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Author Coombs, Gretchen, author.

Title The lure of the social : encounters with contemporary artists / Gretchen Coombs
Published Bristol : Intellect Books Ltd, [2021]
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Contents Front Cover -- Half Title -- Copyright information -- The Lure of the Social: encounters with contemporary artists -- Dedication -- Table of contents -- Acknowledgements -- A Letter to the Preeminent Feminist Art Critic Lucy Lippard -- Introduction: Art & Social Practice -- Art & Social Practice: A Constellation of Influences -- Encounters -- Contemporary Artists (and One Curator) -- Ted Purves -- Lemon Marmalade -- Bakesale Betty's -- Dos Piñas -- Thai Brunch -- Takeout -- Postscript: A Memorial -- Come Together (Harrell Fletcher) -- Jen Delos Reyes -- Amy Spiers
Melbourne, Australia, 2013 -- Brooklyn, New York, 2014 -- Banff Centre for Art and Creativity, Canada, 2015 -- Melbourne, Australia, 2017 -- Aaron Hughes -- Gregory Sholette -- Fallen Fruit: Austin Young and David Allen Burns -- Chloë Bass -- Gabrielle de Vietri -- Art/Politics/Action -- The Artists' Committee's Weeping Woman -- Maps of Gratitude, Cones of Silence and Lumps of Coal (2019) -- Carol Zou -- February 2017 -- November 2014 -- December 2014 -- Michelada Think Tank -- Sometime in 2015 -- Astra Taylor -- Bek Conroy -- Iron Lady (2017) -- Dating an Economist (2015)56
Dating an Accountant (2018)57 -- Aaron Gach -- Robby Herbst -- Marisa Jahn -- Open Engagement, Queens -- The Choreography of Carework -- Audiences -- SNATCHural Chapel -- Nato Thompson -- Institutions -- California College of the Arts -- Social Practices: Forming a Canon -- Otis Public Practice -- The Shape of a Conference -- Come Together -- On Stage -- On and Off Stage -- Field Notes -- Spectres of Evaluation, Rethinking: Art/Community/Value -- Footscray Community Arts Centre, Melbourne, February 2014 -- Keynotes: Sophie Hope, Ted Purves -- Open Engagement: Life/Work
Queens Museum, New York City, May 2014 -- Keynotes: J. Morgan Puett, Mierle Laderman Ukeles -- A Lived Practice -- Art Institute of Chicago, November 2014 -- Creative Time Summit: Stockholm -- Kulturhuset, Stockholm, November 2014 -- Keynotes: Edi Rama, Saskia Sassen -- Open Engagement: Place and Revolution -- Pittsburgh, April 2015 -- Keynotes: Emily Jacir, Rick Lowe -- Creative Time Summit: The Curriculum -- Venice Biennale, August 2015 -- Keynotes: Ashraf Ghani and Mariam Ghani, Antonio Negri -- Civic Actions: Artists' Practices Beyond the Museum -- Sydney, September 2015
Keynotes: Claire Doherty, Hećtor Zamora, Tony Albert, Jun Yang -- Creative Time Summit: The Curriculum -- Brooklyn, New York, November 2015 -- Keynotes: Nikole Hannah-Jones, Boots Riley -- ENGAGE MORE NOW! A Symposium on Artists, Museums, and Publics -- Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, November 2015 -- Keynotes: Paul Chan, Sharon Hayes -- Open Engagement: Power -- Oakland Museum of California, April-May 2016 -- Keynotes: Angela Davis, Suzanne Lacy -- Creative Time Summit: Occupy the Future -- The Lincoln Theater, Washington, DC, October 2016
Summary An intimate and personal exploration of the author's journey following the development of the field of social practices in contemporary art: arguably the most significant shift in art world practices in the last two decades. A beautifully written exploration of key individuals, institutions and gatherings in socially engaged art. 20 b/w illus
Notes Description based upon print version of record
Keynotes: Haneen Zoabi, Ian MacKaye, Alicia Garza, Vaginal Davis, May Boeve
Subject Art and society.
Art and society
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781789383232
1789383234
9781789383249
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