| Description |
160 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 21 x 28 cm. |
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"This book accompanies an exhibition presented at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, February 10-April 15, 2001, and has been published with the support of the Philadelphia Exhibitions Initiative, a program funded by the Pew Charitable Trusts and administered by the University of the Arts, Philadelphia; the William Penn Foundation; and the Fairmount Park Art Association."--Verso t.p. |
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"Initiated in 1996, 'New*Land*Marks: Public Art, Community, and the Meaning of Place' invited artists and community organizations to plan enduring public art projects that explore our most valuable urban resources: people, their history, and their hopes for the future."--Philadelphia Exhibitions Initiative website. |
| Contents |
Defining the public context / Penny Balkin Bach -- Why public art is neccessary / Ellen Dissanayake -- The art of identity / Thomas Hine -- The object of process / Lucy R. Lippard -- Work in process : New Land Mark proposals / Charles Moleski and Robin Redmond, proposal descriptions -- The revitalization of Malcolm X Memorial Park / Martha Jackson-Jarvis and JoAnna Viudez -- Bright light trail / Zevilla Jackson Preston -- A century of labor / John Kindness -- Embodying Thoreau : dwelling, sitting, watching / Ed Levine -- May Street : a place of remembrance and honor -- The Vietnamese Monument to immigration / Darlene Nguyen-Ely -- Perseverance / Todd Noe -- I have a story to tell you / Pepón Osorio -- Manayunk stoops : heart and home / Diane Pieri and Vicki Scuri -- The glorietas of Fairhill Square : the completion of a neighborhood cosmos / Jaime Suárez -- Proposals for the Wissahickon / George Trakas -- Open-air library and Farmer's Market Plaza / Janet Zweig. |
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New Land Marks (Program) -- Exhibitions.
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Public art -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Exhibitions.
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| Added Author |
Bach, Penny Balkin.
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New Land Marks (Program)
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Fairmount Park Art Association.
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Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
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Philadelphia Exhibitions Initiative.
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University of the Arts (Philadelphia, Pa.)
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William Penn Foundation.
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| Added Title |
New landmarks |
| ISBN |
0967914345 : $29.95 |
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