The Art of Public Space [electronic resource] : Curating and Re-imagining the Ephemeral City /
Gurney, Kim.author.
A journey through Johannesburg via three art projects raises intriguing notions about the constitutive relationship between the city, imagination and the public sphere- through walking, gaming and performance art. Amid prevailing economic validations, the trilogy posits art within an urban commons in which imagination is all-important.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Prelude, Johannesburg : Inside Out -- Overview, Nomadic Notions : Curating the Ephemeral -- Shoe Shop, Walking the Footloose City -- A MAZE. Interact, Playing the Cyborg City -- Spines, Performing the Spectral City -- Silobreaker, Art and The Uncertainty Principle -- Finale, Toward an Art of the Commons -- Bonus Track, Living the City : A View from End Street -- Afterword, Capturing Art in Common.
A journey through Johannesburg via three art projects raises intriguing notions about the constitutive relationship between the city, imagination and the public sphere- through walking, gaming and performance art. Amid prevailing economic validations, the trilogy posits art within an urban commons in which imagination is all-important.
Sociology, Urban.
Ethnology—Africa.
Culture.
Arts.
Performing arts.
Sociology.
Urban Studies/Sociology.
African Culture.
Sociology of Culture.
Arts.
Performing Arts.
Sociology, general.