Art Intervention in the City

ISBN-13: 9781032267081 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 200 str.

Hadas Ophrat

Opis

This book focuses on the phenomena of art intervention—an expression of local initiatives by artists, collectives, and art centers wishing to influence the design of the space or make a change in its lifestyle.

Spis treści

1. Art Intervention  2. The City as a Field of Action  3. The New Agenda of Art and Culture Centers  4. From the Museum Interior to the Public Space  5. Art Centers: A Lever for Urban Development  6. Real or Imaginary Space?  7. The New Patrons: Authority Transferred to the Public  8. Urban Curation  9. Street Art as an Urban Resource  10. Restoration of Abandoned Buildings and Compounds  11. Alternative Structures  12. Mapping as a Research and Integrative Tool  13. Agents of Change  14. Modes of Spatial Action  15. Buildings and Sculptures as Scenes of Action  16. Creating Urban Narratives  17. Spatial Practices in Times of Crisis  18. Epilogue: Can Art Introduce Change?

O autorze

Hadas Ophrat, a multi-disciplinary artist and writer based in Jerusalem, is a leading figure in interdisciplinary art in Israel. As an active artist, he has staged dozens of solo exhibitions and performances, designed and directed over 30 visual theater works. As a social activist, he initiated the establishment of the Lewinsky Garden Library for asylum seekers and migrant workers in Tel Aviv. He is the founder of the Train Theatre; the School of Visual Theatre, and Hazira Performance Art – all in Jerusalem. In the last decade he explored the role of art and culture as motivators of urban change. In 2016 he was awarded the Israel Prize for Performing Arts, the supreme token of appreciation bestowed by the state.