Creative Rebellion for the Twenty-First Century [electronic resource] : The Importance of Public and Interactive Art to Political Life in America /
Boros, D.author.
Employing political philosophy to argue the need for social and public art projects to be a part of the everyday lives of Americans, Boros creates a new synthesis of philosophical ideas to support the political value of public art.
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Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Images; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Everyday Rebellion: Using Tocqueville to Argue the Need for a Revitalization of American Society and Democracy through Art; 2. The Coupling of the Dionysian and the Apollonian: Nietzsche and Transcendent Art; 3. Camus and the Transformative Nature of Art: The Invigorating and Community-Building Experience of Public Art; 4. Visionary Artistic Rebellion: Rimbaud, De Sade, and the Progression from Chaotic Creation to Conscious Participation
5. The Power of Creative Moments in Everyday Life: Marcuse, Revolution through Art, and a Critique of Everyday Life6. Recent Experiments with Public and Interactive Art, New York City and Beyond, 2008-2011; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Employing political philosophy to argue the need for social and public art projects to be a part of the everyday lives of Americans, Boros creates a new synthesis of philosophical ideas to support the political value of public art.
Arts.
Political theory.
Political philosophy.
Political science.
World politics.
Communication.
Arts.
Political Theory.
Political Philosophy.
Political Science.
Political History.
Media Studies.