Politics of Urban Beauty New York and Its Art Commission

Name: Politics of Urban Beauty New York and Its Art Commission
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ISBN: 9780226063058

ISBN-10: 0226063054

ISBN-13: 9780226063058

Edition: 2006

Authors: Michele H. Bogart

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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 "The" "Politics 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 the city and its public spaces. A former…

Book details

List price: $81.00
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 11/15/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 352
Size: 0.63" wide x 0.93" long x 0.12" tall
Weight: 1.496
Language: English



List of Illustrations


Acknowledgments


Abbreviations


Introduction



From Chaos to Structure in New York's Public Aesthetic Realm



In Search of Visual Culture



Monuments, Place, and Municipal Identity



Culture Wars



Restraint



The ACNY and Monument Conservation



The Approval and Selection Processes


Notes


Index