on theory of art - tourists in reality

This article refferes to early 20 ct. theory on art

The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction

it is definitely politics influenced by left wing, but time when it was written makes it very interesting reading. today the politics/ state and proletarianism are over - taken by corporative world and market realiy we are in the the consumption era of everything.

this is the latest hype of the moment;
Curators Questioned over "Child Porn"; Porn in German Journals; Journal des Arts and ZKM Celebrate Milestones; Luxembourg's Cultural Capital; More Documenta Artists

Yves Michaud was right in his excellent essay on art "L'art a l'etat gazeux"..

advertise, provoke, make an event..

everything for the tourist society - someting i've thought for some time - that we are all tourists in reality.

see http://www.urban-island.org/urban-content.html





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park Dubrova Croatia

Sculpture park Dubrova was founded in 1969 after the initiative of BA prof. J. Diminic, with
artists Quintina Bassanija and Milena Lah and the help of legendary researcher prof. B. Fucic, toghether with the support of the Chakawian convocation department of Labin republic.

Since then, the sculpture collection grew to an impressive number of over ninety, from American, European to Asian artists, who create them at the annual summer Mediterranean sculpture symposium. The work area covers cca 35ha of the open space and the stone is provided by a local quarry.

Besides the statues set in nature, there is the famous "White road" initiated in 1997; length of road is planned to 850 meters and so far there have been completed 14 "sections", each a length of 25 meters. Each "section" is created by different artist, and linked to another to constitute the road. Artist included: Dora Kovačević, Nikola Džaja, Ivan Briski, Quintino Bassani, Zdravko Milić, Peruško Bogdanić, Mojca Smerdu, Dušan Džamonja, Edo Murtić, Julije Knifer, Ivan Kožarić, Šime Perić, Ante Rašić, Eugen Kokot, Ivan Picelj.