Urban Avant-Gardes - Art, Architecture and Change

Informationen zum Autor Malcolm Miles is Reader in Cultural Theory at the University of Plymouth, author of Art, Space & the City and co-editor of The City Cultures Reader. He is also Editor of the European Journal of Higher Arts Education . Klappentext Environmentalists! whether engaged in direct action or creating new models of sustainable industry and settlement! propose radical changes in the values and organization of society. This title explores if new practices in the arts and architecture can reshape values and create a new consciousness. Zusammenfassung Can art or architecture change the world? Is it possible to think of a new cultural avant-garde today? This book contributes to the debate by looking back to past avant-gardes and by profiling contemporary cases of radical cultural practices. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. 1871: Spitting on Napoleon 2. 1912: Red Flags and Revolutionary Anthems 3. 1938: Graffiti at Cap-Martin 4. 1967: The End of Utopia 5. 1989: After the Wall 6. 1993 (i): In Memories of Dark Times 7. 1993 (ii): Participation and Provocation 8. 2001 (i): Sustainabilities 9. 2001 (ii): Cosmopolis

Product details

• Authors: Malcolm Miles, Malcolm (University of Plymouth Miles, Miles Malcolm
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.02.2004
• EAN: 9780415266871
• ISBN: 978-0-415-26687-1
• No. of pages: 288
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography, The arts: general issues, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, Industrial / commercial art & design, Human Geography, Urban communities, Design, Industrial and commercial arts, illustration, The arts: general topics