Public Art and the Fragility of Democracy
Download or Read eBook Public Art and the Fragility of Democracy PDF written by Fred Evans and published by Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Arts. This book was released on 2018 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Fred Evans |
Publisher | : Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Arts |
Total Pages | : 360 |
Release | : 2018 |
ISBN-10 | : 0231187580 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780231187589 |
Rating | : 4/5 (80 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Public Art and the Fragility of Democracy by : Fred Evans
Book excerpt: Fred Evans develops philosophical and political criteria for assessing how public art can respond to the fragility of democracy. He calls for considering such artworks as acts of citizenship, pointing to their capacity to resist autocratic tendencies and reveal new dimensions of democratic society.