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Capitolo | The Most Radical Exposure. Displaying Photography in Public Space

The Most Radical Exposure. Displaying Photography in Public Space

Abstract

Due to its intrinsically objectual nature and its extra-artistic, capitalistic, and coercive public uses, photography holds a highly problematic position in contemporary art practices in urban space. Nevertheless, the growing number of outdoor photographic exhibitions calls for a reconsideration of its critical paradigms. This paper, therefore, presents the main issues related to photographic displays in shared urban space, discussing two case studies – i.e., Steve McQueen’s Year 3 project (London, 2019) and JR’s La Ferita – The Wound (Florence, 2021) – through the socially engaged art lenses of participation, duration, and the artists’ role towards the communities.


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Presentato: 19 Ottobre 2021 | Pubblicato 13 Maggio 2022 | Lingua: en

Keywords Steve McQueen • Engagement • Art in public space • Situation • JR • Socially engaged art • Participation • Photography in public space • Photographic display

Copyright © 2022 Daniel Borselli. This is an open-access work distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction is permitted, provided that the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. The license allows for commercial use. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

Permalink http://doi.org/10.30687/978-88-6969-588-9/005


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