Monday, September 13, 2010

Community Practices

Hi all

Along with Collaborative Practices, another key site of critical development are Community and Public practices. The question is raised in week 8 "Who is art for?" Recall the complaint of the relational artist preaching to the converted in 'his' safe commercial gallery space.

I have given a bunch of suggestions in the suggested reading and I strongly suggest you read anything by Miwon Kwon. A chapter from Kwon's book is on the library website:
-Kwon, One Place After Another

This is a local example (note there is a link to download the book in the "book" tab:
there goes the neighbourhood



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