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Encountering the Elephant Parade: Intersections of aesthetics, ecology, and economy’ by Elizabeth Grierson, examines Singapore’s Elephant Parade, a global art event that has occurred in a range of cities …
Revere, Paul (17351818) Paul Revere, silversmith and Revolutionary patriot, was born in Boston in 1735 to a family of French Huguenots. When his father died in 1754, Revere inherited …
The EastLink Tollway was initially conceived during a period of urban expansion that was marked by freeway building in the early 1960s. For the duration of its construction period …
Cars have remained a persistent theme in contemporary art for artists exploring urban culture. Australian artist, Callum Morton’s Motormouth 2002 (Figure 3) explores the sonic themes of commuting. Rather …
Though the books are written for children, adults also can Australia Subway Map appreciate much of the artwork and verbal humour: typical is the name of the head of …
The rise of transnational capital was accelerated by the end of the Cold War. After the dismantling of the Berlin Wall in 1989, and the collapse of the Soviet …
The fourth section, Interventions in Public Space’ features the work of SueAnne Ware, Elizabeth Grierson and Zara Stanhope. This group brings the focus to art’s capacity to intervene in …
Sweden cities. Through the politics of representation he is able to draw attention to the social, cultural and political fragmentation characterizing urban spaces, and through engaging with discourses of …
This is followed Beirut Abdul Abdullah: Art, marginality and identity’. Morgan addresses issues of otherness’ with regard to processes of marginalization and the othering of those who are not …
The third section, Exchange and Transaction’ features chapters by Pamela Zeplin, Les Morgan and Kevin Murray. This section offers different forms of exchange that are inscribing new and often …