Art and the city: civic imagination and cultural authority in los angeles
Auteur :
Schrank, Sarah
Éditeur :
University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN :
9780812241174
Date de publication :
23 sept. 2008
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 2,3 cm
Poids :
476 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Art and the City explores the contentious relationship between civic politics and visual culture in Los Angeles. Struggles between civic leaders and modernist artists to define civic identity and control public space highlight the significance of the arts as a site of political contest in the twentieth century.