Curating Sydney (Paperback)

Jill Bennett

ISBN 10: 174223335X / ISBN 13: 9781742233352

Published by UNSW Press, Sydney, 2014

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Paperback. What happens when artists are asked the questions usually addressed to planners and administrators?In Curating Sydney artists, architects, writers, designers and curators come together to reimagine the city. In a series of cutting-edge art and design projects they envisage a future where public art plays a vital role in the life of the city from quirky installations to architectural innovations and works that focus on environmental health and sustainability.Highly illustrated with visionary concept drawings and public artworks, Curating Sydney offers a new view on the future of the city one that draws on the inspiration of our best creators in art and design. What happens when artists are asked the questions usually addressed to planners and administrators? Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Curating Sydney (Paperback)
• Publisher: UNSW Press, Sydney
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 174223335X
• ISBN 13: 9781742233352
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

What happens when artists are asked the questions usually addressed to planners and administrators? In this book, artists, architects, writers, designers, and curators come together to reimagine Sydney’s relationship to its environment. They envision a future where public art plays a vital role in Sydney’s food, water, energy, and waste management, and explore new collaborative and creative planning practices.

About the Author

Jill Bennett is a writer, curator, professor of experimental arts, and founding director of the National Institute for Experimental Arts at the University of New South Wales. She has been associate dean at the College of Fine Arts since 2006. Saskia Beudel is a writer and postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Sydney. She is author of the novel Borrowed Eyes, and her essays and articles have appeared in a range of Australian and international collections.