Compassion
A Paradox in Art and Society
ed. by Jeroen Boomgaard, Rini Hurkmans and Judith Westerveld ; texts Nick Aitkens, Judith Westerveld Sarah van Binsbergen ...[et al.]

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Auteur(s)

Nick Aitkens, Judith Westerveld Sarah van Binsbergen, ...[et al.]

Editor(s)

Jeroen Boomgaard, Rini Hurkmans, Judith Westerveld

Uitgever, jaar

Amsterdam : Valiz i.s.m. LAPS, Research Institute for Art and Public Space / Gerrit Rietveld Academie, 2017

Omvang

156 p., geïllustreerd, 22 cm.

ISBN

9789492095299

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Publication developed in close collaboration with artist Rini Hurkmans, initiator of a conceptual art work called the 'Flag of Compassion'. The book aims to show what space an artwork can occupy in the public domain, as well as a network of philosophical notions, art theory, societal institutions, collective identity formation and individual experience. Through its hybrid character it wants to form a case study for a new form of art analysis. Simultaneously, it deals with the social effectivity of art and questions how art nowadays can be relevant on a social and political level. Realized together with LAPS and Rietveld Academie.

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