ABSTRACT
This exciting new collection of essays by practicing artists, curators, activists, art writers, administrators, city planners, and educators offers divergent perspectives on the numerous facets of the public art process. The volume also includes a useful graphic timeline of public art history.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|126 pages
Out of Theory
chapter 8|11 pages
Teaching Public Art in the Twenty-first Century
An Interview with Harrell Fletcher
part II|98 pages
Into Practice
chapter 10|8 pages
Investigating the Public Art Commissioning System
The Challenges of Making Art in Public
chapter 12|17 pages
As Rich as Getting Lost in Venice
Sustaining a Career as an Artist in the Public Realm
chapter 13|11 pages
From Margin to Mainstream
Dyke Action Machine! Public Art and a Recent History of Lesbian Representation
chapter 14|15 pages
In the Storms of the World
Building Communities to Assist Social and Ecological Justice
part III|20 pages
Mapping the Lineage
chapter 16|18 pages
A Timeline for the History of Public Art
The United Kingdom and the United States of America, 1900–2005
