Art Intervention in the City

Hadas Ophrat

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2022
• ISBN:
  9781000755480
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Architecture
• Subtopic: Urban Planning & Landscaping

This book focuses on the phenomenon of art intervention —an expression of local initiatives by artists, collectives, and art centers wishing to influence the design of the space or make a change in its lifestyle. It pertains not only to acts of protest, but also to the creation of a new civil and political situation in which artists acknowledge their ability to constitute foci of power.

These are reflected in acts such as squatting in abandoned buildings, restoring and redistributing them according to principles of social justice; mapping the city based on alternative parameters, such as revealing venues of collective memory or exposing the city's backyard; creating outdoor urban art galleries; and creating temporary architecture and alternative solutions in order to deal with the challenges we face in times of epidemic and environmental crisis.

The art intervention phenomenon has intensified since the mid-1990s, so much so that even local authorities the world over have begun to adopt activist and artistic practices. Due to the intensive urbanization processes and current global threats, the creative trends and means surveyed in the book are crucial. This book will interest researchers, planners, urban planners, architects, social activists, local authority executives, art centers, artists, and designers.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half-Title Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• 1 Art Intervention
• 2 The City as a Field of Action
• 3 The New Agenda of Art and Culture Centers
• 4 From the Museum Interior to the Public Space
• 5 Art Centers: A Lever for Urban Development
• 6 Real or Imaginary Space?
• 7 The New Patrons: Authority Transferred to the Public
• 8 Urban Curation
• 9 Street Art as an Urban Resource
• 10 Restoration of Abandoned Buildings and Compounds
• 11 Alternative Structures
• 12 Mapping as a Research and Integrative Tool
• 13 Agents of Change
• 14 Modes of Spatial Action
• 15 Buildings and Sculptures as Scenes of Action
• 16 Creating Urban Narratives
• 17 Spatial Practices in Times of Crisis
• 18 Epilogue: Can Art Introduce Change?
• Appendix A François Hers: The Protocol of the New Patrons
• Appendix B Agnes Denes: A Manifesto
• INDEX