Culture City. Culture Scape.

Ute Meta Bauer (Editor), Sophie Goltz (Editor), and Khim Ong (Editor)

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A much-needed resource on the practice of public art commissions and community engagement through the arts in urban Asia.

Distributed for the NTU Centre for Co ntemporary Art
Public art integrates landscape architecture, urban planning, and cultural management to create a sense of place. This book, dstributed for the NTU Centre for Contemporary Art, documents a major public art commission in Singapore, featuring works by artists Dan Graham, Zul Mahmod, TomÁs Saraceno, and Yinka Shonibare, and represents a unique collaboration between Nanyang Technology University Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore and Mapletree Investments—a Singaporean state-owned property developer with global operations. Essays and interviews with the artists tell the story of the regional histories, urban politics, and collaboration that went into the successful creation of a public space. Culture City. Culture Scape. is a much-needed resource on the role that art can play in public education and social corporate investment in urban Asia.
  • ISBN10 9811443777
  • ISBN13 9789811443770
  • Publish Date 30 June 2021
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country SG
  • Publisher NUS Press
  • Imprint Singapore University Press
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 144
  • Language English