1. Politics:
字源：politics – polis(城邦)
定義：a. 管治形式(國家、政府)；b. 權力(國家、政府、階級、性別、種族 --> 制度、文化)
2.Art and Politcs:
a.鼎
b.皇帝、貴族畫像 --> 當權者、有錢人畫像/藏品
3.New Public Art and Art Activism:
a . Introduction:
Ralph Brancaccio ,”Y," 1998, Steel and Aluminum, 10’ x 6.5’ base plate 5’ x 5’,
i. Hans Haacke: And You Were Victorious After All(1988) [http://www.ac.aup.fr/ggilbert/contentpages/monumentalmeanings.html] - Hans Haacke is an artist who creates site-specific public art installations. In Haacke's words,
The social and political character of the exhibition local plays a role, as do the architectural peculiarities of the space. In fact, the symbolic qualities of the context are often my most essential materials. A work made for a specific site cannot be moved and exhibited elsewhere. The significance of its physical elements as well depends frequently on the context (91).
In 1987, Haacke was invited to create a new public art work for the Styrian Fall Festival in
In 1938, Hitler had conferred on Graz the title Stadt der Volkserhebung (City of the People’s Insurrection起義) for being the foremost Nazi sympathizer in Austria. During the ceremony in 1938, the Column had been covered with a black cloth obelisk that carried the Nazi insignia and read UND IHR HABT DOCH GESIEGT (And you were victorious after all). In addition to the original text, Haacke’s obelisk included the following:
The vanquished of Styria: 300 Gypsies killed, 2,500 Jews killed, 8,000 political prisoners killed or died in captivity, 9,000 civilians killed during the war. 1,200 missing, 27,900 soldiers killed(80).
Haacke’s proposal was accepted and the work was fabricated and installed as part of the exhibition Points of Reference.
During the night of November 2, just one week prior to the close of the exhibition, Haacke’s piece was firebombed. The majority of the fabric was destroyed along with the statue of the Virgin that stood atop the column. The local and national press, as well as the German press, reported the firebombing. Richard Kriesche, an artist from
Through the simple act of re-installing a replica of a political monument lifted from a difficult period in the city’s history, Haacke’s piece re-charged the space and the column in several ways. 1) It drew attention to the events of that time and allowed viewers and residents to directly re-experience the obelisk. 2) Haacke’s brief historical statistics (those who died or were killed during the Nazi occupation) directly counter and reveal the truth behind Nazi activities during the period. 3) In Haacke’s opinion, the firebombing was both a political act and one against art and freedom of expression. 4) The firebombing questions the extent to which political and social beliefs have changed since 1938. Police discovered that two Nazi sympathizers living in the area had destroyed the work. 5) The contemporary beliefs of individuals and the community were revealed through dialogues in the press and between individuals. All of these actions and events deepened the impact and meaning of the work.
ii. Joseph Beuys : Sept mille chênes pour
作為裝置的店鋪：Prada NY 旗艦店Prada Soho、東京青山Prada
Aestheticization of Politcs:《心繫家國》(2004)、《開國大典》(1989，導演：李前寬 肖桂雲)、開國大典紀錄片段
4. 討論：
Nikeground Project(2003) by 0100101110101101.ORG and Public Netbase : Karlsplatz in
5. Reference：
Jennifer Belle, “Y,: The Art Critic”, Drawing Us in. Beacon Press(2000).
Nina Felshin ed., But is it art? : the Spirit of Art as Activism.
Catherine Grout著，姚孟吟譯：《藝術介入空間》，臺北：遠流出版社(2002 年)。
Anna McCarthy, Ambient Television : Visual Culture and Public Space.
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