Contemporary Approaches to Commemorative Public Art
In this collection, a diverse range of international contributors examine commemorative monuments from the late twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The book reveals how those monuments enable new perspectives and understanding of histories as well as a heightened involvement of viewers through n...
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| description | In this collection, a diverse range of international contributors examine commemorative monuments from the late twentieth and twenty-first centuries.
The book reveals how those monuments enable new perspectives and understanding of histories as well as a heightened involvement of viewers through not simply their subject matter but also, most crucially, their actual form and design. While some contributors explore new approaches to the art of commemoration that artists and designers have deployed in recent monuments, others examine how artists have undertaken creative engagements with historical statuary and sites, using these interventions to offer critique and commentary. Additionally, the contributions consider the impact of political change on ways in which an inherited commemorative landscape is interpreted and negotiated. Questions considered by the contributions include: How might new monuments be shaped and how might they function differently from those of the past? Is there a place for portraiture in the contemporary commemorative landscape? Should commemorative monuments be envisaged as permanent fixtures or are temporary approaches more viable? How effectively have artists disrupted the meanings of historical monuments and sites through installation, performance, video and other media? How has political change played out at historical sites, affecting how commemorative monuments from prior dispensations are understood in the 2020s?
This collection will be of value to researchers in Art History, Visual Studies and Heritage Studies, as well as scholars in all disciplines and fields who are interested in public art, public memory and the politics of commemoration. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1611312025-06-24T06:16:21Z Contemporary Approaches to Commemorative Public Art Schmahmann, Brenda commemoration,Public Art,monuments,statuary thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AG The Arts: treatments and subjects::AGA History of art In this collection, a diverse range of international contributors examine commemorative monuments from the late twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The book reveals how those monuments enable new perspectives and understanding of histories as well as a heightened involvement of viewers through not simply their subject matter but also, most crucially, their actual form and design. While some contributors explore new approaches to the art of commemoration that artists and designers have deployed in recent monuments, others examine how artists have undertaken creative engagements with historical statuary and sites, using these interventions to offer critique and commentary. Additionally, the contributions consider the impact of political change on ways in which an inherited commemorative landscape is interpreted and negotiated. Questions considered by the contributions include: How might new monuments be shaped and how might they function differently from those of the past? Is there a place for portraiture in the contemporary commemorative landscape? Should commemorative monuments be envisaged as permanent fixtures or are temporary approaches more viable? How effectively have artists disrupted the meanings of historical monuments and sites through installation, performance, video and other media? How has political change played out at historical sites, affecting how commemorative monuments from prior dispensations are understood in the 2020s? This collection will be of value to researchers in Art History, Visual Studies and Heritage Studies, as well as scholars in all disciplines and fields who are interested in public art, public memory and the politics of commemoration. 2025-06-05T05:07:19Z 2025-06-05T05:07:19Z 2025-06-04T09:21:54Z 2025 book https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/103345 9781003610588 9781041005797 9781041005810 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/161131 eng Routledge Research in Art History open access Taylor & Francis Routledge 10.4324/9781003610588 10.4324/9781003610588 fa69b019-f4ee-4979-8d42-c6b6c476b5f0 Chapter 9 The Ephemeral as a Strategy of Intervention 9781003610588 9781041005797 9781041005810 Routledge open access |
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