Urban Artscapes

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Urban Artscapes is written by Manila Castoro and published by McFarland. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1476631115 (ISBN 10) and 9781476631110 (ISBN 13).

In recent years, artists, architects, activists and curators, as well as corporations and local governments have addressed the urban space. They challenge its use and destination, and dispute current notions of space, legality, trade and artistry. Emerging art practices challenge old ideas about where art belongs, what forms it can take and what political discourses it fosters. Selected from papers presented at the 2013 Artscapes conference in Canterbury, this collection of new essays explores the dynamic relationship between art and the city. Contributors discuss the everyday artistic use of public space around the world, from sculpture to graffiti to street photography.