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Replacing home : from primordial hut to digital network in contemporary art /

From property deeds to shipping containers to wearable shelters to virtual spaces: what does it mean to draw a spatial boundary? To be at home? In a world in which notions of place are constantly changing, Jennifer Johung looks at new constructions of staying in place-in contemporary site-specific a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Johung, Jennifer
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, ©2012.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:From property deeds to shipping containers to wearable shelters to virtual spaces: what does it mean to draw a spatial boundary? To be at home? In a world in which notions of place are constantly changing, Jennifer Johung looks at new constructions of staying in place-in contemporary site-specific art, digital media, portable architecture, and various other imaginable shelters and sites. Replacing Home suggests that while "place" may no longer be a sustainable category, being in place and belonging at home are nonetheless possible. By emphasizing reusability rather than fixed constructions, ar
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxvi, 221 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780816678600
081667860X
9781452947365
1452947368