{"product_id":"9780472057795-curating-the-commons","title":"Curating the Commons","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSocially Engaged Public Art\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn-depth explorations of socially engaged public artworks from the perspective of a curator and scholar\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince the 2008 financial crisis and Occupy movements around the globe, artists have increasingly turned to socially engaged public art to create new models of artistic production and community engagement. \u003ci\u003eCurating the Commons\u003c\/i\u003e examines this turn through an in-depth study of performance-centered public art presented in Athens and Piraeus, Greece, during the austerity years. Extending from Henri Lefebvre’s theory of social space, Arfara examines art and social engagement in relation to the commons and self-organized solidarity initiatives, including performance, photography, film, and sculptures that appeared in unexpected urban spaces to complicate notions of memory, mobility, and belonging. These works all ask the question: \u003ci\u003eWho has the right to the city? \u003c\/i\u003eCombining her scholarly and curatorial work, Arfara advocates for performance-centered public art that resists processes of exclusion and segregation, reclaiming public space as a commons. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e By sharing critical insights, Arfara immerses the reader in the working processes of artists and collectives, showing how public art can address ecosocial concerns in aesthetic forms. \u003ci\u003eCurating the Commons\u003c\/i\u003e offers a grounded perspective on the making of cutting-edge, socially engaged public artworks and contributes to the larger effort to craft more-than-human narratives in response to global events.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56607806226806,"sku":"9780472057795","price":47.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_37791555_b5bec062-17bb-4133-a8fc-e5b06fe856f3.jpg?v=1763023341","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780472057795-curating-the-commons","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}