The Tilted arc controversy : dangerous precedent? / Harriet F. Senie.

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Senie, Harriet.

Title & Author:

The Tilted arc controversy : dangerous precedent? / Harriet F. Senie.

Publication:

Description:

xx, 205 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-192) and index.
Commission, installation, removal -- Public opinion -- Reframing the controversy -- The art (historical) context -- The public art context -- The public space context -- The public policy context -- After Tilted arc.

Summary:

Since its installation at and subsequent removal from New York City's Federal Plaza, noted sculptor Richard Serra's Tilted Arc has been a touchstone for debates over the role of public art. Installed in 1981, the 10-foot-high, 120-foot-long curved wall of Cor-Ten self-rusting steel instantly became a magnet for criticism. Harriet F. Senie explores the history of Tilted Arc, including its 1979 commission and the heated public hearings that eventually led to its removal in 1989. She examines the tactics of those opposed to the sculpture and the media's superficial and sensational coverage of the.

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ISBN:

0816637857 (HC ; acid-free paper)
9780816637850 (HC ; acid-free paper)
0816637865 (PB ; acid-free paper)
9780816637867 (PB ; acid-free paper)

Subject:

Serra, Richard, 1938-2024. Tilted arc.
Serra, Richard. Tilted arc.
Serra, Richard 1939-
Tilted arc (Serra, Richard)
Public sculpture New York (State) New York Public opinion.
Sculpture publique New York (État) New York Opinion publique.
Public sculpture Public opinion.
Plastik
Platz
Stadt
Öffentlichkeit
New York (State) New York.
Tilted arc
USA
New York (N.Y.) Tilted arc.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 220008
Call No.: NB237.S46 A77 2002
Status: Available

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