The Lure of the Local: Senses of Place in a Multicentered Society

by Lucy R. Lippard

Book Overview

In The Lure of the Local Lucy R. Lippard weaves together cultural studies, history, geography, and contemporary art to provide a fascinating examination of our multiple senses of place.

Divided into five parts-Around Here; Manipulating Memory; Down to Earth: Land Use; The Last Frontiers: Cities and Suburbs; and Looking Around-the book extends far beyond the confines of the art worlds, including issues of community, land use, perceptions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1565842480
• ISBN13: 9781565842489
• Release Date: March 1998
• Publisher: New Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.0" x 9.9"

Customer Reviews

Great resource for interdisciplinary artists

If you are a person who cares about places, an artist who is looking for ideas on how to incorporate a place-based ethic in your work, a nomad who longs for a greater sense of rootedness, or an environmentalist who wants to explore new ways to communicate, this is the book for you. The depth and breadth of Lucy Lippard's experience of America is impressive. She has lived in Maine, New York City, and New Mexico, and has collected stories of artists who are reflecting on their relationship to the place they live from around the country. The book is incredibly diverse, looking at the issues of homelessness, the changing face of the American West, the unique personalities of suburbs, rural areas, and big cities (to name just a few topics) through the lens of geography and art.The book is well written, although it might seem challenging to some. Expect a left-of-center view from a respected and extremely knowledgeable critic and observer of American life.

Childhood Photos In My Mind Are In This Book...Yea!!!!!

My Childhood home in Georgetown Maine is in this book. I have had many dreams at night of this beautiful place. My Maine roots go back to the 1600s. I am looking forward to owning this book, to pass down to my childrens children. I live in Oklahoma. I will always prefer Lighthouses over oil wells, lobster boats over bass boats,etc.