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Abstract
Driven by a powerful belief in the value of free expression, Sheryl Oring has for more than a decade been helping people across the United States voice concerns about public affairs through her “I Wish to Say” project. This book uses that project as the starting point for an exploration of a series of issues of public interest being addressed by artists today. It features essays by contributors ranging from art historians and practicing artists to creators working in literature, political science, and architecture. All the contributors offer a different approach, but they share a primary goal of sparking a dialogue not just among makers of art, but among viewers, readers, and the concerned public at large. The resulting volume will be an essential resource for politically engaged contemporary artists searching for innovative, cross-disciplinary ways of making and sharing art.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cover | Cover | ||
| Half Title | i | ||
| Title | iii | ||
| Coyright | vi | ||
| Contents | vii | ||
| Acknowledgments | ix | ||
| Preface | xi | ||
| Taking a Moment to Have a Say | 1 | ||
| “I WISH TO SAY:” 2004 | 7 | ||
| PART I Ruminations: The Artist’s Perspective | 31 | ||
| Ruminations: The Artist’s Perspective | 33 | ||
| The Typewriter: An Ode to Its Smells, Sounds, and Tactile Responses | 37 | ||
| The Look: Patty and Her Avatars | 41 | ||
| The Question: The Door to What We Most Want to Know | 45 | ||
| The Camera: Coming to Terms with Photographing People | 47 | ||
| The Digital Archive: Maintaining Privacy by Giving It All Away | 49 | ||
| The Paper, the Game, and the City Park: Places for Things to Happen | 55 | ||
| The Street: Fleeting Situations and Doings | 61 | ||
| The City: The Political Equator and the Radicalization of the Local | 67 | ||
| The Road: Stories From the Navajo Nation | 71 | ||
| Dissent: American Style | 75 | ||
| “I WISH TO SAY:” 2008 | 79 | ||
| PART II Frameworks: Scholarly Views | 99 | ||
| Frameworks: Scholarly Views | 101 | ||
| Toward a Sociability of Objects | 103 | ||
| Socially Engaged Art, Photography, and Art History | 111 | ||
| Activism’s Art: A (Very) Brief History of Social Practice and Artist Books | 115 | ||
| Free Speech in a Digital Era | 121 | ||
| Efficacy, Trust, and the Future of Civic Engagement | 127 | ||
| PART III Conclusion: Listening and the Power of Small Acts | 159 | ||
| Conclusion: Listening and the Power of Small Acts | 161 | ||
| Turning Strangers into Neighbors | 163 | ||
| Let It Linger | 167 | ||
| Small Acts, Forlorn Practices | 171 | ||
| PART IV Postscript: An Activist’s Discourse | 177 | ||
| Postscript: An Activist’s Discourse | 179 | ||
| Q&A: Sheryl Oring and Svetlana Mintcheva | 181 | ||
| “I WISH TO SAY:” SEQUELS | 193 | ||
| “I WISH TO SAY:” Chronology and Credits | 207 | ||
| Endnotes | 213 | ||
| Bibliography | 215 | ||
| About the Contributors | 219 | ||
| Back Cover | Back Cover |