Social Art and Animation of Public Spaces

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The course is constructed around the categories of social art and public space. As such, it can be seen as part of sociology of the arts, however we will be leaning towards a more democratic approach to the arts, or a broadened definition of art. It is intended to bridge theoretical insights with practical experiences in the field of art, including public art walks, gallery visits and arts participation. By “animation” it is understood that public spaces can be in varied ways invigorated or enlivened by means of artistic practices.

1. Katarzyna Niziołek, Art as a Means to Produce Social Benefits and Social Innovations, in: Art and the Challenge of Markets, Volume 2, ed. Victoria D. Alexander, Samuli Hägg, Simo Häyrynen, Erkki Sevänen, Palgrave Macmillan 2018, pp. 117–143.

2. Claire Bishop, The Social Turn: Collaboration and Its Discontents, "Artforum" Feb. 2006, https://www.artforum.com/features/the-social-turn-collaboration-and-its-discontents-173361/.

3. Miwon Kwon, One Place after Another: Notes on Site Specificity. "October" 1997, vol. 80, pp. 85–110, https://www.jstor.org/stable/778809.

4. Suzanne Lacy, Cultural Pilgrimages and Metaphoric Journeys, in: Mapping the Terrain: New Genre Public Art, ed. Suzanne Lacy, Bay Press 1995, pp. 19-47.

5. Kaija Kaitavuori, The Participator in Contemporary Art. Art and Social Relationships, I.B. Tauris 2018 (Typology of Participatory Art)

6. Katarzyna Niziołek, ‘I remember little. Almost nothing’. Participatory theatre as a means to access subjugated memories, “Memory Studies” 2022, vol. 15 (2), pp. 355-375.

Evaluation will be based on a self-reflective/contemplative journal created by the student. Altogether 15 entries (notes) are expected, corresponding to the topics and activities covered by the course. Each entry should contain approx. 300 words. Notes can be completed with drawings, photographs, collages, etc. Mixed-media techniques, such as photo-essay, and creative writing (poem, short story, etc.) are allowed too.