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The Politics of Urban Beauty. New York and Its Art Commission.
Michele H. Bogart
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Hardcover. Num Pages: 352 pages, 85 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AMV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 165 x 30. Weight in Grams: 688.
Since its founding in 1898, the Art Commission of the City of New York (ACNY) has served as the city’s aesthetic gatekeeper, evaluating all works of art intended for display on city property. And over the years, the commission’s domain has expanded dramatically to include everything from parks and courthouses to trash cans and sidewalks. In ThePolitics of Urban Beauty, Michele H. Bogart argues that this unprecedented authority has made the commission host to some complex negotiations—involving artists, architects, business leaders, activists, and politicians—about not only the role of art in urban design, but also the shape and meaning of ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226063058
SKU
V9780226063058
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