Running the City

Why Public Art Matters

Felicity Fenner

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New South Books
01 August 2017

Art & Architecture; Non-graphic art forms; Urban & municipal planning; Bargains

Leading Australian curator Felicity Fenner profiles activity-based andpop-up contemporary public art projects from Australia and around theglobe. Running the City explores art projects that bring together diversedisciplines and cultures

including running, cycling, architecture, andguerilla gardening.

From runners taking to the streets of Sydney's CBD in Runscape toWork No. 850, where athletes sprinted through the corridors of TateBritain, the book surveys recent art projects that utilise the city bothas subject matter and a site for art. Participatory, temporary, andpermanent community-driven art projects reveal how public space canbe activated in ways that are original, subversive, fun, and unexpected.

The theme of running

both in the context of athleticism and agency underscores the artworks here.

More than just site-specific public art,the art projects examined in Running the City change the way we thinkabout and inhabit our cities.

By: Felicity Fenner
Imprint: New South Books
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 233mm, Width: 155mm, Spine: 12mm
Weight: 290g
ISBN: 9781742235332
ISBN 10: 1742235336
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 01 August 2017
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Running the City: Why Public Art Matters

""Any exploration of the relationship between art, the public domain and its communities is welcome, given there are so few and even fewer exploring the public art of Sydney. Running the City is an important and much needed contribution to this discourse."" --Clover Moore, Lord Mayor of Sydney