Hi Helen,Ths is such a fascinating conversation. Thank you!I don’t think any of the books listed by everyone so far are particularly academic or specialized, with the exception of the one by Miwon Kwon. Tom Finkelpearl’’s books are super-readable, as is the Cartiere and Willis book. Erika Doss too.Also, in my experience, less privileged students are every bit as interested in nuanced readings as more privileged students, and they deserve to get the best that an education has to offer.all best,Janet Z.On Mar 6, 2019, at 1:15 PM, Helen Lessick <helen.lessick@gmail.com> wrote:Hello Colleagues,I have been following this thread with great interest.I agree with the text citations as great resources for the public art field, but all education starts with the context of the student.I have been working with small colleges and community colleges in small cities and rural environments. Many are new to the idea that 'fine arts' can build community.So I recommend a more general, readable approach - Doug Borwick's Building Community, Not Audiences: The Future of the Arts in the United States.From the Foreword by Rocco Landesman, Chairman, National Endowment for the Arts:
“I think the days of the arts in ivory towers are behind us; the very best arts organizations are . . . connecting communities with artists . . . . Not only can the arts build communities, I think we must.”The book is not completely about understanding public art, but the role of artist and arts organizations in a creative community. (And full disclosure, I have an essay in the book).Doug also writes the Arts Engaged blog, which is well-written, approachable, issue-specific and free.HelenOn Wed, 6 Mar 2019 at 07:29, Patterson, Ryan <RPatterson@promotionandarts.com> wrote:Julia, thanks for sparking this great dialogue and list!
One Place After Another was a favored text among my professors, and had a very big influence on me as a student. I cannot wait to dive into some of the other suggestions on this list!
We in the midst of forming a partnership between the City, the Arts Council, and a great local heritage preservation org to collectively plan and support collection management and conservation, as well as information sharing and storytelling around our Collection. Crowdsourced interpretation, and working with students to provide multi-media interpretation and tours is a goal we are working towards.
Please let us know how your student project unfolds.
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These are all great suggestions... I was specifically thinking of interpretation, because I'm working with a class to design tours, catalogue entries, and signage.
Julia Moore (mobile)
On Tue, Mar 5, 2019, 10:20 PM Janet Zweig <janetzweig@gmail.com> wrote:
Some of the books I use in teaching:
Finkelpearl, Tom. Dialogues in Public Art, Cambridge: MIT Press, 2000.
Finklepearl, Tom. What We Made: Conversations of Art and Social Cooperation. Duke University Press, 2013.
Kwon, Miwon. One Place After Another: Site Specific Art and Locational Identity, Cambridge: MIT Press, 2002.
Doss, Erika. Memorial Mania: Public Feeling in America. University of Chicago Press, 2010.
Doherty, Claire, ed. Out of Place Out of Time: Public Art (Now). Art/Books 2015.
Cartiere, Cameron and Shelly Willis, The Practice of Public Art, Routledge, 2008.
Purves, Ted (editor). What We Want is Free, Generosity and Exchange in Recent Art. SUNY Press, 2005.
Thompson, Nato. Living as Form: Socially Engaged Art from 1991-2011. The MIT Press, 2012.
Mitchell, W.J.T. (ed). Art and the Public Sphere, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1992.
On Mar 5, 2019, at 9:54 PM, McGregor Consulting <jmcgconsult@gmail.com> wrote:
So many great recommendations. I would also recommend A Companion to Public Art, (2016) edited by Cher Krause Knight and Harriet Senie, published by Wiley Blackwell. Wide ranging essays that bring some of the topics mentioned by others up to speed. The audience is students.
Jennifer McGregor
On Mar 4, 2019, at 2:05 PM, Hirschfield, James <jhirschf@email.unc.edu> wrote:
While it is out of print, I have my students read Erika Doss’ Spirt Poles and Flying Pigs. While written in 1995, I still find it relevant and on target. For a more historical perspectives I also like Harriet Senie and Sally Webster’s Critical Issues in Public Art.
Jim Hirschfield
On Mar 4, 2019, at 10:54 AM, Julia Muney Moore <jmoore@indyarts.org> wrote:
If you were to recommend ONE resource to a group of college-age students who are learning about how to interpret public art for others (written, signage, in-person), what would that resource be? Here’s the one I’d recommend:
F. Senie, Harriet. (2008). Reframing Public Art: Audience Use, Interpretation, and Appreciation. 10.1002/9780470775936.ch9.
Any others?
Julia Muney Moore
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Arts Council of Indianapolis
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