Conversations at The Castle
Subtitle: Changing Audiences and Contemporary Art
Contributors: Mary Jane Jacob (Editor); Michael Brenson (Editor)
Publisher: The MIT Press
Published: May 15, 1998
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 173
ISBN-13: 9780262100724
Subjects: History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -; Theory of art; Contemporary Art; Art; Art & Art Instruction; History - Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945); Art / Fine Arts; History - General; (1996 :; 20th century; Arts Festival of Atlanta; Arts audiences; Arts, American; Atlanta; Atlanta, Ga.); Georgia; Psychology
Description: From MIT Press: The book is divided into three sections. The first contains essays by project curator Mary Jane Jacob, critic and coeditor Michael Brenson, and cultural critic Homi K. Bhabha. Their essays describe fresh approaches to contemporary art and its audiences at a time of increased access through technology and decreased government funding. The second section contains essays by the six artists/collaborative teams involved in the project. Their works, aimed at public participation, included installation-performances, collaborations with Atlanta communities, cross-country tours, and the creation and presentation of food as a means to stimulate conversation and construct community. The artists are: artway of thinking (Italy), Ery Camara (Senegal/Mexico), Mauricio Dias and Walter Riedweg (Brazil/Switzerland), Regina Frank (Germany), IRWIN (Slovenia), and Maurice O'Connell (Ireland). The final section contains seven essays by the critics, curators, educators, administrators, and artists who led the "Conversations on Culture" at The Castle. The essays are by Jacquelynn Baas, Michael Brenson, Lisa Graziose Corrin, Amina Dickerson and Tricia Ward, Steven Durland, Susan Krane, and Susan Vogel.