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Some of the most innovative art over the years has been created far outside conventional galleries and museums. This title discusses a disparate network of artists and collectives united by a desire to create new forms of understanding through creative dialogue that crosses boundaries of race, religion, and culture.

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"A brilliant critical re-evaluaton of art critical methodologies." * Leonardo *
"A much-needed discussion regarding a practice that is too often ignored. We need a dialogue about what community art is and could be . . . [and] need more discussions like Kester’s that question the traditional roles of artists and audiences." * Public Art Review *
"Conversation Pieces nobly records and analyzes dialogical art with a respect that very few critics have offered thus far." * Flaunt *

Table of Contents
List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Preface to the 2013 Edition Introduction 1. The Eyes of the Vulgar 2. Duration, Performativity, and Critique 3. Dialogical Aesthetics 4. A Critical Framework for Dialogical Practice 5. Community and Communicability Notes Index

Conversation Pieces Community and Communication

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      Publisher: University of California Press
      Publication Date: 15/04/2013
      ISBN13: 9780520275942, 978-0520275942
      ISBN10: 0520275942
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Some of the most innovative art over the years has been created far outside conventional galleries and museums. This title discusses a disparate network of artists and collectives united by a desire to create new forms of understanding through creative dialogue that crosses boundaries of race, religion, and culture.

      Trade Review
      "A brilliant critical re-evaluaton of art critical methodologies." * Leonardo *
      "A much-needed discussion regarding a practice that is too often ignored. We need a dialogue about what community art is and could be . . . [and] need more discussions like Kester’s that question the traditional roles of artists and audiences." * Public Art Review *
      "Conversation Pieces nobly records and analyzes dialogical art with a respect that very few critics have offered thus far." * Flaunt *

      Table of Contents
      List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Preface to the 2013 Edition Introduction 1. The Eyes of the Vulgar 2. Duration, Performativity, and Critique 3. Dialogical Aesthetics 4. A Critical Framework for Dialogical Practice 5. Community and Communicability Notes Index

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