Activating Democracy

The "I Wish to Say" Project

Buch | Softcover

222 Seiten

2016
Intellect Books (Verlag)
9781783206711 (ISBN)

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Driven by a powerful belief in the value of free expression, Sheryl Oring has for more than a decade been helping people across the United States voice concerns about public affairs through her 'I Wish to Say' project. This book uses that project as the starting point for an exploration of a series of issues of public interest being addressed by artists today. It features essays by contributors ranging from art historians and practicing artists to scholars and creators working in literature, political science and architecture. All the contributors offer a different approach, but they share a primary goal of sparking a dialogue not just among makers of art, but among viewers, readers and the concerned public at large. The resulting volume will be an essential resource for politically engaged contemporary artists searching for innovative, cross-disciplinary ways of making and sharing art.

Sheryl Oring is assistant professor of art at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, as well as a practicing artist.

Acknowledgments

Preface - Sheryl Oring

Taking a Moment to Have a Say - Corey Dzenko

“I WISH TO SAY:” 2004

Part I – Ruminations: The Artist’s Perspective

Ruminations: The Artist’s Perspective - Sheryl Oring

The Typewriter: An Ode to Its Smells, Sounds, and Tactile Responses - Sarah Shun-lien Bynum

The Look: Patty and Her Avatars - Santiago Echeverry

The Question: The Door to What We Most Want to Know - Chloë Bass

The Camera: Coming to Terms with Photographing People - Dhanraj Emanuel

The Digital Archive: Maintaining Privacy by Giving It All Away - Hasan Elahi

The Paper, the Game, and the City Park: Places for Things to Happen - Lee Walton

The Street: Fleeting Situations and Doings - Ed Woodham

The City: The Political Equator and the Radicalization of the Local - Teddy Cruz

The Road: Stories From the Navajo Nation - Stephanie Elizondo Griest

Dissent: American Style - Ricardo Dominguez

“I WISH TO SAY:” 2008

Part II - Frameworks: Scholarly Views

Frameworks: Scholarly Views - Sheryl Oring

Toward a Sociability of Objects - Edward Sterrett

Socially Engaged Art, Photography, and Art History - Bill Anthes

Activism’s Art: A (Very) Brief History of Social Practice and Artist - Books Miriam Schaer

Free Speech in a Digital Era - David Greene

Efficacy, Trust, and the Future of Civic Engagement - David B. Holian

“I WISH TO SAY:” 2010 TO 2016

Part III - Conclusion: Listening and the Power of Small Acts

Conclusion: Listening and the Power of Small Acts - Sheryl Oring

Turning Strangers into Neighbors - Kemi Ilesanmi

Let It Linger - George Scheer

Small Acts, Forlorn Practices - Radhika Subramaniam

Part IV - Postscript: An Activist’s Discourse

Postscript: An Activist’s Discourse - Sheryl Oring

Q&A: Sheryl Oring and Svetlana Mintcheva

“I WISH TO SAY:” SEQUELS

“I WISH TO SAY:” Chronology and Credits

Endnotes

Bibliography

About the Contributors

Erscheinungsdatum	25.08.2016
Sprache	englisch
Maße	229 x 229 mm
Gewicht	608 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Kunstgeschichte / Kunststile
ISBN-13	9781783206711 / 9781783206711
Zustand	Neuware