Activating Democracy: The "I Wish to Say" Project: The "I Wish to Say" Project - Softcover

Oring, Sheryl

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1783206713 ISBN 13: 9781783206711

Publisher: University of Chicago Press, 2016

Synopsis

Driven by a powerful belief in the value of free expression, Sheryl Oring has for more than a decade been helping American people across the country 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.

About this title

About the Author

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

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1783206713
• ISBN 13: 9781783206711
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 150