| Arte Ambientale, Urban Space, and Participatory Art Contributor(s): Tanga, Martina (Author) |
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ISBN: 0815393733 ISBN-13: 9780815393733 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $171.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | History - Contemporary (1945- ) - Art | Art & Politics - Political Science | Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Development |
| Dewey: 709.050 |
| LCCN: 2019002508 |
| Series: Routledge Advances in Art and Visual Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 7" W x 9.7" (1.55 lbs) 206 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Working in 1970s Italy, a group of artists--namely Ugo La Pietra, Maurizio Nannucci, Francesco Somaini, Mauro Staccioli, Franco Summa, and Franco Vaccari--sought new spaces to create and exhibit art. Looking beyond the gallery, they generated sculptural, conceptual, and participatory interventions, called Arte Ambientale (Environmental Art), situated in the city streets. Their experiments emerged at a time of cultural crisis, when fierce domestic terrorism aggravated an already fragile political situation. To confront the malaise, these artists embraced a position of artistic autonomy and social critique, democratically connecting the city's inhabitants through direct art practices. |