Documents of contemporary art: Situation

Doherty, Claire

Abstract

This anthology forms part of the aclaimed Documents of Contemporary Art series and traces the evolution of the term 'situation'. Defined as a unique set of conditions produced in both space and time and ranging across material, social, political and economic relations, 'situation' is considered from the 1960s emergence of site-specfic art to its divergent implications in the global era. Among the topics surveyed are the limits of site; the role of the artist as fieldworker; the relation between action and public space; the meaning of place and locality; and the crucial role of the curator in new situation-specific art.

• Book Type: Authored Book
• Publication Date: Sep 1, 2009
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Series Title: Documents of Contemporary Art
• ISBN: 978-0-85488-173-4
• Keywords: public art, site-specific art, place, curating
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/993083
• Publisher URL: http://mitpress.mit.edu/catalog/item/default.asp?ttype=2&tid=11855