Monumental Cares - Sites of History and Contemporary Art

Monumental cares links the monument debate of the last decade to the history of realism, showing how art can address problems like the climate crisis, migration and authoritarian politics. Case studies range from Chicago and Berlin to Oslo, Bucharest and Hong Kong, in media ranging from marble and glass to cardboard, graffiti and re-enactment.

About the author

Mechtild Widrich is Assistant Professor of Contemporary Art History at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Product details

• Authors: Mechtild Widrich, Widrich Mechtild
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2023
• EAN: 9781526168085
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-6808-5
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: Rethinking Art's Histories
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / Landmarks & Monuments, ART / History / Contemporary (1945-), ARCHITECTURE / History / Contemporary (1945-), History of Art, History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -, History of Architecture, Memorials, monuments, Architecture: public, commercial and industrial buildings