Contemporary Art Biennials in Europe: The Work of Art in the Complex City - Paperback

$73.71

Contemporary Art Biennials in Europe: The Work of Art in the Complex City - Paperback

Name: Contemporary Art Biennials in Europe: The Work of Art in the Complex City - Paperback
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SKU: 9781350375208
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by Nicolas Whybrow

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Book Overview

Through its examination of five quite different art events in cities across Europe, Contemporary Art Biennials in Europe offers a compelling exploration of how public art takes place in the modern city. Roughly tracing a central horizontal trajectory from the western to the eastern edges of the continent, Nicolas Whybrow considers the Folkestone Triennial in the UK, Sculpture Projects Münster in Germany, the Venice Biennale in Italy, Belgrade's Mikser Festival in Serbia and the Istanbul Biennial in Turkey.

Writing within the context of a thirty-year international 'biennial boom', Whybrow interrogates the extent to which biennial events and their artworks seek to engage with the socio-cultural and political complexity of cities, in particular the work that is involved in this relationship. With its focus on Europe, he also tells a composite story of continental difference at a moment of high tension, centering on issues of migration, political populism and uncertainty around the future form of the European Union.

ISBN	9781350375208
Author	Nicolas Whybrow
Publisher	Bloomsbury Visual Arts
Genre	Arts and History
Format	Paperback
Published	February 2023
Language	ENG- English
Pages	234
Weight	1.0 lb
Target Audience	Adults
Print Size	Standard Print

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