Participation

by Claire Bishop

Art that seeks to produce situations in which relations are formed among viewers is placed in historical and theoretical context in key writings by critics and artists.

The desire to move viewers out of the role of passive observers and into the role of producers is one of the hallmarks of twentieth-century art. This tendency can be found in practices and projects ranging from El Lissitzky's exhibition designs to Allan Kaprow's happenings,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262524643
• ISBN13: 9780262524643
• Release Date: December 2006
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher