Article Number: 9881
Soft Cover, English, Glue Binding, 112 Pages, 2015
Citizen Culture: Artists, Architects Shape Policy

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Citizen Culture explores the intersection of art and politics and doubles as a platform for open dialogue and engagement.

It features the work of artists, architects, designers, creative thinkers, and collectives who have reshaped public policy using aesthetic strategies: Ala Plástica (Silvina Babich and Alejandro Meitín), Tania Bruguera, Suzanne Lacy, Michael Maltzan, The Medellín Diagram (Teddy Cruz, Fonna Forman, Matthias Goerlich, and Alejandro Echeverri), Antanas Mockus with Futuro Moncada, and Tamms Year Ten. Through photographs, videos, maps, drawings, architectural models, performances, and activism, Citizen Culture celebrates the power of art to spark dialogue, create new modes of civic engagement, and transform the laws by which cities and citizens are governed. Organized by independent curator Lucía Sanromán, the exhibition spans projects from six cities in the Americas: Oakland, California; Los Angeles, California; Chicago, Illinois; Medellín, Colombia; Bogotá, Colombia; and La Plata, Argentina. Citizen Culture examines effectiveness and outcomes within the growing field of social practice by exclusively featuring projects that have transformed legislation and society. Graphics and exhibition design, and participatory tools are provided by Buró-Buró, a Mexico-City based interdisciplinary office that works on strategies to address contemporary planning and policy issues through art and design.

Language: English