Spirit Poles and Flying Pigs : Public Art and Cultural Democracy in American Communities

Doss, Erika. Spirit Poles and Flying Pigs : Public Art and Cultural Democracy in American Communities. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1995.

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Abstract (English)

Doss examines the way in which public art is a site of conflict and a symbol of struggle in cultural democracy by analysing in detail seven specific projects, the controversies surrounding them, and the reasons behind their failure. Doss argues that public art is most effective when it is linked to a notion of a public sphere that involves, at every level, the community in which the project is based. Index, 4 p. Biographical notes on the author. Circa 325 bibl. ref.

Types:	Monographs
All Contributors:	Doss, Erika (Author)
Dossier:	700 - ART PUBLIC / PUBLIC ART
Collation:	278 p. : 79 ill. ; 23 x 15 cm
ISBN:	1560985348|1560984643
Language of Publication:	English
Publishers:	Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press
Artists:	Baca, Judy; Heizer, Michael; Kruger, Barbara; Leicester, Andrew; Oldenburg, Claes; Rieveschl, Gary; Van Bruggen, Coosje; Antonakos, Stephen; Be, Kenny; Blum, Andrea; Calder, Alexander; Goodacre, Glenna; Haacke, Hans; Hart, Frederick; Indermark, Ken; Mapplethorpe, Robert; Morris, Robert; Noguchi, Isamu; Poirier, Anne And Patrick; Rolle, Rod; Serra, Richard; Stewart, Francis; Tyler, "Dread" Scott
Keywords:	ART AND POLITICS; PUBLIC ART; CONTROVERSY; ADVERTISING; HISTORY; INDUSTRIAL SITE; KITSCH; MURAL; RACISM; RURAL ENVIRONMENT; SCULPTURE; SITE SPECIFICITY; URBAN ENVIRONMENT; COMMUNITY; CONFLICT; CORPORATE ENTERPRISE; CULTURAL POLICY; CULTURE; EARTHWORKS; ECONOMICS; IDEOLOGY; LABOUR; LANDSCAPING; LAND USE; LOCAL, The; NATIONALISM; NEOCONSERVATISM; PRIVATE / PUBLIC; PUBLIC SPHERE; RECEPTION; CFW - COMMUNITY FILM WORKSHOP (Chicago, IL); DEREN, MAYA; FEMINIST ART PROGRAM (Fresno, CA); MICHEAUX, OSCAR; PUERTO RICO; VIDEO DATA BANK (New York, NY); WIDC - WOMEN IN THE DIRECTOR'S CHAIR (Chicago, IL)
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Date Deposited:	05 Mar 2004
Last Modified:	13 Apr 2012 21:48
URI:	http://e-artexte.ca/id/eprint/15087

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