Public Art and the Fragility of Democracy An Essay in Political Aesthetics |
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| Author:
| Evans, Fred |
| Series title: | Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Arts Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-231-18758-9 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2018 |
| Publisher: | Columbia University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $75.00 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.