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Since its installation at and subsequent removal from New York City's Federal Plaza, noted sculptor Richard Serra's Tilted Arc has been a touchstone for debates over the role of public art. Installed in 1981, the 10-foot-high, 120-foot-long curved wall of Cor-Ten self-rusting steel instant...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Senie, Harriet
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis, MN : University of Minnesota Press, ©2002.
Temas:
Serra, Richard, > 1938- > Tilted arc.
Tilted arc (Serra, Richard)
Public sculpture > New York (State) > New York > Public opinion.
Sculpture publique > New York (État) > New York > Opinion publique.
ART > Sculpture & Installation.
ART > Criticism & Theory.
Public sculpture > Public opinion
New York (State) > New York
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Since its installation at and subsequent removal from New York City's Federal Plaza, noted sculptor Richard Serra's Tilted Arc has been a touchstone for debates over the role of public art. Installed in 1981, the 10-foot-high, 120-foot-long curved wall of Cor-Ten self-rusting steel instantly became a magnet for criticism. Harriet F. Senie explores the history of Tilted Arc, including its 1979 commission and the heated public hearings that eventually led to its removal in 1989. She examines the tactics of those opposed to the sculpture and the media's superficial and sensational coverage of the.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xx, 205 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-192) and index.
ISBN:9780816692729
0816692726

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