papeer)

Subject:

KunstWerk
Public art Public opinion.
Kunst.
Kunstkritiek.
Openbaar leven.
Openbare ruimte.
Publiek.
Art public Opinion publique.
Öffentlicher Raum
Kunstwerk
Art Appréciation.
Art public États-Unis.
Visual arts

Form/genre:

Aufsatzsammlung.

Added entries:

Mitchell, W. J. T. (William John Thomas), 1942-
Mitchell, W. J. Thomas, 1942-

Holdings:

Location: Library main 75194
Call No.: ID:92-B2464
Status: Available

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