Living as Form Socially Engaged Art from 1991 2011 #pdf by Nato Thompson

Socially Engaged Art from 1991 2011


MIT Press MA | ISBN:0262017342 | File Type: PDF, 280 pages | File size: 23.Mb | Feb. 24th, 2012
Art Group Shows: Socially Engaged Art from 1991 2011 Over the past twenty years an abundance of art forms have emerged thatuse aesthetics to affect social dynamics These works are often produced bycollectives or come out of a community context they emphasize participation dialogue and action and appear in situations ranging from theater to activism tourban planning to visual art to health care Engaged with the texture of living these art works often blur the line between art and life This book offers the firstglobal portrait of a complex and exciting mode of ctural production one that hasvirtually redefined contemporary art practice Living as Form grew out of a major exhibition at Creative Time in New York City Like theexhibition the book is a landmark survey of more than 100 projects selected by athirty person curatorial advisory team each project is documented by a selection ofcolor images The artists include the Danish collective Superflex who empowercommunities to challenge corporate interest Turner rize nominee Jeremy Deller creator of socially and politically charged performance works Women on Waves whoprovide abortion services and information to women in regions where the procedure isillegal and Santi go Cirugeda an architect who builds temporary structures tosolve housing problems Living as Form contains commissioned essays from noted critics and theorists who look at thisphenomenon from a global perspective and broaden the range of what constitutes thisform Contributing authorsClaire Bishop Carol Becker Teddy Cruz Brian Holmes Shannon Jackson Maria Lind Anne asternak Nato Thompson