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Monumental Cares Sites of History and Contemporary Art

Paperback • 2023 • English

Monumental Cares Sites of History and Contemporary Art

By Mechtild Widrich

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About the book

Monumental cares rethinks monument debates, site specificity and art activism in light of problems that strike us as monumental or overwhelming, such as war, migration and the climate crisis. The book shows how artists address these issues, from Chicago and Berlin to Oslo, Bucharest and Hong Kong, in media ranging from marble and glass to postcards, graffiti and re-enactment. A multidirectional theory of site does justice to specific places but also to how far-away audiences see them. What emerg...Show more

Decorative arts
Public art
Narrative theme: Displacement, exile, migration

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9781526168115

Publisher

Manchester University Press

Published year

2023

Language

English

Original title

Monumental Cares Sites of History and Contemporary Art

Format

Paperback

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