Running the City by Felicity Fenner - 9781742235332

Running the CityWhy Public Art Matters\nAuthor(s): Felicity Fenner\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: NewSouth Publishing, Australia\nImprint: NewSouth Publishing\nISBN-13: 9781742235332, 978-1742235332\nSynopsis\nLeading Australian curator Felicity Fenner profiles activity-based and pop-up contemporary public art projects from Australia and around the globe. Running the City explores art projects that bring together diverse disciplines and cultures including running, cycling, architecture and guerilla gardening.\n\nFrom runners taking to the streets of Sydneys CBD in Runscape to Work No. 850 where athletes sprinted through the corridors of Tate Britain, the book surveys recent art projects that utilise the city both as subject matter and a site for art. Participatory, temporary and permanent community-driven art projects reveal how public space can be activated in ways that are original, subversive, fun and unexpected. The theme of running both in the context of athleticism and agency.