Schrank, Sarah.

Art and the city : civic imagination and cultural authority in Los Angeles / Sarah Schrank.

Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2009.

216 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

"Art and the City argues that debates over modernism among artists and civic leaders alike made art a charged political site as early as the 1910s. The legacy of those early battles reverberated throughout the century. Because of a rich tradition of arts education and the presence of Hollywood, Los Angeles historically hosted a talented population of contemporary artists. However, because of the snug relationship between urban aesthetics and capital investment that underscored the booster goals of the civic arts movement, modern artists were pushed out of public exhibition spaces until after World War II. Art and the City uncovers the historic struggles for cultural expression and creative space that are hidden behind the city's booster mythology."--Jacket.

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Public art Political aspects California Los Angeles.
Art and society California Los Angeles.
Art et société Californie Los Angeles.
Art and society
Cultural policy
Public art Political aspects
Kulturpolitik
Kunst
Öffentlicher Raum
Art California Los Angeles History 20th century
Los Angeles (Calif.) Cultural policy.
California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, Calif.
Los Angeles <Calif.>

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 260852
Cote: BIB 191765
Statut: Disponible